How it unfolded

Karnataka's plan to increase its solar power production is now mired in controversies and court cases

July 2010 Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) announces that it will buy power from rooftop solar plants at R14.5 per unit July 2011 Government releases Solar Power Policy 2011-2016 October 2013 KERC lowers rooftop solar power tariff to R9.56 per unit May 2014 Government revises and releases a new Solar Power Policy 2014-2021 September 2014 KERC issues power purchase agreement (PPA) format for rooftop solar agreements December 2015 the notification March 2016 Government withdraws the May 2016 KERC lowers rooftop solar power tariff to R7.08 per unit May 2016 Government orders inquiry into the PPA irregularities July 2016 KERC revises PPA format July 2016 Government suspends nine engineers for signing PPAs. Holders of the agreement file court cases