Captive Generation - Frequently Asked Questions!
💠 What is Captive Generation plant?
A Captive Generating Plant is a power plant set up by any person, cooperative society or an association of persons (including companies) for generating electricity primarily for their own use.
💠 What is criteria for Captive Generation plant?
A generation plant is considered captive only if more than 51% of its electricity generated is used by the owner(s) for their own consumption and the minimum aggregate ownership (or individual ownership as the case may be) of the captive generating plant is at least 26%. Thus, in case there are multiple owners of a captive plant (also called group captive), they should satisfy the above requirement of a minimum of 51% energy consumption from the captive and collective ownership of at least 26%.
