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MERC Approves DISCOM’s Power Sale Agreement for 300 MW Hybrid Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the power sale agreement (PSA) between Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL)...

September 12, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: High Court Stays MSEDCL’s Curbs on Banked Green Power

The Bombay High Court stayed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) restriction on the use of banked renewable energy for solar hours. It...

September 11, 2025

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Bombay High Court Stays MSEDCL’s Restrictions on Banked Renewable Energy

The Bombay High Court has stayed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) restriction on the use of banked renewable energy to solar hours. It...

September 10, 2025

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MERC Approves Additional 500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) petition for the procurement of an...

September 2, 2025

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Maharashtra Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has released the Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) and Related Matters Regulations, 2025, proposing...

August 7, 2025

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MERC Allows Simultaneous Net Metering for Rooftop Solar and Open Access

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has reiterated the regulatory requirement that rooftop solar generation under simultaneous open access must be...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Winners of NHPC’s 1.2 GW Solar Plus Storage Auction

Reliance Infrastructure, JBM Renewables, PNC Infratech, SAEL Industries, and Navayuga Engineering Company won NHPC’s 1.2 GW auction (Tranche-XI) to set up interstate...

July 16, 2025

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MERC Orders Refund of Excess Wheeling Charges to Wind Power Generator

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to refund ₹6.8 million (~$78,351)...

June 24, 2025

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Tina Freese

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MERC Orders Refund of ₹14.2 Million Excess Charges to Wind Power Project

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to refund excess wheeling and...

June 23, 2025

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Maharashtra Regulator Rejects Plea to Scrap Rooftop Solar Grid Support Charges

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) rejected a petition filed by a renewable energy consultant seeking the abolition of grid support charges imposed...

June 10, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Clarifies Solar Cell Enlistment in the ALMM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy issued clarifications on solar cells’ enlistment in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). The Ministry clarified...

May 16, 2025

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MERC Approves Tariff of ₹2.79/kWh for 400 MW Solar Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) request for adopting 400 MW of solar...

May 15, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uncertainty Prevails as ISTS Waiver End Near

With just over two months to go before the interstate transmission system (ISTS) charges waiver ends, the Indian renewable energy project developers are keeping their...

April 28, 2025

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Tina Freese

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MERC Orders Arbitration to Resolve Delayed 500 MW Solar Project Dispute

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) and the Braithwaite Nacof Solar...

April 25, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Bihar Includes Distributed Renewable Energy in RPO

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission proposed including a new category of distributed renewable energy in its Renewable Power Obligation (RPO) for the financial...

April 2, 2025

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