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Daily News Wrap-Up: Virtual PPA Framework in India Needs Regulatory Backing

Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), a financial tool for energy-intensive industries seeking to meet their renewable energy obligations, have not gained momentum...

June 30, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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No ISTS Charges Waiver for Solar, Wind Projects Commissioned after June 2028

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a time frame for waiving interstate transmission (ISTS) charges for renewable energy, energy storage...

June 27, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Virtual PPA Framework a Good First Step, But Regulatory Backing is Essential

Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), a financial tool for energy-intensive industries seeking to meet their renewable energy obligations, have not gained momentum...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: APTEL Reverses Increase in Wind Energy Charges

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity overturned orders by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) that had imposed increased charges on wind power...

June 23, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CERC Approves Tariffs for NTPC’s 1,170 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariffs ranging from ₹3.28 (~$0.038) to ₹3.29 (~$0.038)/kWh for NTPC’s 1,170 MW of wind-solar hybrid...

June 20, 2025

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Staff

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Market & Policy

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Wind
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CERC Approves Tariffs for 960 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariffs of ₹3.48 (~$0.04)/kWh and ₹3.49 (~$0.04)/kWh for NHPC’s 960 MW wind-solar hybrid power projects....

June 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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CERC Proposes Expanding Scope of Over-the-Counter Power Markets

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed amendments to its Power Market Regulations, 2021, to expand the scope of over-the-counter (OTC) power...

June 18, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Approves Tariffs for SECI’s 600 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariffs of ₹3.25 (~$0.037)/kWh and ₹3.26 (~$0.038)/kWh for Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI)...

June 13, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MoP Announces ₹54 Billion BESS VGF Tranche Two

The Ministry of Power announced the second tranche of viability gap funding (VGF) to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) development in India. Under this...

June 11, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Power Ministry Announces 100% ISTS Charges Waiver for PSPs, Co-located BESS

The Ministry of Power has granted a 100% interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges waiver for pumped storage projects (PSPs) for which construction works were...

June 10, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Robotic Solar Module Cleaning Equipment Suppliers in 2024

Taypro, Langfang Sol-Bright New Energy Technology, Airtouch Solar, Vayu Solar, and LEAPTING were the top five robotic solar module cleaning equipment suppliers to the...

June 4, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Central Regulator Approves Tariffs for NHPC’s 1.4 GW FDRE Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the tariffs for NHPC’s 1,400 MW interstate transmission system-connected firm and dispatchable...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Central Commission Issues Draft VPPA Guidelines

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission released draft guidelines for virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA), which could evolve as another instrument to enable...

May 26, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CERC Releases Draft Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Guidelines

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released draft guidelines for virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA), which could evolve as another instrument...

May 23, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Operators Struggle to Balance Solar with Thermal Power as Grid Woes Rise

The increasing integration of renewable energy continues to stress India’s electricity grid, causing repeated frequency fluctuations. The grid has seen persistent high...

May 22, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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