Andhra Regulator Approves Renewable Energy Certificates Purchase by DISCOM
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) recently ruled that the state distribution company (DISCOM) was entitled to procure renewable energy certificates (RECs) for the financial year (FY) 2019-20 and ...
Renewable Energy Trading at IEX Dips 12% in November, Weighted Average Price Rebounds
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 354 million units (MU) of renewable energy in November 2022, a 12.2% decrease compared to the 403 MU traded the month before. The exchange ...
APTEL Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Solar Developers for Excess Power Consumed
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ordered Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay solar developers compensation for the excess power consumed. The state-owned generation and distribution ...
APTEL Rules in Favor of Solar Developers, Strikes Down Reduction of Tariff
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) ruled in favor of solar developers who were successful bidders in the tender issued by the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency ...
CERC Allows Compensation to Solar Developers Under Change in Law due to GST
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled that solar developers are entitled to compensation in lieu of higher expenses incurred after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into ...
APTEL Sets Aside TNERC Order, Says Solar Developer Entitled for Preferential Tariff
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favor of a solar developer and said that the developer is entitled to a tariff of ₹7.01 (~$0.085)/kWh as it commissioned ...
APTEL Asks Regulator to Revisit Cross-Subsidy Surcharge for Open Access Power Projects
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) recently ruled that the state regulatory commission should revisit the subject of cross-subsidy surcharge on open access projects in Rajasthan as and when it ...
APTEL Allows Carrying Cost Claims of Solar Developers Due to ‘Change in Law’ Events
The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) has allowed carrying cost pass-through under ‘Change in Law’ to solar developers whose petitions were earlier rejected by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ...
Captive Power Generator Directed to Purchase RECs to Meet RPO Targets
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) recently directed a captive power generator to provide details of the energy that had been procured through open access for the financial year ...
APTEL Rules in Favor of Solar Developer, Dismisses Tariff Reduction by KERC
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled that Walwhan Renewable Energy (formerly Welspun Renewable Energy) is entitled to the effective tariff of ₹7.09/kWh and ₹7.01/kWh for two projects of 50 ...
Regulator Upholds APTEL Ruling, Directs DISCOM to Compensate Solar Developers
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in a recent order, asked the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to compensate two solar developers for the additional cost incurred due ...
APTEL Allows IREDA to Approach Kerala Commission to Review the Tariff of a Solar Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent ruling, allowed the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to approach the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) to review the ...
Unilateral Termination of PPAs By DISCOMs is Against Public Interest – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent order, has rebuked the Andhra Pradesh distribution companies (DISCOMs) attempting to terminate the power purchase agreement (PPA) unilaterally after the project developer ...
APTEL Rules in Favor of Solar Developers, Dismisses Tariff Reduction by DISCOMs
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, ruled in favor of three solar developers and said that the developers were entitled to the tariff as per the ...
APTEL Directs the State Commission to Hear Solar Developer’s ‘Change in Law’ Claims
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, directed the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) to declare whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) notification is a 'Change ...
APTEL Asks Power Grid to Refund Encashed Bank Guarantees to Three Wind Energy Generators
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, set aside the order passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Limited ...
APTEL Orders Bihar Electricity Regulator to Revisit Solar Developer’s GST Claims
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, set aside the order passed by the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) disallowing the benefits of an increase in tariff ...
APTEL Sets Aside CERC Order, Grants Extension to a 50 MW Wind Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, condoned the delay of 132 days in the commissioning of a 50 MW wind project and said that the scheduled ...
APTEL Rules in Favor of a Delayed Solar Project, Asks DISCOM to Honor PPA
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, condoned the delay in the commissioning of a 2 MW project by Vatsala Ballary Solar Projects and asked the Bangalore ...
Maharashtra Regulator Asks DISCOM to Ensure Timely Payments to Power Generators
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to develop a timebound and transparent mechanism to ensure payments to power generators. It ...
Solar Park Developer Can Stop Generators from Injecting Excess Energy into the Grid: APTEL
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside an order of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) allowing solar power generators to feed excess energy to the grid. The ...
Chemicals Company in Punjab to Buy Renewable Energy Certificates to Fulfill RPO
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has allowed a chemicals company to fulfill its renewable energy purchase obligation (RPO) shortfall by purchasing renewable energy certificates (REC) by March 31, ...
APTEL Asks DISCOM to Consider Carrying Cost With Solar Safeguard Duty Refund
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) recently set aside an order of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) restricting compensation to two solar developers under the 'Change in Law' clause ...
APTEL Strikes Down CERC’s Order Removing Floor Prices of Solar and Non-Solar RECs
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside the order passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) revising the floor and forbearance prices of solar and non-solar renewable ...
Punjab Commission Exempts Two Cogeneration Projects from RPO Compliance
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), in a recent order, upheld the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity’s (APTEL) ruling regarding cogeneration facilities. The Commission said that Cogeneration facilities could not ...
