West Bengal Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Installed Before June 30, 2021
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has ruled that consumers who install solar photovoltaic systems before June 30, 2021, will be eligible for net metering facilities. Background The Commission ...
Andhra Pradesh Regulator Denies Relief for a 25 MW Solar Project Claiming Force Majeure
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has rejected a solar developer’s plea for relief for the delayed commissioning of a 25 MW solar power project at Gurramkonda in the ...
Amendments Proposed to RPO Regulations for Captive Renewable Projects in Punjab
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has proposed to cap the renewable purchase obligations (RPO) for captive power projects. It has invited feedback from the industry on or before ...
Solar Developer Loses Bank Guarantee, to Pay Liquidated Damages For Delay
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has rejected a developer’s plea to extend the commissioning date of a 100 MW solar project in the state. It has also allowed ...
Regulator Rules in Favor of Solar Project Developer for Delay in Signing PPA
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) not to encash Avaada Energy's bank guarantee for a delay in signing the power ...
Haryana Sets Levelized Tariff of ₹2.48/kWh for Amplus Sun’s 50 MW of Solar Projects
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has approved a tariff of ₹2.48 (~$0.034)/kWh for 50 MW of Amplus Sun Solutions' solar power projects in Bhiwani, Haryana, after re-examining the capital ...
UPERC Allows Time Extension for Completing a Municipal Solid Waste Power Project
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has extended the scheduled commissioning date (SCOD) for a 14 MW municipal solid waste (MSW)-based power project in Agra. It also directed the ...
Jharkhand Sets ₹3.09/kWh Levelized Tariff for Solar Projects Under KUSUM
The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has set a pre-fixed levelized tariff of ₹3.09 (~$0.042)/kWh for power from decentralized solar and other renewable energy projects between 500 kW and ...
Safeguard Duty Reimbursement Only for Minimum Contracted Solar Capacity in PPA: KERC
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) ruled that the imposition of Safeguard Duty (SDG) on imported solar cells and modules constituted a ‘change in law’ event. It said Fortum Solar ...
Regulator Adopts Tariff of ₹2.97/kWh for 200 MW of Solar Projects in Kerala
The Kerala State Electricity Commission (KSERC) has passed an order adopting a tariff of ₹2.97 (~$0.041) for 200 MW of solar projects awarded in the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited’s ...
Consumers Seeking Additional Rooftop Solar Capacity Must Shift to Gross Metering
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has rejected a request by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) for adopting the solar net feed-in (gross metering) methodology for ...
Maharashtra Allows DISCOM to Float Open Tenders Under State’s Solar Program
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued an order allowing the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to float open tenders for its solar projects under the Mukhyamantri ...
Madhya Pradesh Exempts EVs and E-Rickshaw Charging Stations from Tariff Hike
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has determined tariffs for low voltage (LV), high voltage (HV), and extra-high voltage (EHV) consumers in the state in its retail supply tariff ...
Rajasthan Regulator Asks DISCOM to Ensure Timely Payments to Solar and Wind Generators
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued an order directing the Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JdVVNL) to verify and pay its overdue late payment surcharges (LPS) to a ...
Haryana Regulator Allows For Nine Months to Commission a 50 MW Open Access Solar Project
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued an order extending the scheduled commissioning date (SCOD) for a 50 MW open access solar project in the state. It also approved ...
Tamil Nadu Sets Benchmark Tariff of ₹2.28/kWh for Solar Pumps, ₹1/kWh Farmers Incentive
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has passed an order setting a benchmark tariff of ₹2.28 (~$0.031)/kWh to set up 20,000 agricultural solar pumps under component-C of the KUSUM ...
Tamil Nadu DISCOM Asked to Pay Over ₹74 Million in Wind Dues Along with Interest
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay wind generators about ₹74.2 million (~$1 million) in delayed wind power ...
Rajasthan: No Transmission Charges for Solar Projects Powering EV Charging Stations
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued regulations for determining tariffs for renewable energy-based power sources for 2020. An important regulation included a 100% exemption of intra-state transmission and wheeling ...
Tariff Reduced From ₹3.57 to ₹2.95/kWh for 400 MW of Solar Projects in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has announced a new tariff of ₹2.95 (~$0.039)/kWh for 400 MW of solar projects in Ananthapuram II ultra-mega solar park that were supplying ...
Uttar Pradesh Regulator Accepts Delay in Implementing Forecasting Rules Due to COVID-19
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued an order accepting delays by the state load despatch center (SLDC) in implementing its procedures for forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement ...
Telangana Proposes Pre-Fixed Levelized Tariff of ₹3.13/kWh for KUSUM Solar Projects
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has proposed norms for a pre-fixed levelized tariff for solar projects under Component-A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan ...
Haryana Commission Denies Long-Term Open Access to a 20 MW Ongoing Solar Project
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has ruled that the losses suffered by a solar open access project developer due to a delay in the signing of a connectivity agreement ...
Uttarakhand Plans 1,000 Solar Projects of 25 kW For Unemployed Youth and Small Farmers
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued an order extending the control period for benchmark capital costs and generic tariffs as a one-time exception. This is for 10,000 of ...
Eden Renewable’s 50 MW Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh Gets Deadline Extension
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) allowed an extension of the scheduled commissioning date (SCOD) of a 50 MW solar project in Chitrakoot district. The project is being developed ...
Joint Electricity Regulator Approves ₹2.83/kWh for 40 MW of Wind Energy in Chandigarh
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has approved a tariff of ₹2.83 (~$0.039)/kWh and a trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.0009)/kWh for the procurement of 40 MW of wind power between ...
