Regulations

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has proposed to apply scheduling and merit order dispatch regulations to cogeneration and renewable energy generation units, and remove the must-run status of renewable power plants in the […]

The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TSNPDCL) and Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TSSPDCL) have filed a petition with the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) for levying an additional surcharge of Rs […]

The Renewable Energy Welfare Society (REWS) has approached the Ministry of Power seeking waiver of the cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) for renewable energy projects. According to REWS, CSS is more than Rs 3 per kWh in […]

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission has fixed the levellised generic tariff for wind power projects commissioned between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018. The tariff for wind projects located in Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer […]

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the draft RPO and the renewable energy certificate (REC) framework implementation regulations for 2017-20. These will be applicable to all captive users and open access consumers. Under this […]

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has decided to determine the feed-in tariff for grid-connected rooftop solar systems. The new tariff will help resolve the net-metering problems faced by rooftop power generators. Rooftop PV […]

The Maharashtra Energy Regulatory Commission (MERC) has increased the power tariff for agricultural consumers by almost 100 per cent. From 2017-18 onwards, MERC has adopted the revised multi-year-tariff (MYT) programme, under which, the electricity rates […]

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has rejected the application submitted by the Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation (KIIDC) to determine the tariff for the proposed floating solar project planned at Chulliyar dam in […]

The Ministry of Finance has raised concern over the misuse of funds, alleging that the government has allocated only $1.8 billion from the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) to the MNRE between 2010-11 and 2016-17. […]

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed a new benchmark solar tariff of Rs 4.50 per kWh with accelerated depreciation (AD) and Rs 4.41 per kWh without AD for 2017-18. Once the comments and […]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) to pass the tariff order for bagasse-based cogeneration projects from April 1, 2016. This was in response to a petition […]

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has revised the forbearance and floor prices for non-solar renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Rs 5,800 to Rs 2,500 and for solar RECs from Rs 3,500 to Rs 1,000. […]

In response to a petition filed by the Madhya Pradesh Biomass Energy Developers Association, the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has clarified that Regulation 10 of the MPERC (Cogeneration and Generation of Electricity from Renewable […]

GERC has invited comments on the suo motu order initiated by the commission for compliance with the GERC (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources) Regulations, 2010 read with GERC (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources) […]

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has released the draft regulations for forecasting and scheduling for wind and solar projects. According to the draft regulations, forecasting and scheduling will be mandatory for all the wind […]

REC trading witnessed positive results in December 2016 with respect to non-solar REC clearance, with the non-solar REC cleared volume increasing by 160,000. The cleared volume of solar RECs, however, declined marginally by 9,000 certificates. […]

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has decided to continue with the existing renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for 2016-17, that is, 8 per cent non-solar RPO and 1.5 per cent solar RPO. Further, it […]

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has finalised the tariff for small-hydro projects (SHPs). The tariff for projects up to 5 MW of capacity has been set at Rs 4.32 per kWh without accelerated depreciation […]

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has exempted the electricity duty of Re 0.40 per unit for solar rooftop and captive power units coming up in the state. The state government has already announced its […]

In a recent amendment to Regulation 11 of the renewable energy certificate (REC) regulations, the CERC has determined the fees and charges payable by the eligible entities for participation in the scheme, registration, eligibility of […]