Kerala Regulator Allows Net Metering for a 100 kW Solar System at a Housing Society
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC), in a recent ruling, has ruled that distribution licensees should allow group housing societies to avail supply at low tension (LT) voltage levels ...
Gadkari Urges R K Singh to Reconsider Net Metering Restriction for Rooftop Solar
The Minister of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari, has brought the attention of the Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), R K Singh, to a representation ...
Gross Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Over 10 kW Proposed in Karnataka
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed allowing net metering for rooftop solar projects between 1 kW and 10 kW and gross metering for capacity over 10 kW. The ...
Maharashtra Needs Stable Policy to Meet Solar Targets: Industry Reacts
The solar industry is optimistic about achieving the Maharashtra government's target of installing 13 GW of solar projects by 2025 and has called for creating an investment-friendly environment and proactive ...
Here is the Solar Industry Wishlist for Budget 2021
Riddled with a pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, 2020 was a year everyone wants to forget. The year was also adverse for the solar industry, which saw manufacturing and installations ...
Punjab Proposes Net Metering Rules to Restrict Rooftop Solar Installations
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has said that it will come up with a staff paper suggesting amendments to the net metering regulations, 2015. It said that the ...
Ministry of Power to Review Net Metering Restriction for Rooftop Solar Systems Over 10 kW
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has assured stakeholders from the rooftop solar segment that the government will review its stance on gross metering for installations over 10 kW capacity. Representations ...
Banking Charges, Ambiguity on Net Metering Rules Major Glitches in Gujarat Solar Policy
The solar industry believes the Gujarat government's new solar policy is a mixed bag of positive and negative initiatives for the sector. The Gujarat government announced the new 'Gujarat Solar ...
Jharkhand Commission Approves Net Metering Facility for a 2 MW Rooftop Solar Project
The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has approved the net metering connectivity requested by Shree Cement for a captive rooftop solar power project of 1.99 MW at 132 kV ...
Industry Fears Rooftop Solar Market Will Collapse Due to the New Net Metering Policy
The new rules issued by the Ministry of Power mandating net metering for loads up to 10 kW and gross metering for above 10 kW has caused widespread anxiety among ...
West Bengal Mandates Gross Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Above 5 kW
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has issued amendments to the Cogeneration and Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources Regulations 2013. A significant amendment is the mandate of a gross ...
Telangana Releases Final Cost of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems With Net Metering
The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has finalized the pricing for 1-500 kW grid-connected rooftop solar systems with net metering. It also released the list of 65 suppliers ...
Top Developments That Influenced the Rooftop Solar Segment in 2020
Rooftop solar is still one of the easiest ways for consumers to go solar. Compared to utility-scale solar, the rooftop solar segment was especially hard hit from COVID-19 this year, ...
Consumers Seeking Additional Rooftop Solar Capacity Must Shift to Gross Metering
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has rejected a request by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) for adopting the solar net feed-in (gross metering) methodology for ...
Tamil Nadu Regulator Clarifies Billing Mechanism for Rooftop Solar Prosumers
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued draft amendments to the Electricity Supply Code 2004 for bi-directional meter billing for rooftop solar systems. Stakeholders can submit their comments ...
Telangana Commission Amends Rooftop Solar Net Metering Regulations
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued an amendment to the net metering regulations for grid-connected rooftop solar systems. The Commission has invited comments and suggestions from the ...
Industry Hopes Penalizing DISCOMs for Net Metering Connection Delays Can Drive Growth
Residential rooftop solar developers welcomed the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) move to penalize distribution licensees (DISCOMs) for any delay in rooftop solar systems' connection agreement. Last month, the Ministry of ...
Energy Banking for Captive Renewable Projects Selling Open Access Power to Third-Party
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has issued draft amendments to the intrastate open access transmission and distribution regulations 2017. Where will it apply? These regulations will apply to the ...
Over 90% of the Rooftop Solar Installations in Goa Have Net Metering Facility
In a piece of positive news from the country’s smallest state, more than 114 consumers have installed rooftop solar systems across Goa. Many of these connections are under the net ...
Military Engineer Services Gets Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Above Ceiling Capacity
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has allowed Military Engineer Services (MES) branches at Roorkee and Dehradun to set up a 2 MW grid-connected rooftop solar system each under net metering ...
Pharma and FMCG Companies Could Lead the C&I Market Recovery in Rooftop Solar Segment
As the economy dwindles, industries worldwide are looking frantically at cost-saving measures to keep profit margins from getting thinner. While some segments of the commercial and industrial sector witnessed a ...
Andhra DISCOMs Want Net Metering Out and Gross Metering In for Rooftop Solar Systems
Andhra Pradesh’s distribution companies (DISCOMs) have requested the state’s electricity regulatory commission (APERC) to only allow gross metering for rooftop solar systems in the state. In gross metering, a consumer ...
Railways’ Plea to Let Azure Install Rooftop Solar Under RESCO Mode in Gujarat Rejected
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Indian Railways, which had requested relaxing the state’s net metering provisions. The petition was filed by the ...
Rajasthan Captive Solar Projects to Pay 50% of Standard Transmission & Wheeling Charges
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has come out with a suo-motu order regarding the directives issued by the state government for the banking of power, transmission and wheeling charges, ...
Kerala Orders DISCOMs to Give Net Metering to Prosumers on a First Come, First Serve Basis
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has issued new regulations called the ‘Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Energy and Net Metering) Regulations, 2020’ in which the state has ...
