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CERC Approves ₹2.15/kWh Tariff for 170 MW Neemuch Solar Project

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted a tariff of ₹2.15 (~$0.0224)/kWh for a 170 MW solar project to be developed as Unit 3 of the Neemuch...

May 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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CERC Clears Transmission Charges for Khavda Renewable Energy Evacuation Project

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved annual transmission charges of ₹23.92 billion (~$249.86 million) for the interstate transmission system...

May 15, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy
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HPERC Issues Draft Rules Defining Useful Life for Solar, Wind, Biomass Projects

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has issued the draft Promotion of Generation from the Renewable Energy Sources and Terms and Conditions...

May 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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GRID India Drafts Rules to Assess Transmission Connectivity Utilization

The Grid Controller of India (GRID India) has issued draft procedures to assess the utilization of transmission connectivity granted to entities. Stakeholders can submit...

May 11, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Market & Policy
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Supreme Court Rules Railways Must Pay Open Access Surcharges

The Supreme Court has ruled that Indian Railways cannot claim the status of a deemed distribution licensee (DDL) under the Electricity Act, holding that its electricity...

May 11, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy
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CERC Proposes Exit, Auction of Stalled Renewable Projects with Grid Connectivity

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed a one-time framework to deal with renewable energy projects that secured transmission connectivity...

May 7, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy
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CERC Proposes Shorter Gate Closure for Real-Time Market Power Trades

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed shortening the scheduling time in the real time market (RTM) in the power exchanges from 75 minutes to...

May 7, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Solar Inverter Suppliers in 2025

In 2025, inverter shipments to solar projects in India increased 40.8% compared to 2024, driven by record installations and a strong project pipeline targeted for...

May 6, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CERC Approves Key Deviations in 500 MW Pumped Storage Tender

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the deviations sought by Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMCL) and Uttar Pradesh Power...

May 5, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Rules Transmission Charges Apply Despite Partial Project Commissioning

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has held that renewable energy generators are liable to pay bilateral transmission charges for the associated...

April 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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CERC Staff Paper Proposes Capacity Market Design for Power Sector

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a staff paper outlining a framework for introducing capacity markets in India to address gaps in...

April 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Karnataka High Court Stays CERC’s Revised Deviation Settlement Mechanism

The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the enforcement of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) revised deviation settlement mechanism...

April 28, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Solar Module Suppliers in 2025

Trina Solar, Waaree Energies, Goldi Solar, Rayzon Solar, and Saatvik Green Energy were the top solar module suppliers in 2025, according to Mercom’s recently released...

April 21, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CERC Moves to Formalize Market Coupling, Names Grid India as the Operator

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft amendments to the Power Market Regulations, 2021, proposing a framework for implementing market...

April 20, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CERC Adopts Tariff of ₹3.13/kWh for NHPC’s 1.2 GW of Solar-Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved NHPC’s discovered tariff of ₹3.13/kWh for 1,200 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected...

April 15, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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