Bihar Regulator Approves Procurement of 600 MW Solar Power at ₹2.50/kWh
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved the procurement of 600 MW of solar power (Tranche VIII) by the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) from the Solar Energy Corporation of ...
Bihar Proposes Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Trajectory Until 2030
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued the draft 'RPO, its compliance and REC Framework Implementation) (4th Amendment) Regulation 2022.' In line with the directions of the Ministry of ...
Solar Developer to be Compensated for Additional O&M Cost Incurred Due to GST Imposition
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) recently directed the Bihar State Power Holding Company (BSPHCL) to compensate a solar developer for 'Change in Law' claims due to the imposition of ...
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 ...
Bihar DISCOM Receives Regulatory Approval to Procure 200 MW of Solar Power at ₹3.11/kWh
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved tariff and the power purchase agreement between the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) and SJVN Limited for procuring 200 MW of ...
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 ...
Bihar Releases Draft Tariff Regulations for Renewable Energy Projects
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has released draft tariff regulations for renewable energy projects. These regulations will be valid for the control period of the financial year (FY) 2020-21 ...
Bihar Commission Allows DISCOMs to Carry RPO Shortfall to Next Year
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved the request of the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) to carry forward the shortfall in its renewable purchase obligation (RPO) ...
Bihar Adopts Tariff of ₹4.15/kWh for Procuring 2 MW of Power from Floating Solar Projects
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved ₹4.15 (~$0.058)/kWh as the tariff to procure 2 MW of power from floating solar PV projects in Darbhanga. Floating solar projects have ...
Bihar’s Maiden Large-Scale Solar Auction Hits Roadblock of Tariff Adoption
In a recent development, the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has once again dismissed the petition without granting further time for the tariff negotiation for a 250 MW solar project ...
Relaxing Day-Ahead Scheduling for Co-Located Captive Power Projects Untenable: BERC
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has upheld the provisions of its regulations on the banking of power from fossil fuel and renewable energy-based captive generating projects. The BERC heard ...
Solar and Other Renewable Policy Highlights from April 2019
In April 2019, many important policies were announced to streamline India’s renewable energy sector. Some of the policies highlighted include generic tariff, net-metering, deviation settlement, testing guidelines among others. Here ...
In Bihar, DISCOMs Penalized for Not Fulfilling RPO Shortfall
Recently, the Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd. (BSPHCL) wrote to the state’s electricity commission BERC seeking its approval to carry forward the shortfall in the renewable purchase obligations (RPO) ...
Bihar’s Generic Tariff of Solar Power Remains Unchanged at ₹4.17/kWh for FY19-20
Even as various states announce new applicable generic tariffs for solar power for the new financial year, Bihar has decided to keep the tariff unchanged. In its latest notification, the ...
Bihar DISCOMs Liable to Pay Penalty in Case of Non-fulfillment of Solar RPO
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has revised the draft regulations pertaining to Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compliance and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) framework implementation. According to the new provisions, ...
Bihar Sets Solar PV Generic Tariff at ₹4.17/kWh for FY 2018-19
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has fixed the generic levelized tariff for power generated from solar PV for FY 2018-19 at ₹4.17 (~$0.059)/kWh without accelerated depreciation (AD). With AD ...
Solar Policy Roundup: Key Announcements by Government Agencies in March 2018
Central and state government agencies made several important announcements in March that were designed to bolster the development of the domestic renewable energy sector. The following are some of the ...
BERC Sets ₹4.16/kWh as Average Power Purchase Cost for Bihar DISCOMs
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has fixed ₹4.16 (~$0.064)/kWh as the average power purchase cost (APPC) for the state’s distribution companies (DISCOMs) during financial year 2018-19. The APPC does ...
Bihar Issues Draft Open Access Regulations for 2018
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued draft regulations pertaining to intrastate open access for 2018. The regulations are set to apply to open access customers that use the ...
Support for Manufacturing and Other Policies Announced in India in December 2017
Central and state government agencies across India announced important new policies and made changes to a few existing policies during December. Here are some of the highlights. National The government ...
Bihar Releases Draft Rooftop Solar Net and Gross Metering Regulations
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has released a draft document for rooftop net metering regulations that is open to comments and suggestions until January 5, 2018. The regulations are ...