When must designated consumers submit RCO energy accounts and compliance reports?
Certified energy accounts are due by 31 July each year, and the compliance report, after covering any shortfall with RECs or buyout, by 31 December. For 2024-25 the dates were 31 October 2025 and 31 March 2026, and the Ministry of Power later extended final compliance to 31 May 2026.
The calendar
- FY 2024-25 energy accounts: by 31 October 2025.
- FY 2024-25 compliance report: by 31 March 2026, extended to 31 May 2026 by the Ministry of Power letter of 16 April 2026.
- FY 2025-26 onwards: energy accounts by 31 July after the year ends, compliance report by 31 December.
Who certifies
- Distribution licensees: certified by the State Load Despatch Centre.
- Captive users, open access consumers and other designated consumers: certified by an accredited energy auditing firm empanelled by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
- All submissions use the formats in Annexure II of the notification.
Who checks
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency monitors compliance and reports to the Central Government, copying the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions. The Bureau is also to issue detailed implementation guidelines.
Timeline for FY 2025-26
- Year ends: 31 March 2026
- Certified energy accounts due: 31 July 2026
- Buy RECs or pay buyout for any shortfall, then file the compliance report: by 31 December 2026
What Senseible does here
Senseible keeps a year of bills and captive generation records in one place with their sources, which shortens the evidence hunt when the energy auditor signs off your RCO accounts.
- RCO targets by year
- Counting captive consumption for RCO
- Covering an RCO shortfall
- Is my factory a BEE designated consumer?
Sources: Ministry of Power notification S.O. dated 27 September 2025 on Renewable Consumption Obligation for designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (supersedes S.O. 4617(E) of 20 October 2023), Ministry of Power letter F.No. 09/01/2024-RCM, 16 April 2026: RCO compliance for FY 2024-25 extended to 31 May 2026
Last reviewed 2026-10-23. Paragraphs 11 and 12 of the 27 September 2025 notification and the Ministry of Power letter of 16 April 2026. Watch for further extensions (checked 23 October 2026).