Particulars Scheme guidelines for PM KUSUM
Purpose
  • Component A: Setting up of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants (REPP) by farmers on their land.
  • Component B: Installation of Stand-alone Solar Agriculture Pumps.
  • Component C: Installation of New Solarised of Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including Feeder Level Solarization.
Eligibility

Component A: Individual farmers/ group of farmers/ cooperatives/ panchayats/ Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO)/Water User associations (WUA). The beneficiaries are termed as Renewable Power Generator (RPG).

Component B & Component C : Individual Pump Solarization (IPS) / Feeder Level Solarisation (FLS):

All Individual farmers are eligible. However, priority to be given to small and marginal farmers who are using Micro irrigation systems.

Cooperatives / Panchayats/ Water User Associations (WUA)/ Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO)/ Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) or cluster based irrigation systems are also eligible.

Priority to be given to existing agriculture customers/ borrowers.

Component A & Component C (FLS):

  • Capacity of the REPP is ranging from 500 kW to 2 MW.
  • REPP should be preferably installed within 5 km radius of sub-station to avoid transmission loss.
  • RPG should have a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with DISCOMs which is valid up to 25 years from Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the project.
  • The RPG shall provide Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of Rs. 1
    Lakh/MW in the form of Bank Guarantee along with Expression of Interest (EoI).

Component B & Component C (IPS):

  • Only for replacement of existing diesel Agriculture pumps / irrigation systems by solar pumps in off-grid areas, where grid supply is not available.
  • Installation of new solar agriculture pumps shall also be permitted under this scheme except in dark zone areas.
  • Maximum Solar PV capacity in kW is allowed as per the pump capacity in HP. For example, 3 HP pump capacity cannot have solar capacity of more than 3 Kw.
  • Pumps of capacity higher than 7.5 HP may be allowed, but the CFA will be limited to pump of 7.5 HP.

Quantum of Loan

Component A:

70% of project cost enumerated in DPR.

Component B:

With state Share:

  • 30% of project cost enumerated in DPR.
  • 10% of project cost enumerated in DPR for Himalayan, Island & NE States.

Without state Share:

  • 60% of project cost enumerated in DPR.
  • 40% of project cost enumerated in DPR for Himalayan, Island & NE States.

Component C:

70% of project cost
50% of project cost enumerated in DPR for Himalayan & NE States.

*In case the State Government provides subsidy, Loan amount will reduce accordingly.

Margin

Component A: Margin is 30% of project cost.

Component B:

10% of project cost

In case the State Government provides subsidy more than 30%, the beneficiary share will reduce accordingly

Component C:

Minimum 10% of Project Cost.

Margin may be considered upto 30% wherever CFA sanctioned is less than 30% , subsidy to project viability.

Margin may be considered upto 50% wherever CFA sanctioned is less than 50% , subject to project viability. (For Himalayan & NE States )

Rate of Interest

Particular

Security Particular

ROI #

Without collateral Security

·      Hypothecation of assets created out of Bank finance.

·      Mortgage of landed property with post development security value of minimum 125% of loan amount.

MCLR + 2.00%

With collateral security

Upto 50% of loan limit

MCLR + 1.00%

> 50 to 75% of loan limit

MCLR + 0.50%

> 75 to 100% of loan limit

MCLR + 0.25%

> 100% of loan limit

MCLR

Security

Up to Rs. 1.60 lakhs:

  • Hypothecation of Assets created out of our finance.

Above Rs. 1.60 lakhs:

  • Hypothecation of Assets created out of our finance.
  • Mortgage of landed property with Post development security value of minimum 125% of the loan amount.
  • Collateral Security to be taken wherever RoI concession is sought.

Tri-partite agreement to be executed between DISCOMS, Borrower and Bank for receipt of sale proceeds of power produced to Escrow Account with our Bank.

Repayment

Component A & Component C (FLS):

15 ears including repayment holiday upto 24 months.

Component B & Component C (IPS):

Within 10 years including repayment Holiday upto 24 months. Interest during moratorium to be paid along with future installments and Repayable in monthly/ Quarterly/ Half-yearly/ Yearly installments depending on income generation.