Andhra’s Draft Deviation Settlement Regulation for Solar, Wind Projects Draws Flak
Several renewable energy companies have challenged the changes in the draft amendment to the forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement regulations of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (APERC). In February ...
Andhra DISCOMs Want Net Metering Out and Gross Metering In for Rooftop Solar Systems
Andhra Pradesh’s distribution companies (DISCOMs) have requested the state’s electricity regulatory commission (APERC) to only allow gross metering for rooftop solar systems in the state. In gross metering, a consumer ...
Andhra Pradesh DISCOMs Set to Amend Rooftop Solar Policy
Andhra Pradesh’s distribution companies (DISCOMs) have proposed an amendment to the existing rooftop solar policy. The proposal states that the applicable tariff for solar rooftop projects for either net or ...
EESL Issues Tender for 20 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in Andhra Pradesh
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has issued a tender for 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects. These rooftop systems will be installed atop various buildings ...
APTEL Asks Andhra DISCOMs to Pay ₹2.72/kWh to Winners in the NTPC Solar Auction
In another interesting turn of events in Andhra Pradesh’s renewable energy space, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) to pay a tariff of ...
Andhra High Court Asks DISCOMs to Clear Dues of Wind Developers in Two Weeks
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked the state’s distribution companies including, Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) and Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL), to clear the dues of ...
Andhra Offers 5% Annual Escalation On Base Price of Bagasse-Based Renewable Projects
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has determined the fuel price for biomass and industrial waste-based projects at ₹3,176.72 (~$45)/metric ton for the financial year (FY) 2019-20. The fuel ...
Andhra Pradesh to Install and Supply 10 GW of Free Solar Power to Farmers
The Andhra Pradesh government has announced that it is planning to develop 10 GW of solar power projects as a permanent solution to supply free power to farmers in the ...
Andhra Proposes to Raise Deviation Settlement Charges for Renewable Projects
The Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTRANSCO) has issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) seeking amendments to the existing regulations for forecasting, scheduling, and deviation ...
Andhra SLDC Files Review Petition Against POSOCO in Renewable Curtailment Case
The Andhra Pradesh State Load Dispatch Center (APSLDC) has filed a review petition before the state’s high court against Power System Operation Corporation Limited’s (POSOCO) appointment to look into the ...
POSOCO to Examine Renewable Energy Curtailment Issue in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati has asked the Power System Operation Limited (POSOCO) to look into the reasons behind the curtailment of renewable power in the state. The ...
BHEL Floats an O&M Tender for NTPC’s 50 MW Solar Project in Andhra Pradesh
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has floated a tender for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 50 MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh. The project belongs to the ...
Andhra DISCOMs Only Clearing Part of the Dues in Batches to Wind and Solar Developers
Solar and wind power developers in the state of Andhra Pradesh are beginning to receive part of their dues in batches. Mercom spoke to several developers who confirmed that some ...
CERC Provides Relief to a 50 MW Solar Thermal Project Delayed Due to Drought
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has extended the scheduled commercial operation date (SCoD) of a 50 MW solar thermal project in Andhra Pradesh. Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) ...
Andhra Pradesh Seeks Suppliers for Bidirectional Solar Net Meters
The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has invited bids for bidirectional solar net meters to be installed in the state. The tender calls for the supply of ...
Andhra Pradesh Approves Amended PPA for 6.5 MW of Wind Projects
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has approved the execution of an amended power purchase agreement (PPA) between Ramagiri Renewable Energy Limited (RREL) and Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh ...
Court Asks Andhra DISCOMs to Clear Solar and Wind Power Dues in a Month
Coming down heavily on the state distribution companies, the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amravati has directed the Andhra Pradesh distribution companies (DISCOMs) to clear the dues of solar and ...
Andhra Power Finance Corporation Set to Raise Resources for Lending to Power Companies
The Andhra Pradesh Power Finance Corporation Limited (APPFCL) has stated that the state-run power companies have been raising funds from financial institutions and other lending organizations at high interest rates ...
Andhra High Court Stays APERC’s Public Hearing to Revise Solar Tariffs
The Andhra Pradesh high court has stayed the notice issued by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) for public hearings to revise solar tariffs. The APERC was expected to ...
Solar and Wind PPAs With Tariffs Set by SERC in Andhra Pradesh Will Not be Revisited
The central and the Andhra Pradesh government led by Y.S. Jagmohan Reddy have reached a consensus to end the ongoing controversy hovering around the renewable sector of the state. Recently, ...
Andhra Pradesh Floats O&M Tender for Two Solar Parks of 1 GW and 1.5 GW
The Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL) has issued operation and maintenance (O&M) tenders for two of the state’s ultra-mega solar parks. The O&M tenders have been floated ...
RK Singh Sheds Light on Center’s Dispute with Andhra Pradesh over Solar, Wind Tariffs
In response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh has shed light on the ongoing renewable energy dispute between Andhra Pradesh government and the ...
Andhra DISCOM to Pay ₹4.5 Million Against Delayed Payment for a 6 MW Biomass Project
In its latest order, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has asked one of the state’s distribution companies (DISCOM), Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) to pay ...
Andhra Pradesh Amends its Solar, Wind and Hybrid Policy – Pulls Back Incentives
The government of Andhra Pradesh has issued a notification amending the state’s policy for wind, solar, and wind-solar hybrid projects, taking away some vital incentives from the renewable generators. The ...
Tender Floated for Feasibility Study of Pumped Storage Projects in Andhra Pradesh
The New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (NREDCAP) has floated a tender for reports on techno-commercial feasibility of pumped storage power (PSP) projects at 30 tentative ...
