Guidelines for power Generation, Transmission and Distribution in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

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....s dated 21st March, 2012 were withdrawn vide letter dated 6th April, 2015. Representations have been received in the Department for restoring the O&M benefits to Developers operating power plants in SEZs. The matter has been examined and in supersession of all previous guidelines issued by this Ministry, the following guidelines are hereby prescribed for generation, transmission and distribution of power in Special Economic Zones:- (i) A power plant, including non-conventional energy power plant, to be set up by developer/co-developer in an SEZ as part of infrastructure facility will be in the Non-Processing Area of SEZ only, and will be entitled to fiscal benefits only for its initial setting up and no fiscal benefit would be admissible f....

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...., in terms of Rule 5A of SEZ Rules, 2006; in such cases generation of power will be carried out as a unit within the processing area, and such a power plant including non-conventional energy power plant, will be entitled to all the fiscal benefits covered under section 26 of the SEZ Act including the benefits for initial setting up, maintenance and the duty free import of raw materials and consumables for the generation of the power. Such duty free imports of capital goods, raw material and consumables etc. would be counted towards the NFE obligations of the unit. This facility will also be extended to R&D facilities, Fabless Semi-Conductor Industry, EMS Electronic Manufacturing Services and such other sectors as may be decided by the Cent....