Bank of America Lends ₹3.56 Billion to Distributed Solar Company Fourth Partner Energy
The Bank of America (BofA) has announced its plans to lend ₹3.56 billion (~$50 million) to Fourth Partner Energy, a distributed solar energy management company. The amount is a local currency revolving ...
Long-Term Open Access Customers Get Highest Priority in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has come up with open access regulations, termed as the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (terms and conditions for open access) Regulations, 2019 ...
MNRE Issues Guidelines for DISCOMs Procuring Power from Decentralized Solar Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines to develop decentralized solar power projects in the country. “The draft guidelines were placed on the ministry’s website for ...
Rajasthan DISCOM Asked to Waive Open Access Surrender Charges Against Rajasthan Patrika
In response to a petition filed by Rajasthan Patrika Private Limited (RPPL) against Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (RVPNL) to waive surrender charges for the reallocation of for captive consumption, ...
Gujarat Files Petition to Purchase Surplus Solar Power from MSMEs at ₹1.75/kWh
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) recently filed a petition with the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) to get the tariff approved for purchasing surplus solar power generated by ...
AAI Floats Tender to Procure Open Access Solar Power for Amritsar Airport
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has issued a tender for the procurement of solar power by Amritsar Airport through open access. According to the tender documents, Amritsar Airport is ...
Indian Telephone Industries Issues Tender to Procure Solar Power Through Open Access
Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Limited, a government-owned manufacturer of telecommunication equipment, has issued a tender to procure 600,000 kWh of solar power monthly from offsite ground-mounted projects for its facility ...
Bharat Petroleum Floats Tender to Procure Renewable Power Through Open Access
Government-owned oil marketing company, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has issued two tenders to procure renewable power though open access from solar and non-solar projects for its Mumbai refinery. BPCL ...
Maharashtra Commission Asks DISCOM to Allow Open Access to Captive Wind Energy Generators
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued a common order with respect to five separate petitions which were filed by Ghatge Patil Industries Limited, Liberty Oil Mills Limited, Siddhayu ...
Uttar Pradesh Proposes 6% Banking Charges for Solar and Wind Energy
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued draft regulations for captive and renewable energy generating projects in the state. These regulations will be effective beginning April 1, 2019, ...
Maharashtra to Procure 500 MW of Wind Energy with a Tariff Cap of ₹2.95/kWh
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to procure 500 MW of wind power through a competitive bidding process. The distribution company intends to meet ...
Goa Issues Net Metering Regulations for Solar Projects
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories has finalized the net metering regulations. The new rules have been in effect since July 24, ...
Amplus Invests ₹5 billion in an Open Access Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh
Amplus Energy Solutions has invested in its second open access solar project of 100 MW in Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh (UP). The investment in this project amounts to nearly ₹5 ...
Is Group Captive the Next Attractive Solar Market in 2019?
On paper, the open access solar is an attractive source of power for large consumers (with a connected load of more than 1 MW). It allows them to procure solar ...
MNRE Details Roles and Responsibilities of DISCOMs Under the 12 GW Solar CPSU Program
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification regarding the modalities and role of distribution companies (DISCOMs) to ensure the smooth implementation of the second phase ...
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, ...
CERC Orders Trading Firm to Pay Dues for Power Procured from Bagasse-Based Project
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued an order providing relief to Nirani Sugars Limited in a case concerning the payment of dues amounting to ₹110.9 million (~$1.59 million) ...
Maharashtra’s Shirdi Temple Reissues 10 MW Solar EPC Tender
Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi) is on the lookout for an engineering procurement construction (EPC) contractor to develop a 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project at any location in Maharashtra ...
Uttar Pradesh Releases Blueprint for Open Access Power Regulations
As the share of renewable energy in the generation mix is increasing in the Indian states, an increasing number of state regulatory commissions are now either coming up with new open access regulations ...
CERC Dismisses Adani Green’s Petition Against Power Grid Corporation
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced its ruling in a case that involved Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and Power Grid Corporation Limited (PGCIL). The case was about three ...
Rajasthan Clarifies How Wheeling Charges on Solar Projects are to be Applied
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has dismissed petitions filed by captive solar project developers seeking relief from applicable wheeling and banking charges. In this case, the petitioners were: Goyal ...
Amplus to Develop 150 MW of Solar Projects in Haryana as State Waives Open Access Charges
Amplus Energy Solutions has decided to make the most of the waiver provided to open access solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Haryana. The company has secured an approval from the ...
Relaxing Day-Ahead Scheduling for Co-Located Captive Power Projects Untenable: BERC
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has upheld the provisions of its regulations on the banking of power from fossil fuel and renewable energy-based captive generating projects. The BERC heard ...
CERC Proposes ₹3.60/kWh as National Average Power Purchase Cost for Open Access
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed setting up the national average power purchase cost (APPC) at ₹3.60 (~$0.051)/kWh for open access for FY 2019-20. The proposal is up ...
Maharashtra Rules in Favor of Unilateral Reduction of Open Access Contract Demand
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a petition filed by Arvind Cotsyn Private Limited regarding the unilateral reduction of open access contract demand (CD) and non-compliance of MERC ...
