Government of India has decided to provide 24 x 7 power to all in the country. The Government has a great mission of exploiting the Renewable Energy Sources in the country to an optimum level.

Gujarat has rivers, streams and large canal network which could be used for generation of clean and renewable power through small, mini and micro hydroelectricity (hydel) projects, hereinafter referred to as `Small Hydel Project'. However, only a small portion of the potentials in the state have so far been tapped.

One of India’s major advantages today and going forward is that its renewable energy (RE) potential is vast and largely untapped. Recent estimates show that India’s solar potential is greater than 750 GW and its announced wind potential is 302 GW (actual could be higher than 1000 GW).

The Renewable Energy (RE) potential in India is 8,89,508 Mega Watt. The Government of India, in pursuit of energy security and for minimizing impact on environment, has been prioritizing the development of RE sector through its policies and programmes.

For the development of new and renewable sources of energy in the State, various incentive have been declared from time to time to create installed capacity through projects of different sources of renewable energy. There are abundant new and renewable energy sources available in the state.

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby publishes under sub-section (3) of Section 181 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the following draft of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Energy) Regulations, 2015.

The National Mission on Small Hydro will be a joint initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to enrich remote and rural areas in power generation. The mission would give unique opportunity of entrepreneurship development, lively hood opportunities in rural areas and would be an effective tool to achieve 24X7 Power to all.