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Karnataka Lowers Retail Electricity Tariff for C&I Consumers

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has reduced the retail electricity tariff for commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers of high tension (HT)...

March 6, 2024

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Market & Policy
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Karnataka Regulator Condones Delay in Solar Project Commissioning

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has condoned the delay in the commissioning of solar power projects by a developer and allowed the extension of the...

December 29, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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Apartment Complex in Bengaluru Tastes Rooftop Solar Success, Expands Capacity

In a telling testimony to the viability of rooftop solar in the residential sector, an apartment complex in Bengaluru has opted for the third phase of its rooftop solar...

March 31, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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BESCOM Floats Tender for Solarization of Agricultural Feeders Under KUSUM

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has invited bids to install and commission grid-connected distributed solar power systems for the solarization of...

January 11, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Tender Floated for 2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in Karnataka

ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunications, has invited bids to install and commission 2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar...

August 23, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Regulator Allows Tariff of ₹8.40/kWh for a Delayed Solar Project

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has condoned the delay in...

April 29, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Commission Allows Tariff of ₹7.08/kWh for a 10 kW Rooftop Solar Project

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, ruled in favor of a rooftop solar installer and said that the installer had commissioned the...

February 1, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Rooftop

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Solar
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BESCOM Issues Empanelment Tender for 50 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited bids to empanel installers to set up 50 MW of grid-connected residential rooftop solar projects in...

January 20, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Karnataka Commission Asks BESCOM to Compensate Solar Developer for GST Claims

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) recently ruled in favor of a solar developer and allowed compensation for four solar projects of 20 MW each on the...

January 18, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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APTEL Rules in Favor of a Delayed Solar Project, Asks DISCOM to Honor PPA

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, condoned the delay in the commissioning of a 2 MW project by Vatsala Ballary Solar Projects and asked...

January 11, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Karnataka DISCOMs Asked to Compensate Solar Developer for Safeguard Duty Imposition

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has recently ruled that five special purpose vehicles (SPVs) of ACME Solar were entitled to levelized incremental...

October 7, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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BESCOM’s Empanelment Process is Tedious, Expensive and Unnecessary

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has recently revised its guidelines to empanel inverter manufacturers for government solar programs in...

September 30, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Karnataka Retains Generic Tariff of ₹3.26/kWh for Wind Projects in FY 2021-22

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, ruled that the generic tariff for wind power projects will continue to be ₹3.26 (~$0.044)/kWh...

August 3, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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Regulator to Reconsider Decision to Slash Tariff of Rooftop Solar Project by 46%

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, directed the Karnataka  Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to review its earlier order regarding...

July 16, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Tariff for Delayed Solar Project in Karnataka Reduced to ₹6.51/kWh from ₹7.05/kWh

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in a recent order, has rejected Photon Suryakiran’s petition asking for Bangalore Electricity Supply...

July 15, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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