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Strict Financing Rules & Penalties for Non-Payment Help Improve DISCOMs’ Performance

Stricter regulations around financing, severe penalties for non-payment of dues, mandatory energy accounting, and auditing are the driving factors behind the...

May 11, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Market & Policy
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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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Haryana Regulator Sets Aside DISCOMs’ Levy on Green Open Access Consumers

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) ruled that distribution companies (DISCOMs) will not be allowed to impose reliability charges on green open access...

May 5, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: RUVNL Announces Winners for 1 GW Solar Auction

Mahindra Susten, Sunfree Energy (SAEL), Solarcraft Power India (Blupine Energy), Jakson, Shiva Corporation, Avaada Energy, and SJVN emerged winners in Rajasthan Urja...

May 5, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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DISCOMs’ Liability to Power Generators Rises to ₹449 Billion at April-End

Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹448.62 billion (~$5.49 billion) in overdue payments for the monthly billing cycle at the end of April. The dues...

May 4, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry of Power Proposes Subsidy Accounting and Payment Framework for DISCOMs

The Ministry of Power has proposed draft provisions in the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2023, for subsidy accounting and payment and a framework to ensure the...

April 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Government to Pool Tariff of Plants with Expired Power Purchase Agreements

The Ministry of Power has issued a program for pooling tariffs for coal or gas-based thermal power plants whose power purchase agreements (PPAs) have expired in the...

April 21, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Other Energy
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Hero Future Wants to be a One-stop Shop Energy Supplier to C&I Clients

With the rapid transformation of the renewable energy landscape from vanilla utility-scale solar projects to round-the-clock (RTC) power supply and a growing C&I...

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Adani Electricity Mumbai Tops Power Distribution Firm Rankings for FY 2022

The Ministry of Power has released the eleventh annual integrated ratings and rankings report for the financial year (FY) 2022, which assessed the financial and...

April 12, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Other
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Nearly 30% of All Power Distribution Firms Improve Rating in Annual Report

The Central government’s annual appraisal of power distribution companies’ (DISCOMs) financial and operational performance saw 21 entities improve their rating over the...

April 11, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Other
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DISCOMS Owed Power Generators ₹422 Billion at the End of March 2023

Distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹422.13 billion (~$5.16 billion) in overdue payments for the monthly billing cycle at the end of March, according...

April 7, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Gujarat Sets Additional Surcharge of ₹0.76/kWh for Open Access Consumers

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved an additional surcharge of ₹0.76 (~$0.0092)/ kWh, which will apply to consumers availing power through...

April 3, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Andhra Regulator Directs DISCOM to Pay ₹2.93/kWh for Wind Power Procured

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has directed the state distribution company (DISCOM) to pay a tariff of ₹2.93 (~$0.036)/kWh for the power...

March 20, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Wind
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Government Asks Imported Coal-Based Power Plants to Run at Full Capacity

The government has invoked the emergency provision in the Electricity Act to direct all imported coal-based power plants to run at full capacity and ensure the...

February 22, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Other Energy
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Andhra Regulator Sets ₹2.64/kWh as Tariff for 11–20-Year Old Wind Projects

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has set a levelized tariff of ₹2.64 (~$0.032)/kWh for the 11th to 20th year of operation for wind power...

February 17, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Wind

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