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Daily News Wrap-Up: Maharashtra DISCOM’s Tender to Procure 1 GW of Solar Power

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has invited bids for the procurement of 1,000 MW of solar power from projects to be developed in the state....

February 20, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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Maharashtra DISCOM Invites Bids to Procure 200 MW of Wind Power

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has invited bids to procure 200 MW of wind power on a long-term basis from intrastate projects. The last date...

February 17, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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DISCOMs Owed ₹329 Billion to Power Generators as of January 2023

Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹329.72 billion (~$4 billion) in overdue payments for the monthly billing cycle at the end of January, according...

February 2, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: BIS Certification Deadline for Solar Inverters Extended to June 30

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has extended the deadline for compliance with and implementation of the Quality Control Order, 2017, for solar photovoltaic...

February 3, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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DISCOMs Owed ₹274 Billion to Power Generators as of December 2022

Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹273.93 billion (~$3.32 billion) in overdue payments for the monthly billing cycle at the end of December,...

January 9, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in December 2022

India installed around 596 MW of open access solar capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, an increase of 91% year-over-year. The figure was...

January 2, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Gujarat Approves Lowest Tariff of ₹2.84/kWh for 500 MW of Wind Projects

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the tariffs discovered in the competitive bidding process conducted by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam...

December 20, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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APTEL Cancels Additional Surcharge on Charges on Wheeling for Captive Power Consumers

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MPERC) order upholding the state-owned distribution...

December 6, 2022

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Sumit Jha

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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DISCOMs AT&C Losses Decline to 17% in FY22 Due to Tough Reforms

The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of distribution companies (DISCOMs) declined significantly to ~17% in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 from 22....

December 6, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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Gap Between DISCOMs’ Cost of Supply and Revenue Increases to ₹0.95/kWh in FY21

The Average Cost of Supply (ACS) for distribution companies (DISCOMS) increased from ₹6.14 (~$0.074)/kWh in financial year (FY) 2019-20 to ₹6.19 (~$0.074)/kWh in FY...

October 21, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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State-Owned DISCOMs Continue to Impede Renewables Growth

After at least two decades of bailouts and reform programs, the state-owned power distribution companies (DISCOMs) continue to be a massive drag on not only the upstream...

September 29, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Empanelment Tender Floated to Set Up 738 EV Charging Stations Across India

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments (REIL), a joint venture between the center and the Rajasthan government, has issued a tender to empanel agencies to identify...

September 23, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Bids Invited for 1.3 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems in Madhya Pradesh

ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunications, has invited bids to install and commission 1.3 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar...

September 5, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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POSOCO Forbids 15 DISCOMS in Seven States from Trading in Power Exchanges

Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) has debarred 15 distribution companies (DISCOMs) in six states and a Union Territory from buying or selling electricity at...

August 19, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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25 State Power Utilities Downgraded in Annual DISCOM Ratings

The Ministry of Power has released its tenth annual integrated ratings for the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) for the financial year (FY) 2022. Out of the 71...

August 10, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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