Two new draft amendments — the 5th and 6th — propose to extend the current ₹1.50/unit banking charge, then replace it with a scientifically determined rate from September 2026 onwards. Here’s what it means for C&I consumers in Gujarat.
One regulation that replaces the decade-old Net Metering 2016 rules and brings five metering mechanisms — Net Metering, Net Billing, Gross Metering, Group Net Metering and Virtual Net Metering — under a single framework open to every consumer category, including C&I.
Gujarat’s first dedicated framework for battery storage: how BESS is planned, owned, procured and paid for across generation, transmission, distribution and standalone deployments, plus open access and aggregator rules. Published as a draft on 12 May 2026 — not yet in force.