R Associates is a dedicated energy law firm in India advising on every legal and regulatory dimension of captive power. As captive power lawyers in India, we help Commercial & Industrial (C&I) consumers, renewable energy developers, lenders and project SPVs structure, document, defend and de-risk captive and group captive power arrangements under the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Electricity Rules, 2005, including the significant overhaul introduced by the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
Captive power is now the principal route through which large industrial and commercial consumers in India access cost-competitive, increasingly green, electricity while lawfully claiming exemption from cross-subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge. The opportunity is real, but so is the regulatory complexity. A single misstep on the 26% ownership or 51% consumption threshold can put the entire captive status, and the associated surcharge savings, at risk. Our captive power legal advisory practice exists to make sure that does not happen.
A Specialist Captive Power Law Firm for C&I Consumers, Developers and Lenders
The captive power framework sits at the intersection of energy regulation, corporate structuring, contract law and dispute resolution.
R Associates brings a focused, commercially minded captive power practice that draws on our wider strength in energy and infrastructure law. We have advised and represented clients across the electricity value chain, including before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL).
Whether you are an industrial consumer evaluating a switch to captive solar, a developer assembling a group captive SPV, or a lender underwriting a captive renewable project, our group captive structuring lawyers in India give you clear legal advice on the same.
