The process to obtain the certificate for renewable energy certificate

• You need to apply to the Renewable Energy Certificate Registry of India. The application can be made online through the Web-based application or physically with Central Agency. The application must be made in Format 2.1. The application should contain information such as owner details, Generation station details, Accreditation certificate, facility commission schedule and other relevant information.
• The applicant will receive a unique acknowledgement number for the application. This unique number will remain the same for all future applications relating to the RE generation project.
• The Central agency will conduct preliminary scrutiny of the application. The applicant has to pay the registration charges, and the agency is bound to complete the scrutiny within two working days.
• After the preliminary scrutiny, the Central agency will write to the applicant for any further submission of information or the reasons for rejection/ registration of the application. The applicant shall be informed about it in two working days.

The scrutiny shall be completed on the following parameters:

• A Valid Certification of Accreditation by a State Agency
• Date of Commissioning or Proposed Commissioning or Commissioning Schedule for new projects.
• Undertaking that it has not entered into any Power Purchase Agreement at preferential tariff as may be determined by the Appropriate Commission
• Details of payment of registration fees/charges

The Central Agency will issue a “Certificate for Registration” to the applicant as an “Eligible Entity” upon inspecting and verifying the conditions outlined in Step 5. This certificate confirms the applicant’s eligibility to receive Renewable Energy Certificates for their proposed Renewable Energy Generation project and assigns a specific entity-wise and project-wise code number for future correspondence with the Central Agency. Typically, the registration process will be finalized within 15 days of receiving complete information. If the registration is denied, the reasons for the rejection will be documented and communicated to the applicant in writing.

If the Central Agency approves the registration of an Eligible Entity, it will also inform the following parties about the registration of the Eligible Entity for the specific Renewable Energy generation project:

• The host State Agency
• The host State Load Despatch Center
• The Power Exchanges, as defined under Clause 2(1) j of the CERC REC Regulation