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CERC Issues Draft Regulations to Expand ISTS Charges Waiver Applicability

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has introduced the draft fourth amendment to its 2020 regulations, expanding the eligibility for transmission...

October 14, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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WBERC Proposes Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems up to 500 kW

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has issued draft regulations for grid-interactive rooftop solar systems. The regulations provide a detailed...

October 8, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MERC Adds Virtual Net Metering in Rooftop Renewable Energy System Rules

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has included virtual net metering provisions in the Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable Energy Generating System...

September 6, 2024

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Tamil Nadu Regulator Unveils Draft Regulations for Solar Systems

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has released a draft of the Grid Interactive Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Generating Systems Regulations, 2024,...

June 20, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Unveils Draft Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations 2024

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has formulated the draft regulations to determine the tariff for renewable energy projects in 2024. These...

February 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Rajasthan Struggles to Harness Solar Potential as Open Access Projects Face Setbacks

In Rajasthan, where the promise of renewable energy seems boundless, hurdles have emerged in the path of progress where a significant capacity of open access solar...

February 20, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Jharkhand Introduces Solar Group and Virtual Net Metering Framework

Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has formulated regulations for group net metering and virtual net metering in the state. The rules are expected...

February 9, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Rajasthan to Allow Annual Revision in Biomass Tariffs

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has allowed the annual change in tariff for biomass projects in the state based on the increase or decrease in...

December 22, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Biofuel

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Maharashtra Proposes Net Metering Cap of 1 MW for Rooftop Solar Projects

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has proposed amendments to the net and gross metering rules under the state’s Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable...

August 14, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Haryana Regulator Notifies Green Open Access Regulations

Consumers in Haryana with a contracted demand or sanctioned load of at least 100 kW will be eligible for Green Energy Open Access, with no limit on the power supply for...

April 26, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar
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CERC Grants License to Evacuate 1.5 GW of Solar Power in Karnataka

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently granted a transmission license to Gadag II-A Transmission to establish a transmission system for the solar...

February 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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T&D
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CERC Issues New Deviation Settlement Guidelines to Maintain Grid Security

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued new guidelines to supplement the Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) Regulations 2022 to maintain grid...

February 8, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Study Says EV Batteries Can Meet Short-Term Grid Storage Demand by 2030

Electric car batteries could boost storage by injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or store during periods of excess and meet short-term storage...

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Karnataka Regulator Cuts Permissible Deviation for Wind and Solar Projects

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has said that the permissible deviation for all wind and solar generators will be in the band of 10% of the...

January 12, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Renewable Energy
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Explainer: Why the New Regulations Have Made the Grid Unstable

Less than three weeks after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) new regulation de-linked deviation charges and frequency, grid frequency swung...

December 27, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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