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Maharashtra Approves Tariffs for 8.7 MW of Solar Power Under KUSUM Program

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adopted tariffs of ₹3.28 (~$0.039)/kWh, ₹3.29 (~$0.039)/kWh, and ₹3.30 (~$0.040)/kWh for the procurement of...

March 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Union Budget 2023 Focuses on Green Energy Transition

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out an expansive budgetary outlay for expediting green transition as she identified ‘Green Growth’ as one of the seven...

February 2, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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Regulator Rejects Wind Developer’s Plea for Adjustment of Banked Units

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has ruled that a wind power generator was not entitled to an adjustment of banked units from the generating project...

February 1, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Maharashtra Regulator Allows Wind Developers’ Delayed Payment Charge Claim

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed wind power generators’ claim on delayed payments along with interest for energy supplied to the...

January 19, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Regulator Asks DISCOM to Pay Interest on Delayed Payments to Wind Developer

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to pay ₹2.62 million (~$32,073) to...

January 18, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Regulator Restrains DISCOM from Coercive Action Against a Solar Developer

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to refrain from taking any coercive...

January 12, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Regulator Allows Buying Wind Energy from Projects with Expired Agreements

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to procure 18.36 MW wind power at ₹2.65 (~$0....

January 9, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Wind
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Regulator Approves Solar Developer’s Plea to Amend Effective PPA Date

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the change in the effective power purchase agreement (PPA) date between ACME Sikar Solar (ASSPL) and...

January 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Maharashtra Commission Rejects Wind Generator’s Plea for Termination of PPA

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) rejected Inox Wind’s request to nullify the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with the Maharashtra...

December 13, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Wind
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Maharashtra Commission Allows BEST to Procure 234 MW of Solar Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the procurement of 234 MW of solar power by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking...

December 7, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Maharashtra Regulator Rejects Petition Seeking Changes to Open Access Policy

A recent petition by an individual consumer to Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) highlighted certain crucial amendments required to rooftop solar and...

December 5, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Maharashtra Regulator Allows Procurement of 500 MW of Round-the-Clock Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Adani Electricity Mumbai-Distribution to buy 250 MW of renewable energy on a round-the-clock basis...

December 1, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Regulator Approves Tariff for 133 MW of Solar Power Under KUSUM Program

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) recently allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to procure 132.75 MW of solar power...

November 15, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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DISCOM to Procure from Bagasse-Based Plant for Short-Term to Meet Peak Power Demand

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) approved the short-term power procurement by KRC distribution companies (DISCOMs) with 8 MW of round-the-clock...

November 4, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Maharashtra Regulator Orders Wind Developer to Pay Deviation Charges

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) directed Sterling Agro Industries to pay deviation charges of ₹1,634,494 (~$19,747) for the period between January 6,...

November 4, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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