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Ministry Urges States to Ensure Adequate Growth of Power Generation Capacity

The Ministry of Power has written to all states and union territories (UTs) to adhere to the recently issued “Resource Adequacy Guidelines” to ensure sufficient growth...

February 12, 2024

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Other Energy
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Ministry Asks State Regulators to Comply with Green Energy Open Access Rules

The Ministry of Power has instructed state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to comply with the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy...

May 16, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Tamil Nadu Likely to Set Solar RPO for FY 2020 at 6%

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has invited suggestions and comments on the proposed amendments to its Renewable Energy Purchase Obligations...

November 12, 2019

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Important Headlines from the Indian Solar Market in April 2019

April 2019 was a busy month for the domestic solar industry with state electricity regulatory commissions issuing orders aimed at providing relief to solar project...

May 6, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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Ministry of Power Addresses Pass Through, Open Access in Amendments to Tariff Policy

The Ministry of Power has issued draft amendments to Tariff Policy 2016. The amendments have been proposed keeping in view the changes and dynamic nature of the power...

June 1, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CERC Issues Guidelines for Accreditation of Entities Under the REC Mechanism

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued model guidelines for the accreditation of renewable energy projects or distribution licensees (DISCOM) by...

March 26, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid

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Utilities
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Recommendations from Forum of Regulators to Improve Open Access in India

The Forum of Regulators (FOR) released a report last December on the issues affecting open access in the country. The report charts a way forward for the better...

March 21, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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Feed-In Tariffs to Make a Comeback in India for Small Solar and Wind Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a clarification that calls for procuring power from small solar and wind projects through feed-in tariffs...

February 3, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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MERC Okays MSEDCL Plan to Procure Renewable Power with Competitive Bidding

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has won approval to procure wind, solar, and bagasse‑based cogeneration power at a rate...

December 20, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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NTPC Seeks Pan India License to Set Up EV Charging Stations

  The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is seeking a pan India license to construct and set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across India. As of...

October 31, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Electric Vehicles

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Energy Storage
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APTEL Directs Haryana Power Agencies to Procure Power from a Disputed 1 MW Solar Project

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has issued an order directing the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) and the Haryana Power Purchase Centre...

October 24, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MNRE Issues Advisory Asking States to Honor Wind PPAs

Bringing relief to wind project developers across India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory to state governments and state...

August 22, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Other

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Wind
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Political Considerations at Play as ‘DISCOM’s Subsidy Dependence up by 7-8 Percent

The overall subsidy dependence of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) is estimated to increase by 7-8 percent to Rs.810 billion (~$12.53 billion) in the current...

June 30, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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Grid

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Utilities
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25 Indian States Fall Behind Solar RPO Targets

Twenty-five states in India have fallen behind their renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets. The state-wise installation targets set by the Ministry of New and...

January 17, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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