
APTEL Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Solar Developers for Excess Power Consumed
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ordered Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay solar developers compensation for the excess power consumed. The state-owned generation and distribution ...

APTEL Sets Aside TNERC Order, Says Solar Developer Entitled for Preferential Tariff
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favor of a solar developer and said that the developer is entitled to a tariff of ₹7.01 (~$0.085)/kWh as it commissioned ...

BHEL Invites Bids for Trading Renewable Energy Certificates at Power Exchanges
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids from traders to procure renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) and trade them at the power exchanges ...

Tamil Nadu Issues Priority Order for Open Access Consumers to Procure Energy
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued an amendment to the 'Grid-Connectivity and Intrastate open Access Regulations, 2014.' The amendment seeks to prioritize energy adjustment from different sources ...

Open Access Power Consumers to Pay Additional Surcharge Regardless of Voltage Level
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, ruled that open access consumers with drawal voltage over and above 66 kV cannot seek exclusion or exemption from ...

Tamil Nadu Regulator Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Interest Due to a Wind Developer
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, directed Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay a wind developer the interest on the delayed payments for ...

Regulator Approves Tamil Nadu DISCOM’s Petition to Procure Round-The-Clock Power
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation’s (TANGEDCO) petition to procure round-the-clock (RTC) power. TANGEDCO had sought to procure 500 MW for ...

TANGEDCO Directed to Levy Additional Surcharges for Actual Open Access Energy Drawn
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has ruled that the additional surcharge should be levied only on the quantity of the actual drawn open access power in line with ...

Tamil Nadu Regulator Asks DISCOM to Pay Amount Due to a Wind Developer With Interest
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay the deficit amount of ₹170.41 million (~$2.26 million) for the financial year ...

Tamil Nadu DISCOM to Procure 500 MW of Solar Power Under KUSUM Program
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation’s (TANGEDCO) proposal to procure 500 MW of solar power from projects with capacity in ...

Tamil Nadu Proposes Priority of Buying Power from Various Sources Under Open Access
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Electricity (Grid Connectivity and Intrastate Open Access) Regulations 2014. The amendments will come into effect ...

Tamil Nadu Issues Revised Guidelines for Verifying Captive Power Projects
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, revised the rules for the verification of captive open access projects. The data verification procedure for providing captive status ...

Commission Directs Tamil Nadu DISCOM to Clear Dues of Wind Energy Generator in a Month
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the state distribution company (DISCOM) to make payments to a wind energy generator with a 6% annual interest within a month ...

Tamil Nadu DISCOM Asked to Pay Interest Dues to Three Wind Energy Generators
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay 1% interest per month for delayed payment to ...

Tamil Nadu to Purchase 1,000 MW of Solar from SECI at ₹2.61/kWh
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, approved the tariff of ₹2.61 (~$0,036)/kWh, including the trading margin of ₹0.07 (~$0.0009)/kWh, for procuring 1,000 MW of solar ...

TANGEDCO to Develop a 4 GW Solar Park With Battery Energy Storage in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu’s Power Minister V Senthil Balaji informed the legislative assembly that Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) would develop a 4 GW solar park with battery energy storage ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: IREDA to Assist TANGEDCO with Renewable Projects and Fundraising
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Generation ...

DISCOM and Load Despatch Center Must Compensate for Curtailment of Solar Power: APTEL
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, ruled that the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and the Tamil Nadu State Load Despatch Center (TNSLDC) should ...

APTEL Asks DISCOM to Return Bank Guarantee of a Delayed Solar Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, has ruled in favor of a solar developer, allowing a 15-month extension for a delayed solar project. Of the total ...

APTEL Clarifies Authority of DISCOMs and Regulators in Open Access Power Projects
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent ruling, stated that the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) could only be entrusted with the exercise of collecting ...

Tamil Nadu DISCOM Directed to Pay ₹165 Million in Wind Dues with 12% Interest
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) to pay $164.95 million (~$2.18 million) in outstanding dues ...

Open Access Power Consumers in Tamil Nadu to Pay Additional Surcharge of ₹0.70/kWh
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has heard a petition filed by the distribution company and approved an additional surcharge of ₹0.70 (~$0.0093)/kWh, payable by open access consumers. The ...

TANGEDCO Seeks Consultants to Verify Captive Solar and Wind Projects
The Tamil Nadu Transmission and Generation Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) has invited bids for consultancy services to verify captive projects for the financial years (FY) 2014-15 to 2019-20 in the Coimbatore ...

Tender Floated for a 1 MW Solar Project with 3 MWh of Battery Energy Storage in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) has invited bids for the design, engineering, testing, and commissioning of a 1 MW (AC) solar power project with a 1 ...

Solar Developer’s Plea for Extending Project Commissioning Deadline Rejected
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has rejected a plea by a solar developer seeking an extension of 18 months for commissioning a project citing 'force majeure' events. The ...