Haryana Regulator Allows State DISCOMs to Carry Forward RPO Backlogs
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) recently allowed distribution companies (DISCOMs) time up to March 31, 2023, to fulfill their renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets, including backlogs from previous years ...
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 for 200 MW of inter-state ...
Jharkhand Regulator Allows DISCOM to Purchase 700 MW of Solar Power to Fulfil its RPO
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has allowed Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) to procure 700 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of ...
Kerala Invites Bids for Short-Term Procurement of 340 MW of Solar, Wind and Hydropower
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited bids to procure solar, wind, and hydropower on a short-term basis to meet its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) target from November 01, 2022, ...
Bids Invited for 255 MW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects With Greenshoe Option Across India
Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) has invited bids to set up 255 MW of wind-solar hybrid power projects with a greenshoe option of an additional 255 MW across India. The ...
Bihar Proposes Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Trajectory Until 2030
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued the draft 'RPO, its compliance and REC Framework Implementation) (4th Amendment) Regulation 2022.' In line with the directions of the Ministry of ...
Why India’s Wind Potential Still Remains Largely Untapped
The National Institute of Wind Energy, NIWE's recent resource assessment indicates a gross wind power potential of 302 GW in the country at 100-meter hub height and 695.50 GW at ...
Captive Power Generator Directed to Purchase RECs to Meet RPO Targets
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) recently directed a captive power generator to provide details of the energy that had been procured through open access for the financial year ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Power-DDL Meets Renewable Purchase Obligation for FY22
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited became a 100% RPO (renewable purchase obligation) compliant DISCOM for the second ...
Power Ministry Notifies Wind, Hydro and Energy Storage Purchase Obligation Up to 2030
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) and Energy Storage Obligation (ESO) until the financial year 2029-2030. A committee under the co-chairmanship of secretaries of ...
Regulator Approves Purchase of 1,692 MW of Solar Power by Telangana DISCOMs
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has approved power usage agreements (PUAs) between Telangana distribution companies (DISCOMs), and NTPC for the purchase of 1,692 MW of solar power from ...
Kerala DISCOM’s Plea to Introduce Gross Metering & Net Billing for Solar Systems Rejected
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC), in a recent order, rejected the Kerala State Electricity Board's (KSEB) request to introduce the gross metering and net-billing or net-feed-in program for ...
Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Targets Set for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
The Joint Electricity and Regulatory Commission (JERC) has notified the ‘Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), its Compliance and REC framework Implementation Regulations, 2022’ for the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir ...
Gujarat Allows Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems of 1 kW to 1 MW
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has amended Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems) Regulations, 2016. The new regulation— Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering ...
Kerala DISCOM Tenders to Procure 150 MW of Solar Power for Short-Term
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEBL) has invited bids to procure 150 MW of solar power on a short-term basis to meet its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) target for June 15, ...
Telangana Sets Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Targets for FY23 to FY27
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued the 'Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Regulations, 2022.' The regulations came into force on April 1, 2022. The state regulatory body had ...
Karnataka Regulator Issues Draft RPO Target Until 2029-30
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued amendments to the KERC (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources), Regulations, 2011 to specify the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) target for 2022-23 to ...
Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Target in Gujarat Set at 17% for FY 2023
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued GERC (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources) (Third Amendment), Regulations, 2022 to specify renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for the period from FY ...
Andhra Proposes New Renewable Power Purchase Obligation Targets
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has drafted new regulations specifying the obligation to purchase renewable power and its compliance by purchasing renewable energy or renewable energy certificates for the ...
Uttarakhand Regulator Approves Procurement of 200 MW of Solar Power from SECI
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC), in a recent order, approved the procurement of 200 MW of solar power by Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) from Solar Energy Corporation of ...
Tender Issued for Consultancy on Procuring Renewable Energy Certificates
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), a Government of India undertaking, has issued a notice inviting tender for consultancy services to facilitate renewable energy certificates (REC) purchase to meet its ...
Bihar DISCOM Receives Regulatory Approval to Procure 200 MW of Solar Power at ₹3.11/kWh
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved tariff and the power purchase agreement between the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) and SJVN Limited for procuring 200 MW of ...
Rajasthan DISCOMs Allowed Time Until FY 2024 to Clear RPO Backlog of 11,454 MU
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) recently allowed the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) to carry forward the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) shortfall from the financial year (FY) 2011-12 to FY ...
Tariff of ₹2.51/kWh Approved for 250 MW of Solar Projects at Dondaicha Solar Park
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has authorized the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to procure 250 MW of ...
Rajasthan Adds Hydropower to its Renewable Purchase Obligation Targets
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has included hydropower purchase obligations in the seventh amendment to its renewable power purchase obligations (RPO). The Commission revised the RPO target for financial ...
