Maharashtra Open Access Consumers to Pay Additional Surcharge of ₹1.31/kWh for FY 2021
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has announced various charges payable by open access consumers for the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has ...
Maharashtra Will No Longer Set Generic Tariffs for Renewables
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), going forward, will determine tariffs for wind, solar, non-fossil fuels-based co-generation, biomass-based, and hybrid renewable power projects only through a transparent process of competitive ...
Maharashtra Not to Levy Grid Support Charges on Rooftop Solar
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the revised retail electricity tariffs for the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for the fourth control period from FY 2020-21 ...
NTPC Tenders Inverter Transformer Package for a Solar Project in Maharashtra
The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has invited bids for an inverter transformer package for the Solapur solar PV project in Maharashtra. The scope of work includes the design, ...
With Only Two Bidders, Maharashtra’s 500 MW Solar Tender Undersubscribed by 150 MW
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s (MSEDCL) recent tender for the long-term procurement of power from 500 MW of intra-state grid-connected solar power projects (Phase – V) has been ...
REIL Tenders 3.5 MW of Solar Projects for Substations in Maharashtra
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has invited bids for setting up 3.5 MW of solar-projects ranging between 500 kW and 2 MW or more, at various locations and substations ...
REC Issues Tender for 7 Transmission Projects in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra
The REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL) has floated a request for proposal (RfP) for transmission service providers to set up seven projects on a build, own, operate, and maintain ...
Sterlite Secures Over ₹20 Billion for Lakadia Vadodara Transmission Project in Gujarat
Sterlite Power, a global power transmission developer, has announced that it has achieved the financial closure of the Lakadia Vadodara transmission project by securing ₹20.24 billion (~$274.86 million) in funding ...
CEL Floats Tender for Supply of 3 MW of Multicrystalline Solar Modules
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise, has floated a tender for 3 MW of multicrystalline solar modules. Each of these modules must be rated for a minimum ...
Concerns Over Maharashtra’s Plan to Impose Grid Support Charges on Rooftop Solar
The Maha Solar Sangathan (MSS) raising concerns over the proposed grid support charges (GSC), requested the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to ask the state DISCOM (MSEDCL) to explain that ...
Maharashtra DISCOM Does Not Want to be Penalized for Non-Compliance of RPOs
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has filed a petition before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) against its new Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) regulation. In the petition, ...
MNRE Calls for Innovative Business Models to Solarize Agriculture Under KUSUM Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) has asked states to prepare innovative business models for implementing Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evan Utthan Mahaabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. Citing the example ...
CERC Allows Solar Developers’ Claim for GST Compensation on EPC Cost
In its recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reiterated its opinions on the restitution principle in power purchase agreements in the face of a Change in Law ...
MERC Extends Commissioning Timeline for a Wind Project After Land Acquisition Delay
The Maharashtra Electricity Commission (MERC) has asked the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to extend the financial closure and scheduled commissioning dates of a wind project. The project ...
Maharashtra Proposes Grid Charges on Net Metering Rooftop Solar Systems Over 10 kW
In a significant development that could have huge implications on the state’s rooftop solar segment, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has proposed considerable grid support charges (GSC) ...
France’s Technique Solaire Commissions 20 MW of Solar Project in Maharashtra
French company Technique Solaire has commissioned a total capacity of 20 MW (AC) of solar projects in Maharashtra. This is the second project of the company in India. This ground-mounted ...
Maharashtra Adopts Tariff of ₹3.05/kWh for 184 MW of Solar Projects
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to procure power from 184 MW of ...
MSEDCL Gets Tariff Approval from the Commission to Procure 500 MW of Solar Power
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the tariff discovered by MSEDCL through the competitive bidding process and has allowed the procurement of 500 MW of solar power on ...
MERC Permits Adani to Renegotiate Tariff for 700 MW of Solar-Wind Hybrid Power
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulator Commission (MERC) has allowed Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) to renegotiate a lower tariff for 700 MW of grid-connected solar-wind hybrid power. The Mumbai-based private power ...
Maharashtra Retenders 1.35 GW of Solar Projects, Ups Tariff Cap to ₹3.30/kWh
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has reissued a tender for 1,350 MW of solar projects to be developed across 30 districts. The ceiling tariff has been raised ...
Maharashtra Tenders 100 MW of Bagasse-Based Power with a Tariff Cap of ₹3.56/kW
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender for the procurement of 100 MW of power generated from bagasse-based co-generation projects. Interested bidders are expected to ...
After Huge Uproar, Maharashtra Issues New Net Metering Regulations for Rooftop Solar
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued new regulations for net metering in the state. These regulations will come into force from the date of their publication in the ...
Maharashtra DISCOM to Procure 200 MW of Wind Power to Fulfil its Non-Solar RPO
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to procure 200 MW of wind power on a long-term basis from intra-state wind power projects. The power ...
CEL Floats Tender for 5 MW of Multicrystalline Solar Modules in Maharashtra
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has floated a tender for 5 MW of multicrystalline solar modules for several substations in Maharashtra. The modules must be rated for a minimum of ...
MSEDCL’s New Tender for 500 MW of Solar Projects Comes with a Tariff Cap of ₹2.90/kWh
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a request for selection (RfS) for the long-term procurement of power from 500 MW of intra-state grid-connected solar power projects ...
