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Odisha Issues Draft Renewable Purchase Obligation Regulations

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has proposed new regulations to promote energy procurement from renewable sources within the state until the...

August 27, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Subsidy Delays Plague PM Surya Ghar Program

The PM Surya Ghar Program, which aims to install 10 million rooftop solar projects across India, continues to grapple with challenges ranging from subsidy disbursements...

July 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Odisha Streamlines Rules to Facilitate Rooftop Solar Installations

To accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has announced that as of July 2, 2024, installations of rooftop solar...

July 3, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Solar
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Odisha Sets Generic Tariffs for Small Hydro, Biomass Power Projects till FY26

Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has determined the generic tariff and prices for renewable energy projects, including small hydro, biomass, and...

December 14, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Odisha Proposes Green Energy Open Access for Consumers With Load of 100 kW

Consumers with a contracted or sanctioned load of 100 kW and above will be eligible to procure power through green energy open access, according to the draft Green...

August 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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Regulator Allows Old PPA to Continue After Change in Solar Project Ownership

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has said that a ten-year-old power purchase agreement (PPA) can remain in force even after the ownership of the solar...

February 9, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Regulator Directs Captive Solar Power Generator to Pay Transmission Charges

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) recently directed the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation (OPTCL) and Bharat Electronics (BEL) to finalize the...

January 24, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Odisha Regulator Sets Tariff of ₹7.25/kWh for 25 MW Solar Project

Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved the power purchase agreement (PPA) executed between Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) and ACME Odisha...

January 24, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Odisha Proposes Revisions to Deviation Settlement Regulations

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued the revised draft ‘Deviation, Settlement Mechanism, and Related Matters Regulations, 2022’ to ensure that...

October 18, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Odisha Regulator Allows GRIDCO to Purchase 200 MW of Solar Power to Fulfil its RPO

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved the power sale agreement (PSA) to be executed between the Grid Corporation of Orissa (GRIDCO) and NTPC...

September 16, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Solar Developers to Compensate GRIDCO for Shortfall in Energy Generation

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) recently directed eight solar developers and the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) to amend the power purchase...

December 22, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Consumer of Captive Cogeneration Project Exempted from RPO Compliance

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has exempted a captive power producer from renewable purchase obligations (RPO) when its consumption from its...

December 1, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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GRIDCO Allowed to Relinquish Solar Bundled Thermal Power from NTPC’s Projects

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has allowed Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) to relinquish the state’s share of power from NTPC’s Farraka and...

November 3, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Power Sale Agreement Between SECI and GRIDCO for 270 MW of Solar Approved

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved the power sale agreement (PSA) executed between the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Grid...

November 3, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar
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Energy Procured from a Captive Solar Project in West Bengal Allowed to Offset RPO in Odisha

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), in a recent order, ruled that the power generated from a 5 MW captive solar power project in West Bengal should be...

October 29, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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