Solar Developers’ Rift with Maharashtra’s Draft Order on Net Metering Intensifies
The tussle between the rooftop solar industry and the distribution companies (DISCOMs) has intensified in Maharashtra, with both sides adamant on not ceding their ground. Now, the Maharashtra Solar Sangathan ...
Consumers Should be Given the Option to Choose Net Metering: Nitin Gadkari to RK Singh
The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has requested the Minister of Power R.K. Singh to consider the opinion of the Maharashtra Solar Manufacturers Association (MSMA) for ...
Azure Power and Tata Power Top the Rooftop Solar Installer Leaderboard in 1H 2019
Approximately 3.8 GW of rooftop solar projects have been installed cumulatively across India as of the end of first half (1H) of 2019. During 1H 2019, approximately 555 MW of ...
Maharashtra’s Solar Developers Apprehensive About Net Metering Rollback
Solar installers in the state are vehemently opposed to the recently released Maharashtra Electricity Regulation Commission’s (MERC) draft regulation that said the state could go back to gross metering, rolling ...
Maharashtra Minister Requests Regulator to Discard Draft Regulations on Net Metering
Chandrasekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra energy minister, has requested the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), to discard the proposed draft regulations on rolling back net-metering in the state and continue with the ...
JERC Issues Draft Generic Tariff Order for Solar, Wind and Small Hydro Projects in Goa
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories has issued draft regulations for determining tariffs from renewable sources including solar, wind and small hydro ...
Telangana Floats RESCO Tender for 1 to 1,000 kW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO) has floated a tender for 1-1,000 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects. The projects are to be installed at multiple ...
Maharashtra to Consult Public on Proposed Amendments to Net-Metering Regulations
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued an order saying that it will initiate a public consultative process to amend the net-metering regulations and frame new ones for dealing ...
Uttar Pradesh Raises Upper Cap for Net-Metered Rooftop Solar Installations from 1 to 2 MW
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has finalized the proposed regulations related to net-metering provisions for rooftop solar projects in the state. The commission had proposed the draft RSPV ...
Uttar Pradesh Releases New Draft Regulations for Net Metering of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued new regulations for net metering provisions for rooftop solar projects in the state. The regulations, called RSPV Regulations 2019, will come ...
Net Metering Policy Continues to be a Drag on India’s Rooftop Solar Sector
Net metering was introduced in India as a measure to make distributed renewable energy more accessible and economical for electricity consumers across the country. Net metering works by calculating the ...
MERC Rejects MSEDCL’s Proposal to Levy Surcharge on Rooftop Solar
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected the proposal made by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to approve the levy of additional surcharge (wheeling charges) for rooftop ...
Bihar Releases Draft Rooftop Solar Net and Gross Metering Regulations
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has released a draft document for rooftop net metering regulations that is open to comments and suggestions until January 5, 2018. The regulations are ...
