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CERC Grants License to Evacuate 1.5 GW of Solar Power in Karnataka

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently granted a transmission license to Gadag II-A Transmission to establish a transmission system for the solar...

February 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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T&D
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CERC Issues New Deviation Settlement Guidelines to Maintain Grid Security

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued new guidelines to supplement the Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) Regulations 2022 to maintain grid...

February 8, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Study Says EV Batteries Can Meet Short-Term Grid Storage Demand by 2030

Electric car batteries could boost storage by injecting electricity into the grid during times of scarcity or store during periods of excess and meet short-term storage...

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Karnataka Regulator Cuts Permissible Deviation for Wind and Solar Projects

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has said that the permissible deviation for all wind and solar generators will be in the band of 10% of the...

January 12, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Renewable Energy
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Explainer: Why the New Regulations Have Made the Grid Unstable

Less than three weeks after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) new regulation de-linked deviation charges and frequency, grid frequency swung...

December 27, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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Punjab to Allow Open Access for Sanctioned Power Contract Demand of 100kVA or More

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has notified the draft PSERC (Terms and Conditions for Intra-State Open Access) (10th Amendment) Regulations,...

December 7, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Odisha Proposes Revisions to Deviation Settlement Regulations

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued the revised draft ‘Deviation, Settlement Mechanism, and Related Matters Regulations, 2022’ to ensure that...

October 18, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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West Bengal Issues Open Access Regulations Including Green Energy

Consumers who have contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW will be eligible to procure green energy through open access in West Bengal, according to the Open...

September 14, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Karnataka Regulator Proposes to Reduce Permissible Deviation for Wind & Solar Projects

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the draft for KERC (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation settlement and related matters for Wind and Solar...

August 25, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Open Access Renewable Energy Generators to Have Easy Access to ISTS Network

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued a draft regulation – ‘Connectivity and General Network Access to the Interstate Transmission System...

December 20, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Anti-Dumping Duty Likely on Aluminum Imports Used in Solar Mounting Structures

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended anti-dumping duty on certain flat-rolled aluminum products imported from China to offset the injury...

September 14, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Industrial Consumer’s Plea to Expand Existing Solar Project Capacity Rejected

The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the state of Goa and union territories, in a recent order, has dismissed a high-tension (HT) industrial consumer’s...

July 19, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Smart Grid Cell to be Established in Telangana

The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has issued a notification for implementing the TSERC (Smart Grid) Regulation, 2021. The regulation would be...

July 5, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Grid

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Smart Grid
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Chhattisgarh Releases Draft Renewable Purchase Obligations Regulations for 2021-2026

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued a draft notification for the state’s renewable purchase obligation (RPO) and renewable energy...

March 17, 2021

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Amendments Proposed to RPO Regulations for Captive Renewable Projects in Punjab

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has proposed to cap the renewable purchase obligations (RPO) for captive power projects. It has invited...

March 10, 2021

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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