REC Releases Details for Bailing Out Power Distribution Companies Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) has announced an opportunity for the distribution companies (DISCOMs) to avail loans to clear their dues. The loans under this program will be co-funded ...
MNRE Asks State Electricity Regulators to Hear Petitions Online Amid COVID-19
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has requested all the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) to allow the online listing of petitions and hear urgent matters through video ...
Government Asks PGCIL to Offer 20-25% Rebate to DISCOMs on ISTS Charges
The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), a state-owned power transmission company, recently received a letter from the Ministry of Power to consider offering a rebate of about 20-25% ...
DISCOMs in Union Territories to be Privatized, New Tariff Policy in the Making
In the fourth tranche of the economic stimulus package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several significant power sector reforms. The latest announcement comes on the heels of the announcement made ...
Government to Inject ₹900 Billion to Help Ailing Power DISCOMs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
In a press conference in New Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced that power distribution companies (DISCOMs) would receive ₹900 billion (~$12.03 billion) as part of the Government of India’s ...
Karnataka Power DISCOMs to Pay Lower Late Payment Surcharge Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued an order lowering the late payment surcharges (LPS) by distribution companies (DISCOMS) to generation companies and transmission licensees in light of the ...
Chhattisgarh Revises Late Payment Surcharge for C&I Electricity Consumers
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued an order through a suo moto petition revising the late payment surcharges (LPS) for fixed electricity bills payable by industrial and ...
Chhattisgarh Cuts Late Payment Surcharge to 0.75% to Help DISCOMs
To deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused economic disruptions across the board, the Chhattisgarh Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued an order reducing the payment of the ...
India’s Power Supply Deficit Was 0.5% for FY 2019-20
India’s power supply deficit stood at 0.5% at the end of March for the financial year 2019-20, and the peak power deficit stood at 0.7%, according to the data published ...
MNRE Grants Blanket Extension of Lockdown Period Plus 30 Days for Renewable Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a blanket commissioning time extension for all renewable energy projects under construction in the country on account of the nationwide ...
Electricity Act Amendment Draft Addresses Strict Enforcement of Contracts, RPO
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a draft proposal for the amendment of the Electricity Act 2003 to address contract enforcement, among other vital issues. The Ministry has invited ...
MNRE Directs Three States to Allow Rollover of Banked Energy Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory saying that the power energy departments and distribution companies (DISCOMs) in three states should consider permitting rollover of ...
Amid Lockdown, Goa and Union Territories Reduce Late Payment Surcharge to 1% Per Month
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories (UTs) has reduced the late payment surcharge (LPS) from 2% to 1% per month. The Commission ...
Punjab Decides to Reduce Late Payment Surcharge for DISCOMs to 6% Per Annum
Due to the ongoing lockdown as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has provisionally reduced the rate of late payment surcharge (LPS) ...
AfDB Approves $830,000 to Set Up Green Mini-Grids in the Republic of Guinea
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it had approved a grant of $830,000 (~₹62.95 million) to the Guinean Agency for Rural Electrification (AGER) to help it set up green ...
Maharashtra Open Access Consumers to Pay Additional Surcharge of ₹1.31/kWh for FY 2021
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has announced various charges payable by open access consumers for the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has ...
DISCOMs’ Obligation to Pay for Power Within 45 Days of Raising Letter of Credit Remains
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a clarification regarding letters of credit (LoC) to be given by distribution companies (DISCOMs). It stated that DISCOMs are expected to deposit LoCs for ...
CERC: DISCOMs to Pay Reduced Late Payment Surcharge Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
Given the ongoing lockdown in the country caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Central Electricity of Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reduced the rate for late payment surcharge (LPS) payable by distribution ...
CERC Defers Real-Time Power Market Implementation to June 2020 Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in India, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has decided to defer implementing the real-time power market (RPM) until June 1, 2020. In January 2020, ...
Punjab Claims it is Curtailing Power Under Force Majeure Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued a ‘force majeure’ notice stating that it has been forced to curtail power purchase and generation due to the ongoing nationwide ...
Madhya Pradesh Asks Ministry of Power Not to Take Action for Payment Delays
The Coronavirus outbreak has created an unprecedented situation with the country in a state of complete lockdown declared by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) from March 24, 2020, to ...
SECI Says UP DISCOMs Can’t Claim Force Majeure Amid COVID-19 for Insufficient Funds
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued a letter to the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) stating that its claim of 'force majeure' for its inability to pay ...
DISCOMs Get 3 Month Moratorium to Pay Power Generators Due to COVID-19 Disruption
Amid the growing fear of the spread of Coronavirus and the lockdown imposed by the country to stop the spread of COVID-19, the workforce of the power sector, including the ...
COVID-19 Forces CERC to Postpone Implementation of Amended DSM Regulations
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rescheduled implementing the fifth amendment of deviation settlement regulations from April 1, 2020, to June 1, 2020. The present regulations (Regulation 7) will ...
Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, Power To Be Scheduled Despite 50% Reduction in Payment Security
Considering the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), which has severely affected the economy, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a directive which states that the power may be scheduled even ...
