A Round Up of Key Policy Updates for Solar and Other Renewables for December
December witnessed some key policy announcements, both at the central and the state level, aimed at removing the bottlenecks and facilitating the growth of the renewable sector, especially solar. Here ...
Karnataka Commission Rules in Favor of HAL in a Dispute on Banked Wind Energy
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ordered the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) to take into account the amount of energy generated and injected into the grid by ...
Solar Installers Up in Arms Against Karnataka’s New Rooftop Solar Order
The Karnataka Renewable Energy Systems Manufacturers Association (KRESMA) is up in arms against the order passed by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on rooftop solar. The association organized a ...
Karnataka Promotes Third-Party Investment for Rooftop Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has decided to encourage third-party investments in solar rooftop projects on consumers’ rooftops in a bid to accelerate capacity additions in the rooftop solar ...
October’s Solar REC Trading Sees Record High Price of ₹2,400
In October’s renewable energy certificate (REC) trading session, there was an increase in the number of solar and non-solar RECs that were traded compared with the trading activity recorded in ...
Karnataka Solar Policy Amended – Bid Security Amount for Group Captive Projects Raised
The Karnataka State Solar Policy 2014-21 has been amended for the third time and addresses three important points – the size limitation of private solar parks, the performance guarantee for ...
KERC Denies Extension of Commissioning Dates for SunEdison’s 150 MW of Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ruled against a petition filed by the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of SunEdison Energy - SEI Aditi Power, SEI Bheem, SEI Suryashakthi, SEI ...
Safeguard Duty to be Considered as Change in Law for ACME’s Solar Projects in Karnataka
In a recent order, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has stated that the imposition of safeguard duty will be treated as ‘Change in Law’ for ACME Solar’s projects in ...
Karnataka Sets New Generic Tariff for Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued an order setting the generic tariff for solar projects in the state for the period starting April 1, 2019, and ending March ...
Tata Power Solar Gets ₹6.10/kWh as Tariff for a 17 MW Project Commissioned in 2016
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has provided relief to Chirasthaayee Saurya Ltd. in the matter of tariff determination for a 17 MW solar project at Kanakagiri town located in Koppala ...
Policy Highlights from India’s Solar Industry and Other Renewables in June 2019
The month of June saw important policy announcements by the central as well as the state agencies. The policy highlights covered various issues like for module registration, tariffs, net metering, ...
Karnataka Proposes Capital Cost of ₹37.33 Million/MW for Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed a capital cost of ₹37.33 million (~$0.54)/MW for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to be developed in Karnataka. The KERC proposal follows a ...
KERC Dismisses Petition Claiming Interest for Delayed Payment for a Biomass Project
In a recent order, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has dismissed a petition filed by Koppal Green Power Limited against Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) asking it to pay ...
Wheeling & Banking Agreement Mandatory to Receive Compensation for Solar Power Supplied
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ruled against providing any relief to Amplus Power Solutions, the developer of a 34.3 MW solar power project in a solar park located ...
Karnataka Commission Penalizes Developer for Delayed 3 MW Solar Project
In its latest order, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has directed Megasun Solar Tech to furnish liquidated damages to the tune of ₹3 million ($42,967.71) to Gulbarga Electricity Supply ...
KERC Asks State Agencies to Halt New Solar Tenders and Auctions in Karnataka
Karnataka, India’s top state in terms of installed solar capacity, is looking to stop the tender and auction process for large-scale ground-mounted projects as power generation exceeds demand in the ...
Karnataka Court Quashes KERC Order Increasing Wheeling Charges for Open Access Power
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) relating to an increase in wheeling charges for open access power consumers in the ...
50 MW of Solar Projects to be Developed in Pavagada Solar Park at a Tariff of ₹1.24/kWh
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has given its approval to issue the letter of award (LoA) to Amar Raja Power Systems Limited, to construct 50 MW (10 MW x ...
Contractual Agreement Mandatory for Banking of Energy by Project Developer: APTEL
Provisional interconnection approval by a state load dispatch center is not sufficient for banking of energy by any developer and it will not be responsible for pumping power without any ...
Karnataka Mulls Revision of Generic Tariff for Large-Scale and Rooftop Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued a discussion paper to set tariff for solar power projects, including solar rooftop projects for the financial year 2020. Earlier, Mercom reported ...
Generic Tariff of ₹2.95/kWh Proposed for Wind Projects in Karnataka
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed ₹2.95 (~$0.042)/kWh as the generic tariff for wind projects in the state. Once the proposal is finalized, it will become the ceiling ...
Karnataka Sets New Generic Tariff at ₹4.15/kWh for 1-10 kW Rooftop Solar Projects
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has set the generic tariff for grid-connected solar rooftop units between 1 kW and 10 kW installed by domestic consumers in the state. While the ...
Project Commissioning Delay Causes Solar Developer to Pay for Damages in Karnataka
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has passed an order stating that Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited is entitled to a tariff of ₹7.01 (~$0.098)/kWh for its 16 MW solar ...
KERC Rejects Petition to Extend Commissioning Date for a 1 MW Solar Project
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has rejected a petition to extend the project commission date and has set a tariff of ₹4.36 (~$0.061)/kWh for a 1 MW grid-connected solar ...
APTEL Intervenes in Ongoing Solar Tariff Dispute for 970 MW of Projects in Karnataka
In Karnataka, which is also India’s top solar state, 970 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects have been embroiled in a tariff dispute. This situation arose after the procurers ...
