SMC’s Plea to Enter New PPA for Rooftop Solar with Torrent Power at ₹11.33/kWh Rejected
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has declined a plea filed by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) requesting the commission to direct project developer Torrent Power to enter into a ...
Torrent Power Gets Approval for Deviation in Guidelines to Procure Solar and Wind Power
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved Torrent Power’s petitions for the acceptance of deviations from the Ministry of Power (MoP)’s guidelines for the procurement of solar and wind ...
Gujarat Decides to Implement Solar Agricultural Feeder Program on Pilot Basis
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) will support the implementation of Suryashakti Kisan Yojna (SKY) as a pilot project in Gujarat. The GERC was responding to a petition filed by ...
Open Access Power Consumers in Gujarat to Pay Additional Surcharge of ₹0.44/kWh
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued an order stating that an additional surcharge of ₹0.44 (~$0.0060)/kWh will be applicable in case of open access consumers who avail power ...
MERC to Come Out with Regulations for Forecasting and Deviation Settlement of Solar Generation
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) is preparing draft regulations for the forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement of solar and wind generation in the state. It noted that the process ...
Gujarat High Court Gives Go-Ahead to GUVNL’s 500 MW Wind Auction
The Gujarat High Court has ruled in favor of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam limited (GUVNL) and given it the go-ahead to conduct a 500 MW wind auction. The decision comes ...
India Renewable Energy Policy Roundup for October 2017
There were some interesting policy developments in India during October announced by various state and central government agencies. National The Supreme Court extended the validity of solar and non-solar Renewable ...
Supreme Court Rescinds GERC Order to Extend the Control Period of a 20 MW Solar Project
The Supreme Court of India has passed an order that rescinds an earlier order by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) that extended the control period of a solar project ...
GERC Amends Rooftop Solar Net Metering Regulations in Gujarat
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has published amendments to its regulations for grid-connected rooftop solar net metering in the official gazette. The new regulations took effect on October 6, ...
GUVNL Positive About Conducting 500 MW Wind Auction
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) is positive about successfully conducting the 500 MW wind auction for which it had issued a tender notice in June 2017. The Gujarat ...
India Renewable Energy Policy Roundup: July 2017
Mercom’s renewable energy policy roundup from central, state and government agencies in India for the month of July 2017: Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) released the GERC Net-Metering Rooftop Solar ...
Gujarat Releases Solar Net-Metering Regulations
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) released the GERC Net-Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems (First Amendment) Regulations 2017. The regulations will be in effect from the date of ...
GUVNL Tenders 500 MW of Wind in Gujarat to Meet RPO
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) tendered 500 MW of wind to be installed across the state of Gujarat. The bid-submission deadline is July 10, 2017. The GUVNL has ...
GUVNL Tenders 500 MW of Grid-Connected Solar in Gujarat
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) tendered 500 MW of solar to be installed across the state of Gujarat. The bid-submission deadline is July 10, 2017. GUVNL has regulated, ...
Policy Roundup: January 2017
Here is a renewable energy policy roundup from central, state and government agencies in India for the month of January 2017. Telangana and Assam Join UDAY Program The Indian states ...
GERC Issues Draft Regulations With Focus on Large-Scale Grid Integration of Solar and Wind for 2017
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued draft regulations for solar and wind power for 2017. The objective of these regulations is to facilitate large-scale grid integration of solar ...
