Solar power projects will be exempted from interstate transmission charges till the end of December 2019, making it feasible to compete with thermal power.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/centre-removes-interstate-supply-charges-solar-power-projects-till-december-2019
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-new-and-renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-transmission
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy