Gazette No 225: Energy Department - Promotion of RE Power Projects under AP RE Export Policy 2O2O - Allotment of lands on lease basis - Revision of lease rentals payable to the private land owners @ Rs 30,000/- per acre - Orders - Issued

Registered No. HSE-49/2016 PART I EXTRAORDINARY No.567 AMARAVATI, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2023 G.225 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT --x--Page 1 of 4 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT Enerry Department - Promotion of RE Power Projects under AP RE Export Policy 2O2O - Allotment of lands on lease basis - Revision of lease rentals !3li:i'=':i':=',::l'=1111='l:'=:::9:::f:=t:T:==:_1:":l::.1= ENERGY (POWER.II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.2O Dated: 13.o,9.2o.22 Read the following:- 1. AP Renewable Energr Export Policy notified vide G.O.Ms.No:2O, dated: 17.O7.2020 of Energr (Power-ll) Department. 2. Lr.No: NREDCAP/SE/APREEP 2O2O 12022, dated:05.08.2022 of yice Chairman & Managing Director, NREDCAP ORDER:- In the reference 1"t read above, the Government of AP have notified AP Renewable Energr Export Policy 2O2O to promote Renewable Energr Power Projects for export of energz outside the AP State. Under this policy, it is proposed to aggregate the lands in wind/solar power potential areas and allocate them to the developers on long term lease basis (30 years) for setting up of RE Power Projects. The lease rentals are fixed Rs.31,000 per @ acre per annum with escalation of 5o/o for every two years period for both Government and Private lands. In respect of private lands an amount of Rs.25,000 will be paid to the land owner and Rs.6,000 will be remitted to the Government treasury. The lease rentals will be recurring revenue to the land owners as most of the lands identified are uncultivable barren lands. 2. In the reference 2nd read above, the VC & MD, NREDCAP has submitted proposal to Government to make certain amendments to the AP Renewable Energr Export Policy 2O2O in order to provide more remuneration to the land owners who are providing lands on lease basis for promotion of renewable ener5/ power projects. It was proposed for payment of lease rentals @ Rs.3O,000 per acre per annum with escalation of 5%o for every two years period to the Private land owners. 3. After detailed and careful examination of the proposal, Government have accepted the same since it would provide additional income to the land owners.Page 2 of 4 4. Accordingly, the following amendments are hereby made to the AP Renewable Energz Export Policy 2O2O issued in G.O.Ms.No.20, Energr (Power-ll) Department dated:|7 .O7 .2020, as detailed below:- Point No. Description Existing provision Amended as follows in the G.O. l.Government Lands: The 1. Government land aggregating agency Lands: The land shall remit the entire aggregating agency amount of lease rentals to shall remit the entire the Government Treasury amolrnt of lease rentals to as Miscellaneous receipts. the Government 2. Private Lands: The land Treasury as aggregating agency shall Miscellaneous (b) Remittance 8 remit Rs.6,000 / acre /year receipts. to Government with 5% escalation every 2 years to the Government 2. Private Lands: treasury as Miscellaneous Rs. 1000 per acre per annum will receipts. be credited into the consolidated fund of the State with 57o escalation every 2 years. 9 b. Annual 3) Land lease charges paid 3l Land lease charges by land aggregating charges paid by paid for agency to private land land aggregating private ownefs: The land agency to private lands aggregating agency shall land owners: The pay Rs.25,00O f acre f year land aggregating for the aggregated private agency shali pay lands from the date of Rs.3O,OOO I actel taking possession year for til1 the completion of lease period. aggregated private lands from the date . Escalation: Soh every 2 of taking possession years ti11 completion of lease period. . Escalation:57o every 2 yearsPage 3 of 4 tional Clause Minimum capacity and land area: Under the Policy, the project developer shall establish a minimum of 500MW capacity project in a land aggregated to an extent of minimum 2000 acres at a single location in case of solar power projects. In respect of other category of RE projects, there is no restriction on capacity and land. 5. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide U.O.No. FINO i -FMU0ASD(IIE)/4 I 2O2O-FMU-IIEIC (Computer No. | 132369), dated:6-9-2022. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) K.VIJAYANAND SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, NREDCAP, Tadepalli The Special chief secretary to Government, Revenue Department. The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration& Special Chief Secretary, APIIC Towers, Mangalagiri. The Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Finance Department The Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Industries Department. All Collectors. Copv to: The Commissioner of Industries, Vijayawada. The Chairman & Managing Director, APTRANSCO, VidyuthSoudha, vijayawada. The Managing Director, APGENCO, VidyuthSoudha, Vijayawada. The Chairman & Managing Director, APSPDCL, Tirupathi. The Chairman & Managing Director, APCPDCL, Vijayawada. The Chairman & Managing Director, APEPDCL, Visakhapatnam. The P.S to Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister.Page 4 of 4 The P.S. to Secretary to Chief Minister. The P.S. to Minister, Energr, FES&T, Mines & Geolo5'' The P.S. to the Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Energr Dept. SF/SCs. / i FORWARDED::BY ORDER/ / k.l-b'n-. SECTION OFFICER