
Chhattisgarh Commission Penalizes Captive Power Producer for RPO Non-Compliance
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC), in a recent order, imposed a penalty of ₹100,000 (~$1,343) on a captive power producer for non-compliance of renewable purchase obligation (RPO). Background Chhattisgarh ...

Captive Power Producers in Maharashtra Allowed Time to Clear RPO Backlog
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its recent order, allowed captive power producers to fulfill their renewable purchase obligation (RPO) backlog for the financial years (FY) starting 2015 to ...

APTEL Comes Down on State Electricity Regulator on Tariff Cut for a Solar Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in its recent order, has ruled in favor of a solar developer, allowing the approval for the extension of the scheduled commercial operation date ...

Regulator Rejects Wind Developers’ Plea for Interest on Delayed Payment by DISCOM
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in a recent order, has rejected the petition seeking directions against Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for failing to comply with the ...

Regulator Rejects Solar Developer’s Petition for Refund of Liquidated Damages
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, has rejected the petition of Kavit Green Energy asking Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) to refund ₹28.3 million (~$380,087) ...

Regulator Approves Tariff of ₹7.45/kWh for a Waste-to-Energy Project in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has set a revised tariff of ₹7.45(~$0.10)/kWh to procure power from the waste-to-energy project based on a municipal solid waste processing unit (750 ...

CERC Adopts Tariff for 3 GW of Thermal-Bundled Solar Projects Tendered in 2015
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has passed an order approving tariffs ranging between ₹3.15 (~$0.043)/kWh and ₹5.19 (~$0.071)/kWh for 3 GW of solar projects bundled with thermal power under ...

Lack of Restitution Clause in Solar PPAs Must Not Lead to Rejection of Carrying Costs Claims
Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) have been denying the claim of carrying costs raised by developers in the various change in law petitions (CIL Petition) if their power purchase agreements (PPAs) ...

APTEL Provides Interim Relief to Developers in the Scrapped GUVNL 700 MW Solar Auction
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to extend the validity of bids placed by developers in its scrapped 700 MW solar auction ...

Tamil Nadu DISCOM Asked to Pay Over ₹74 Million in Wind Dues Along with Interest
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay wind generators about ₹74.2 million (~$1 million) in delayed wind power ...

Eden Renewable’s 50 MW Solar Project in Uttar Pradesh Gets Deadline Extension
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) allowed an extension of the scheduled commissioning date (SCOD) of a 50 MW solar project in Chitrakoot district. The project is being developed ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: juwi Signs PPA for a 175 MW Solar + 25 MW Battery Storage Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcement of the day from around the world: Duke Energy, a U.S.-based energy holding company, announced that it would convert its fleet of 10,000 vehicles ...

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Seeks to Invalidate PSA Termination for 300 MW Wind Power
The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has filed a petition with the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) seeking it to invalidate the cancellation of a power sale agreement ...

Karnataka Wind Installer and DISCOM Spar Over Wheeling of Energy to Open Access Consumers
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ordered that Golden Hatcheries, a company that had installed a 3.2 MW wind power project, should be granted its due credits for the ...

ACME Solar Decides to Terminate its Lowest Tariff Project Citing Force Majeure
ACME Solar has filed a petition before the Central Energy Regulatory Commission (CERC), asking it to direct the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and the Power Grid Corporation of ...

MNRE Asks State Electricity Regulators to Hear Petitions Online Amid COVID-19
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has requested all the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) to allow the online listing of petitions and hear urgent matters through video ...

Maharashtra Approves Tariff of ₹2.90/kWh to Procure 350 MW of Solar from Tata and Avaada
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a tariff of ₹2.90 (~$0.04)/kWh for the long-term procurement of 350 MW of solar power by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited ...

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 ...

Solar Federation Requests Andhra to Withhold Hearing of Forecasting Regulations
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written a letter to the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) asking it to withhold from a public hearing until the ...

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, ...

Maharashtra DISCOM Asked to Extend Commissioning Timeline for 100 MW of Wind Projects
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has asked the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to extend the financial closure and scheduled commissioning dates for a wind power project ...

Karnataka: Delayed Rooftop Solar Project’s Tariff Reduced to ₹5.20/kWh from ₹9.56/kWh
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issued an order in favor of the Bangalore Electricity Company (BESCOM) and directed Emmvee Solar to downward revise the tariff for a 1 MW ...

CERC Directs NLDC to Issue Renewable Energy Certificates to Tadas Wind
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has directed the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) to issue renewable energy certificates (RECs) to Tadas Wind Energy Private Limited (formerly known as Tadas ...

Torrent Power to Pay Revised Tariff for 750 kW of Rooftop Solar to Surat’s Municipal Body
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has directed Torrent Power Limited to pay the revised tariffs for rooftop solar projects to the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). The new tariffs are ...

Haryana DISCOM Ordered to Pay Dues for Power from Captive Solar Project With Interest
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued an order directing the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) to pay its dues to Merino Panel Products Limited for power injected ...