Uttar Pradesh Regulator Approves Tariff of ₹4.53/kWh for Bagasse-Based Power
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), in a recent order, adopted the levelized tariff of ₹4.53 (~$0.062)/kWh for the purchase of 20 MW (+/-25%) of bagasse-based power. The Commission ...
Punjab Specifies Share of Hydropower in its Renewable Purchase Obligation Trajectory
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has invited comments, suggestions, and objections to the staff paper for revising the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) regulations to factor in hydropower purchase ...
Haryana Imposes Charges and Caps on Renewable Energy Banking
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued regulations for establishing tariffs from renewables, renewable purchase obligation (RPO), and renewable energy certificate (REC) for the financial year (FY) 2021-22 to ...
Haryana Releases Draft Solar Power Policy, Invites Suggestions
The New and Renewable Energy Department, Haryana, has issued the draft ‘Haryana Solar Power Policy, 2021,’ and requested government stakeholders to send their comments within 15 days from the date ...
Integrated Day Ahead Market Proposed in Exchanges for Conventional & Renewable Energy
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has decided to set up an integrated day-ahead market (DAM) at the power exchanges with separate price formation for power generated from renewable energy and ...
BEST to Procure 400 MW of Wind Solar Hybrid Power from SECI
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) to procure 400 MW wind-solar hybrid power from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). In ...
CESC Invites Bids to Procure Power from Solar and Other Renewable Sources
CESC Limited, the Kolkata-based company of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has invited bids for the procurement of power from solar and non-solar renewable energy sources in or outside West Bengal ...
DISCOMs Need Distribution System Operators To Forecast Renewables and Manage Load
India is an attractive solar market with tremendous, long-term potential. The installation targets are aggressive; however, the investments in the sector have stymied due to counterparty credit risks from distribution ...
‘Change in Law’ Clause in PPAs Signed by Small Scale Distributed Solar Projects Approved
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the incorporation of 'change of law' in the proposed power purchase agreements (PPAs) by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam. These PPAs are ...
National Average Power Purchase Cost of ₹3.85/kWh Set for Open Access Solar Projects
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for open access at ₹3.85 (~$0.052)/kWh. The APPC would be applicable during the financial year ...
Consumers Opting for 100% Renewables to Pay ‘Green Power Tariff’ of ₹0.66/kWh
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has, in a recent order, allowed a 'Green Power Tariff' of ₹0.66 (~$0.009)/kWh to be levied on consumers opting for 100% green energy. The ...
Chhattisgarh Releases Draft Renewable Purchase Obligations Regulations for 2021-2026
The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued a draft notification for the state’s renewable purchase obligation (RPO) and renewable energy certificates (REC) framework regulations for 2021-2026. The Chhattisgarh ...
Amendments Proposed to RPO Regulations for Captive Renewable Projects in Punjab
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has proposed to cap the renewable purchase obligations (RPO) for captive power projects. It has invited feedback from the industry on or before ...
REC Market Counting on RPO Compliance Deadline Extension Amidst Trading Halt
As the power market awaits the end of an over seven-month halt in the trading of renewable energy certificates (REC), stakeholders remain hopeful of a deadline extension from their respective ...
Levelized Tariff of ₹7.12/kWh Allowed for a Rooftop Solar System in Dadra & Nagar Haveli
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has set a tariff of ₹7.12 (~$0.097)/KWh for 485 kW rooftop solar power projects and 900 kW ground-mounted projects at Kala in the Union ...
Renewables Portfolio Standard Policy Has Driven 45% of Capacity Addition in the U.S.
The non-hydro power renewable energy generation has advanced by 402 TWh since 2000 in the U.S., of which 189 TWh or 45% of overall growth is because of Renewables Portfolio ...
IEX’s Green Term-Ahead Market Trades 24 Million Units of Solar Power in January
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) announced that its real-time electricity market (RTM) witnessed a trading volume of 1,233 million units (MU) in January 2021, a 9.2% monthly increase. This was ...
DISCOMs Now Have Hydropower Purchase Obligation in Their RPO Targets
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued a notification specifying renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets, including large hydropower projects commissioned after March 08, 2019. On March 08, 2019, the government ...
West Bengal Mandates Gross Metering for Rooftop Solar Systems Above 5 kW
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has issued amendments to the Cogeneration and Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources Regulations 2013. A significant amendment is the mandate of a gross ...
DISCOMs Must Pay Existing Renewable Developers On Time to Attract New Competitive Bids
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) recently heard the petition of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to relax penalty for unmet renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets and ...
REC Trading Expected to Resume from November 25th
Power exchanges may resume trading renewable energy certificates (REC) on November 25, 2020, after a four-month halt following a stay order by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) back in ...
Maharashtra Pushes For Open Tenders for its Solar Program
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to file a modified request for selection (RfS) for floating open tenders under the ...
Rajasthan Regulator Says DISCOMs Not to be Blamed for Failure to Meet RPO Targets
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) ruled in favor of the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) in a petition demanding action against them for not achieving their renewable purchase obligation (RPO) ...
Maharashtra Sets Tariffs to Procure Wind Energy from Projects with Expired EPAs
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the energy purchase agreement (EPA) for wind projects with expired EPAs. The agreements were signed between Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited ...
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission’s RPO Review for Goa & Union Territories
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has reviewed renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for FY 2019-20 based on the submitted data from its jurisdiction region. The analysis shows that except ...
