Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Kerala Sets Useful Life, Registration Process for Energy Projects
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has made rules about how long renewable energy projects are expected to last and how to register them.
Battery systems that store energy from the sun will last 12 years.
Projects using things like biogas, biomass, and solar panels are set to last for 25 years.
Plants using trash for fuel are expected to last 20 years, and hydroelectric plants 40 years.
If you want to use renewable energy, you have to register online within 45 days of getting the OK to do so.
The company in charge of electricity will check your paperwork within three days.
KSERC sets the useful life for renewable energy projects.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have a 12-year lifespan.
Biogas, biomass, and solar projects are set at 25 years.
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) projects: 20 years.
Eligible consumers must register their schemes online.
- Who
- Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC)
- What
- The KSERC published draft regulations setting the useful life for renewable energy projects and outlining the registration process.
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Kerala
- Why
- To regulate and standardize the renewable energy sector.
- BESS Useful Life
- 12 years
- Biogas/Biomass/Solar Useful Life
- 25 years
- MSW/RDF Useful Life
- 20 years
- Hydroelectric Plant Useful Life
- 40 years
- Registration application deadline
- 45 days
- Licensee Document Verification
- 3 working days