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Delhi Proposes Expanding Green Energy Open Access Eligibility

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has issued a draft amendment to its Green Energy Open Access Regulations, 2024, to remove the requirement that...

April 15, 2026

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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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Bihar Expands Time-of-Day Tariffs Applicability in FY 2027

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has largely retained retail electricity tariffs across consumer categories for the financial year (FY) 2026-27, while...

April 2, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CERC Notifies Phased Move to Schedule-Based Deviation for Wind, Solar Under DSM

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has determined the value of “X” for computing deviation by wind and solar sellers under the Deviation Settlement...

April 1, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Rajasthan Regulator Notifies Resource Adequacy Regulations

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the Framework for Resource Adequacy Regulations, 2026, which outlines a mechanism for planning generation...

March 31, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CERC Expands Renewable Energy Certificates Eligibility to Captive Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has expanded the scope of the Renewable Energy Certificates mechanism by allowing more entities, including certain...

March 26, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Approves Tariffs for NTPC’s 1.5 GW Solar Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted tariffs of ₹2.68 (~$0.0287)/kWh and ₹2.69 (~$0.0288)/kWh for NTPC’s 1,500 MW of interstate transmission...

March 24, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Brings Integrated Energy Storage Systems Under Tariff Framework

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has brought integrated energy storage systems co-located with coal-, lignite-, or gas-based thermal generating...

March 23, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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CERC Proposes Grid Congestion Charges of ₹3-₹10/kWh

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed revising the methodology for determining congestion charges in real-time interstate transmission. The...

March 17, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan Proposes Amending Renewable Purchase Obligation Rules

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft amendments to its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) Regulations, 2023, proposing changes to...

March 11, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Q4 Sees Solar Open Access Slowdown in Karnataka, Rajasthan, UP

India’s solar open access market witnessed a slowdown in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, with regulatory changes, tariff structuring, and grid constraints affecting...

March 10, 2026

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Prabha P P

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Rajasthan Adopts Tariff for 2 GWh Standalone Battery Storage Projects

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has adopted a tariff of ₹285,000 (~$3,106.52)/MW/month for 500 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage...

March 9, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Karnataka Revises Power Tariffs After Allowing DISCOMs’ Review Petition

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has allowed a review petition filed by the state’s electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) and revised...

March 5, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Madhya Pradesh Amends Open Access Rules, Clarifies Billing Mechanism

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has notified the Sixth Amendment to the MPERC (Terms and Conditions for Intra-State Open Access in Madhya...

February 19, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar
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Punjab Proposes Stricter Banking Rules for Captive Renewable Energy Projects

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has proposed amendments to the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Harnessing of Captive Power...

February 3, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Delhi Government to Generate Revenue From Green Projects Using Carbon Credits

The Delhi Government has approved a proposal to implement a Carbon Credit Monetization Framework to convert the city’s green projects into revenue-generating assets to...

January 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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