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 ...
Renewable Energy Certificates to be Valid Until Sold – Power Ministry
The Union Minister of Power R K Singh has approved amendments to the renewable energy certificate (REC) mechanism. According to the new amendments, the REC will remain valid until it ...
Haryana Commission Rules in Favor of DISCOM in a Dispute Regarding Tariff Determination
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in a recent order, ruled that a tariff of ₹5.68 (~$0.077)/kWh (without appreciated depreciation) and ₹5.08 (~$0.068)/kWh (with accelerated depreciation) would be applicable for ...
APTEL Rules in Favor of Haryana Regulator in the Case of an Open Access Solar Project
The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) has ruled that the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) is not to blame for the delay in signing the grid connectivity agreement with an ...
APTEL Directs DISCOM to Maintain Financial Discipline, Pay Power Generators on Time
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, dismissed the application filed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and directed the State Electricity Regulatory Commission ...
Solar Projects With ₹7.01/kWh Tariff Face Higher Curtailment in Tamil Nadu: POSOCO
Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has submitted a report on renewable energy curtailment in Tamil Nadu following the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity's (APTEL) orders. The tribunal had ordered POSOCO ...
POSOCO to Probe Wind Power Curtailment Allegation in Andhra Pradesh
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) to submit a report within four weeks and indicate whether there was an intentional curtailment of ...
APTEL Asks DISCOM to Restore Tariff and Pay Late Payment Surcharge to Solar Developers
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KERC) earlier order reducing the tariff for five solar projects. APTEL ruled that the solar developers ...
APTEL Denies Tariff Cut for a Delayed Solar Project, Allows Recovery of Liquidated Damages
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, directed a solar developer to pay liquidated damages to the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) for the delay of 31 ...
DISCOM and Load Despatch Center Must Compensate for Curtailment of Solar Power: APTEL
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, ruled that the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and the Tamil Nadu State Load Despatch Center (TNSLDC) should ...
