This is the first installation of net meter by Tata Power in its Mumbai distribution area as per the procedure outlined under the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) norms.
A net meter records the import and export of power. Through this facility, a consumer can drive surplus units of electricity generated by the solar units into the distribution grid of Tata Power.
The units will be then adjusted against the quantum of electricity supplied by Tata Power during applicable billing period, it said in a statement.
"Net metering will encourage the consumer to also become a generator and this distributed generation will help the country in long run," he added.