With barriers in place to generate and consume solar power, installing rooftop Solar System and opting for group captive power purchase system are the viable for Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) sector, provided certain charges currently levied are moderated, said senior advocateRahul Balaji, who specialises in energy related disputes.
He was addressing a gathering comprising representatives of MSMEs at a workshop on Solar Energy for MSMEs inTamil Nadu, organised by the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Auroville Consulting along with World Resource Institute (WRI). With exorbitant open access charges and cross subsidy surcharges levied by Tangedco, it is hard for MSME to see benefits in setting up solar Plants for captive consumption, he said.