Frequently Asked Questions

Understand that preference shares are allowed via non-convertible preference shares with debt characteristics and no voting rights are allowed. In such case, is the preference shares holder considered as one of the consortium members? ↗ i) Company A submits an application of 30MW through consortium A (company A + Company B). Company A holds 50% shareholding. ii) Company A submits another application of 30MW through consortium B (company A + company C) . Company A holds 50% shareholding. Is this arrangement allowed? Or Company A submission through consortium A is already counted as 1 full submission? ↗ What is the actual P2 tariff rate? shall there be any discount for CC while signing VPPA? ↗ Is the price of utilities under this programme bear by CC as per agreed in the SPA with power provider only? Is there any other cost need to be paid to TNB separately? ↗ Is there any additional fee to the Solar Farm developer such as Transmission Fee (Toll Fee) payable to the EUC? ↗ Is there any specific charges by TNB or SB when participating in CGPP such as charges on verification of REC etc ↗ Will there be any wheeling charges? ↗

What is the Backfeed Charge Rate? ↗ Can additional demand from CGPP customer which have yet to be in operation participate in CRESS? ↗ Referring to Clause 7.6 of the CRESS Guidelines, which outlines that "The RED shall also enter into Backfeed Agreement with the EUC to obtain electricity supply for the plant's own consumption, backfeed requirement during construction, and other and other usages". i. Will there be restrictions in the Backfeed Agreement (or otherwise) to prevent a BESS from charging from the grid? ii. If so, what nature will these restrictions be? iii. Would the Backfeed Agreement be similar to the Electricity Supply Agreement TNB has with large power consumers, or in a reduced and simplified form? ↗