Jaipur: MSMEs catering to the rooftop solar market said by keeping the commercial and industrial units out of the ambit of net metering will lead to the collapse of their businesses and trigger large-scale unemployment.
They said the norms of the ministry of power (MoP) and the draft notification of Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission will stall the rooftop solar programme in the state and country, threatening the survival of many MSMEs in the sector.
“The order of MoP will derail the entire planning of solar components manufacturers in Rajasthan. We were assuming 5,000 MW rooftop solar project in the next three years. The new rules, if implemented, will erase manufacturing opportunities worth Rs 20,000 crore and GST revenue for the government,” Sunil Bansal, MSME Panel chairman of National Solar Energy Federation of India. He said almost 1,000 companies working in Rajasthan in the segment employ a lakh people.