
Obligated Entities Still Waiting for Renewable Energy Certificates Trading to Resume
Power exchanges have not yet resumed trading renewable energy certificates (REC) as they await the final order from the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), allowing resumption. REC trading has now ...

Maharashtra: Wind Generator Moves to APTEL As DISCOM Flouts Commission’s Order
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has asked a wind generator to await the decision of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) after the state distribution company did not comply with ...

Tribunal Sets Aside KERC Order, Reinstates Tariff of ₹4.50/kWh for Five Wind Generators
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) granted relief to five wind generators and set aside the order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which had reduced the generic ...

APTEL’s Stay on REC Trading has Significantly Impacted the Renewable Market: Interview
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) play a vital role in helping companies meet their renewable purchase obligations (RPOs). They encourage the sale and growth of renewable energy and help the country ...

Electricity Tribunal Grants Grid Connectivity to Avaada’s 100 MW Solar Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in reply to Avaada Energy's petition, has approved grid-connectivity for a 100 MW solar project in Maharashtra. The project was earlier caught in disputes ...

Solar Developer in Uttar Pradesh Penalized for Not Complying with Commission’s Order
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has come down on a project developer for non-compliance with its previous order. The regulator has given Pinnacle Renewable Energy Private Limited four ...

Andhra: APTEL Approves Curtailment of Wind Power in the State Citing Grid Stability
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) declined a wind power generator’s appeal against the Andhra Pradesh State Load Despatch Centre (APSLDC) and the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTRANSCO), asking ...

Electricity Tribunal Rules in Favor of Wind Generator, Sets Aside CERC Order
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favor of a wind developer who sought the tribunal to set aside an order by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ...

APTEL Examines Petition Filed Over Wrongly Issued Renewable Energy Certificates
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has passed an order asking the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) to revoke and cancel erroneously issued renewable energy certificates (RECs) to the Andhra ...

Wind Developer Moves Appellate Tribunal Against MEDA’s Registration Denial
The Appellate Tribunal of Electricity (APTEL) has allowed Orange Maha Wind Energy Private Limited to withdraw its appeal regarding a 2 MW wind project. The Tribunal has asked the developer ...

Appellate Tribunal Rules in Favor of Exit Clause Added in Amended Hydropower PPA
The Appellate Tribunal of Electricity (APTEL) has discarded the order passed by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) in which it had directed the amendment of a power purchase agreement ...

Trading of Renewable Energy Certificates Stands Postponed by Four Weeks
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has issued an order postponing the trading of renewable energy certificates (RECs) scheduled for July 29 by four weeks. If the validity of any ...

Three Solar Developers Say Uttar Pradesh Commission Reduced Tariffs Arbitrarily
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has asked three solar power developers to verbally negotiate their disputes with the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission regarding the adoption of tariffs. The ...

Karnataka Extends Existing Tariff Structure for Solar Projects Until March 31, 2021
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has extended the validity of the existing tariff structure determined by the Commission in August 2019. The earlier regulation had expired in April 2020 ...

Karnataka’s Hubballi Smart City Invites Bids for 340 kW of Rooftop Solar Systems
The Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City Limited (HDSCL) has invited bids for the development of nearly 340 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects for selected buildings in different locations owned by ...

APTEL Rules in Favor of Solar Developer, Sets Aside KERC Order Reducing COD Extension
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has allowed an appeal by Azure Sunrise Private Limited (ASPL) (subsidiary of Azure Power Global Limited) and has set aside an order passed by ...

BESCOM to Empanel Agencies for 30 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems with Net Metering
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited expression of interest (EoI) for empaneled agencies to design, supply, install, and commission 30 MW of rooftop solar grid-connected power projects ...

Torrent Power to Pay Revised Tariff for 750 kW of Rooftop Solar to Surat’s Municipal Body
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has directed Torrent Power Limited to pay the revised tariffs for rooftop solar projects to the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). The new tariffs are ...

APTEL Asks Tamil Nadu Commission to Review its Tariff Order for Renewables
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has asked the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (TNERC) to pass a new tariff order for power procured from renewable sources. This judgment comes ...

APTEL Orders Karnataka DISCOM to Clear Dues of Azure Power for Solar Supply by November End
In a case between Azure Power and Gulbarga Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (GESCOM), the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ordered the distribution company (DISCOM) to pay all of its ...

APTEL Stalls DERC from Imposing Penalty on Tata Power DISCOM for RPO Non-Compliance
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has provided relief to the Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) after it was penalized by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for not meeting ...

APTEL Comes Down on State Electricity Regulators for Delay in Tariff Revision
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the state and joint electricity regulatory commissions to explain the delay in the revision of the tariff, lack of payments to the ...

APTEL Directs Madhya Pradesh DISCOM To Compensate Biomass Developers for Fixed Costs
In a judgment favoring biomass project developers, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has found that in the case of one part tariff, developers cannot be denied fixed cost component ...

Andhra High Court Imposes Stay Order on State’s Move to Reduce Solar & Wind Tariffs
Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company’s (APSPDCL) decision to revise solar and wind tariffs have been dealt another blow. In a significant order that reviewed writ petitions by nine developers, ...

Andhra Pradesh’s Decision to Renegotiate Solar and Wind PPAs Sets Bad Precedent
In a surprise announcement on July 1, 2019, the Andhra Pradesh government said it was going to review the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed between the state’s electricity distribution companies ...