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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Hikes CFA for Residential Rooftop Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has increased the benchmark Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for grid-connected rooftop solar power systems under Phase II of...

January 9, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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APTEL Affirms RERC’s Ruling on Claim Against Retroactive Impact on PPAs

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (RERC) decision dismissing a petition filed by Kishangarh...

January 8, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE’s ₹5.15 billion Solar Program for Tribal Areas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has received the President of India’s approval to implement a new solar power program with an outlay of ₹5.15 billion (~$61.9...

January 8, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Tribunal Upholds RERC Order Rejecting Claim Against Retroactive Impact on PPAs

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (RERC) decision dismissing a petition filed by a wind energy...

January 5, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Wind
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Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership, Consumption Terms for Captive Power Projects

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that a user who owns 26% of a captive power-generating project and utilizes 51% of its electricity could be...

October 11, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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CERC Allows Solar Developer’s GST and Safeguard Duty Compensation Claims

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a recent order, ruled in favor of a solar developer and directed the contracting parties to reconcile the...

July 3, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Karnataka Regulator Grants Captive Status to 50 MW Wind Project

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ruled that a power generator needs to fulfill only the two conditions provided in the Electricity Rules, 2005,...

May 8, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-up: Haryana Tenders 500 MW of Solar Power

Haryana Power Purchase Center, a joint forum of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, has invited bids for supplying 500 MW of...

April 20, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Apex Court Denies Wind Developers’ Claim for Higher Tariff from Gujarat

The Supreme Court of India recently set aside the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and State Commission orders that allowed wind developers to claim higher...

April 19, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Kerala’s 100 MW Solar Empanelment Tender

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited bids to empanel solar developers to set up 100 MW of grid-connected rooftop and ground-mounted projects. Empaneled...

March 21, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Tribunal Asks Regulator to Re-Examine Penalty on POWERGRID Due to Project Delay

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) recently ruled in favor of the Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) and asked the Central Electricity Regulatory...

March 20, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Andhra Regulator Approves Renewable Energy Certificates Purchase by DISCOM

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) recently ruled that the state distribution company (DISCOM) was entitled to procure renewable energy...

December 8, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Trading at IEX Dips 12% in November, Weighted Average Price Rebounds

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 354 million units (MU) of renewable energy in November 2022, a 12.2% decrease compared to the 403 MU traded the month before. The...

December 5, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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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...

November 29, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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APTEL Rules in Favor of Solar Developers, Strikes Down Reduction of Tariff

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) ruled in favor of solar developers who were successful bidders in the tender issued by the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable...

November 29, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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