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<p>The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="https://www.uperc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UPERC</a>) recently adopted the tariff to procure non-solar renewable power from July 2022 to September 2022.</p>
<p>The Commission also approved the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed between the Noida Power Company (<a href="https://www.noidapower.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPCL</a>), the Arunachal Pradesh Power Corporation, and Kreate Energy India from July 2022 to September 2022.</p>
<p>Noida Power Company had filed a petition for the adoption of tariffs and purchase of electricity from non-solar renewable sources. It also requested the Commission approve the PPAs signed on January 13, 2022, and January 18, 2022, to provide a stable and reliable power supply to its consumers at a reasonable cost.</p>
<p><strong>Background</strong></p>
<p>The Commission had adopted the tariff for May and June 2022 and approved the PPAs for power procurement for the two months.</p>
<p>The Commission said that from July, hydropower would be available in addition to other non-solar renewable sources, which would qualify for renewable purchase obligation (RPO) compliance.</p>
<p>To optimize the cost, the state regulator asked Noida Power Company to explore procuring from other non-solar power sources, including bagasse-based projects within the state.</p>
<p>On the Commission&#8217;s directions, Noida Power Company floated a tender for procuring 50 MW of non-solar renewable sources for July to September 2022. But there were no bids submitted for the tender.</p>
<p>Later, Noida Power Company filed the petition to adopt the tariff and the approval of the PPAs for the remaining period until September 2022.</p>
<p><strong>Commission&#8217;s analysis</strong></p>
<p>The state regulator noted that the petitioner had complied with the Commission&#8217;s order and had received no bids to procure up to 50 MW of non-solar renewable power from July 2022 to September 2022.</p>
<p>Considering the facts, the Commission approved the tariff until September 2022. It also approved the PPA signed with Arunachal Pradesh Power Corporation and the Kreate Energy India until September 2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-35841 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated.png" alt="UPERC - Updated" width="718" height="318" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated.png 718w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated-300x133.png 300w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated-650x288.png 650w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated-624x276.png 624w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/UPERC-Updated-600x266.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px" /></a></p>
<p>Last June, UPERC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/uttar-pradesh-sets-tariff-biomass/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set</a> a tariff of ₹5.56 (~$0.076)/kWh to procure power from a 12.5 MW biomass project from the date of commissioning to March 31, 2021. The tariff was set as ₹4.81 (~$0.066)/kWh from April 01, 2021, until the tenure of the amended PPA.</p>
<p>Earlier, UPERC had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/uttar-pradesh-approves-tariff-bagasse-based-power-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adopted</a> the levelized tariff of ₹4.53 (~$0.062)/kWh to purchase 20 MW (+/-25%) of bagasse-based power. It also approved the PPAs signed between the sugar mills and the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited.</p>
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