Government of Bihar, — The ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

## Page 1 Government of Bihar, Energy Department Bihar Policy for Promotion of Bihar New and Renewable Energy Sources 2025 Resolution No - 3239 Date: 10.07.2025 Bihar Renewable Energy Policy 2025 1 ## Page 2 ABBREVIATIONS BERC Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission BESS Battery Energy Storage System BIADA Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority BREDA Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency BHPC Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. BSPHCL Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd. BSPGCL Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. BSPTCL Bihar State Power Transmission Company Ltd. CAPEX Capital Expenditure CDM Clean Development Mechanism CTU Central Transmission Utility DRE Distributed Renewable Energy EE Energy Efficiency FiT Feed in Tariff FY Financial Year GNM Group Net metering GoB Government of Bihar JV Joint Venture kW Kilo Watt LADF Local Area Development Fund MNRE Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MoP Ministry of Power MW Mega Watt NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development NBPDCL North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. NGO Non-government Organization PCCF Principal Chief Conservator of Forests PDC Post Dated Cheque PPA Power Purchase Agreement PPP Public Private Partnership PSM Payment Security Mechanism PSU Public Sector Undertakings RE Renewable Energy REC Renewable Energy Certificate RESCO Renewable Energy Service Company RPO Renewable Purchase Obligation SBPDCL South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. SGST State Goods and Services Tax SLDC State Load Dispatch Centre SLEC State Level Empowered Committee SLSC State Level Screening Committee STU State Transmission Utility ToD Time of Day UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VNM Virtual Net metering Bihar Renewable Energy Policy 2025 2 ## Page 3 Gove