Haryana Regulator Rejects Captive Generator’s Plea to Adjust Banked Energy Period
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) recently rejected a captive power generator's request to adjust the banked energy for one year. The captive power generator should have provided the distribution ...
Ministry of Power Proposes New Program to Liquidate the Past Dues of DISCOMs
The Ministry of Power (MoP) announced that it is working on a program to mitigate the financial woes of the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) by liquidating their dues. The delay in ...
Telangana Sets Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Targets for FY23 to FY27
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued the 'Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Regulations, 2022.' The regulations came into force on April 1, 2022. The state regulatory body had ...
Open Access Power Consumers to Pay Additional Surcharge Regardless of Voltage Level
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, ruled that open access consumers with drawal voltage over and above 66 kV cannot seek exclusion or exemption from ...
DISCOMs Legally Obligated to Supply 24/7 Uninterrupted Power to Mid-Sized Cities
The Ministry of Power issued a gazette notification that distribution licensees must ensure 24/7 uninterrupted power supply to all the consumers residing in cities with 100,000 or more residents to ...
DISCOM Dues to Renewable Energy Generators Drops to ₹200.44 Billion in April
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed renewable generators ₹200.44 billion (~$2.63 billion) in overdue payments (excluding disputed amounts) at the end of April, according to the data released by the Ministry of ...
Highest Payment Overdue for Power Generators is from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra DISCOMs
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed renewable generators ₹209.16 billion (~$2.74 billion) in overdue payments (excluding disputed amounts) at the end of March 2022, according to the data released by the Ministry ...
DISCOM Dues to Renewable Generators Mount to ₹205.7 Billion at the End of February
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed renewable generators ₹205.17 billion (~$2.68 billion) in overdue payments (excluding disputed amounts) at the end of February 2022, according to the data released by the Ministry ...
Gujarat Reduces Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers to ₹0.25/kWh
In a bid to promote open access in the state, the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has reduced the additional surcharge payable by open access consumers to the state distribution ...
Captive Solar Generator’s Plea Challenging Curtailment of Long-Term Open Access Rejected
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in a recent order, rejected the plea of a captive solar power generator to grant open access for the supply of 2 MW of ...
Renewable Energy Trading Up by 61% MoM to 453 MU at IEX in February 2022
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 453 million units (MU) of renewable energy in February 2022, a 61% month-over-month (MoM) increase compared to 280 MU traded in the previous month ...
Regulator Rules in Favor of Captive Wind Developer, Marks Down Transmission Charges
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) recently ruled that a wind project developer was liable to pay inter-DISCOM (distribution company) transmission charges for 8.8 MW out of the total ...
Ministry of Power Issues Amendments to Short-Term Power Procurement Guidelines
The Ministry of Power has issued amendments to the short-term power procurement (for a period of more than one day to one year) by distribution licensees through tariff-based bidding process ...
Renewable Energy Trading Declined by 23% MoM to 280 MU at IEX in January 2022
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 280 million units (MU) of renewable energy in January 2022, a 23.28% month-over-month (MoM) decline compared to 365 MU traded in the previous month ...
PGCIL Asked to Refund Bank Guarantee After Revoking Connectivity to Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, ruled that ₹5 million (~$66,299) of the connectivity bank guarantee for each of the two solar projects of 250 MW ...
Surplus Energy from Rooftop Solar to be Compensated at a Ceiling Tariff of ₹4/kWh for FY21
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has reiterated that distribution companies (DISCOMs) procuring surplus energy from rooftop solar projects must consider the average power purchase cost (APPC) of ₹4 (~$0.053)/kWh ...
CERC Directs Solar Developer to Mutually Settle ‘Change in Law’ Claims with SECI
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) directed Tata Power Renewable Energy to approach the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to mutually settle ‘Change in Law’ claims due to the ...
Andhra Pradesh Issues Short-Term Power Procurement Regulations
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC), in order to simplify the short-term power procurement process, has issued the 'Terms and Conditions for Short-term Procurement and Sale of Power, Regulations, ...
Power Minister Outlines Steps Taken to Integrate Renewables into the National Grid
Union Power Minister R.K Singh, in a written reply to Lok Sabha (LS), highlighted the steps taken by the central government to facilitate renewable energy integration in the national interconnected ...
Haryana Sets Additional Surcharge of ₹1.08/kWh for Open Access Consumers
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in a recent ruling, set ₹1.08 (~$0.014)/kWh as the additional surcharge for the consumers of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and the ...
Power Minister Outlines Steps to Improve Financial Health of DISCOMs
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Union Power Minister RK Singh outlined the various steps taken by the government to help improve the financial health of the distribution companies ...
Projects Worth ₹308.02 Billion Approved to Strengthen Power Distribution Network
Projects worth ₹308.02 billion (~$4.12 billion) have been approved to date under the Integrated Power Development Program (IPDS), Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh, said in ...
DISCOM Dues to Renewable Energy Generators Slide by 27% at the End of January 2022
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed renewable generators ₹141.42 billion (~$1.89 billion) in overdue payments (excluding disputed amounts) at the end of January 2022, according to the data released by the Ministry ...
Budget 2022: Focus on Solar Module Manufacturing, ₹195 Billion Set Aside for PLI Program
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2022-23 budget in the parliament against the backdrop of an economic revival. Stressing the success of the production-linked incentive (PLI) program, the finance ...
Tariffs, Tax Breaks, & Incentives: Solar Sector Has Big Expectations from Budget 2022
India is looking at some large capacity additions in the years ahead to reach the target of 300 GW of solar by 2030. The country’s cumulative installed solar capacity at ...
