BESCOM Issues Empanelment Tender for 50 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited bids to empanel installers to set up 50 MW of grid-connected residential rooftop solar projects in its jurisdiction under Phase-II of ...
Karnataka Commission Asks BESCOM to Compensate Solar Developer for GST Claims
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) recently ruled in favor of a solar developer and allowed compensation for four solar projects of 20 MW each on the grounds of the ...
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 ...
Karnataka DISCOMs Asked to Compensate Solar Developer for Safeguard Duty Imposition
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has recently ruled that five special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of ACME Solar were entitled to levelized incremental tariffs to compensate for the additional cost ...
BESCOM’s Empanelment Process is Tedious, Expensive and Unnecessary
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has recently revised its guidelines to empanel inverter manufacturers for government solar programs in Karnataka. Inverter manufacturers feel that the empanelment process is ...
Karnataka Retains Generic Tariff of ₹3.26/kWh for Wind Projects in FY 2021-22
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, ruled that the generic tariff for wind power projects will continue to be ₹3.26 (~$0.044)/kWh as determined in the earlier ...
Regulator to Reconsider Decision to Slash Tariff of Rooftop Solar Project by 46%
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, directed the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to review its earlier order regarding the tariff reduction for the delayed rooftop ...
Tariff for Delayed Solar Project in Karnataka Reduced to ₹6.51/kWh from ₹7.05/kWh
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, has rejected Photon Suryakiran's petition asking for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) not to reduce the tariff of the delayed ...
Supreme Court Upholds APTEL’s Order on Commissioning Delay of Solar Projects
In an important development, the Supreme Court of India upheld the judgment of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in which it had set aside the orders passed by the ...
Karnataka Regulator Approves Tariff of ₹8.40/kWh for a Delayed Solar Project
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved a tariff of ₹8.40 (~$0.115)/kWh as per the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed between Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) and the ...
BESCOM’s Plea To Cut Tariff for Solar Power Purchased Over Contracted Capacity Rejected
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) dismissed the petition filed by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) for the redetermination of tariff for purchase of additional power or to ...
Empanelment Tender Issued to Set Up 20 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
The Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) has invited bids for empanelment of agencies for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of 20 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on residential ...
BESCOM Plans to Install Over 1 GW of Rooftop Solar Systems, Seeks Consultant
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited bids to engage a consultancy firm for demand aggregation and implementation of 1.06 GW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems. The last ...
ADB Approves ₹13.9 Billion Loan to Upgrade Bengaluru’s Power Distribution System
In a significant development, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $190 million (~₹13.9 billion) to upgrade the existing power distribution system in the city of Bengaluru ...
DISCOMs Ask For Steep Hike in Electricity Tariff in Karnataka, Commission Goes Easy
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the retail tariff order for various distribution companies (DISCOMS) for FY 2021. The new tariffs will come into force from November 01, ...
BESCOM Seeks Landowners and EPC Players for 11 MW of Solar Projects under KUSUM Program
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited expression of interest (EoI) from landowners for setting up 11 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects. The projects are to be ...
Karnataka Regulator Reduces Tariff for 60 MW of Adani Green’s Delayed Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has denied Adani Green Energy (UP) Limited’s requests for relief under the force majeure clause of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Bangalore ...
Petition for Solar Project Delay Can be Filed Only After Commissioning, Says KERC
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) set aside the petition filed by Tepsol Photovoltaic Power Ventures Private Limited, requesting it to declare the disruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic as a ...
Karnataka Regulator Reduces Tariff for a Delayed 1 MW Rooftop Solar Project
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issued an order in favor of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) and asked Applied Solar Technologies Private Limited to revise its rooftop ...
BESCOM Issues Amendments to its 30 MW Tender for Residential Rooftop Solar
The Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has issued amendments to the expression of interest (EoI) issued to empanel agencies to design, supply, install, and commission 30 MW of grid-connected ...
Karnataka Commission Asks BESCOM to Pay for Additional Solar Power Supplied by Developer
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has passed an order directing the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) to pay Walwhan Renewable Energy Limited for the supply of solar power ...
Karnataka Commission Asks Kodangal Solar Park to Compensate for Commissioning Delay
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has dismissed Marikal Solar Parks Private Limited’s request to approve the date on which the second supplemental power purchase agreement (SPPA) was signed as ...
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 ...
KERC Denies Extension of Commissioning Dates for SunEdison’s 150 MW of Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ruled against a petition filed by the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of SunEdison Energy - SEI Aditi Power, SEI Bheem, SEI Suryashakthi, SEI ...
Safeguard Duty to be Considered as Change in Law for ACME’s Solar Projects in Karnataka
In a recent order, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has stated that the imposition of safeguard duty will be treated as ‘Change in Law’ for ACME Solar’s projects in ...
