KARNATAKA'S DISCOMS CANCEL PPAS AFTER UP AND AP
After the UPERC cancelled PPAs with Bajaj Power owned units (as reported by TOI), BESCOM (Karnataka based DISCOM) cancelled its PPA signed before 31st March of a 75.6 MW wind power plant. The state's energy department had already issued a
COMPETITIVE BIDDING POSES A RISK ON THE FUTURE OF WIND ENERGY
The wind energy sector is in a distressed situation after the Union Government's 'tariff-based competitive bidding' mechanism. Earlier, the SERCs used to fix 'feed-in tariffs' based on which, the the wind energy companies would sign PPAs with the distribution companies.
SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CONDITIONAL TRADING FOR NON SOLAR RECs
The matter of CERC’s order on new RECs pricing and the stay granted by the SC on trading, another hearing was held in Supreme Court on 14th July 2017. Main highlights of the Order: An Intervention appeal was filed requesting obligated entities
MP PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO RPO REGULATIONS
The MPERC has released the Sixth amendment to Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Cogeneration and Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources of Energy) (Revision-I) Regulations, 2010 [ARG-33(I)(vi) of 2017] on July 1st 2017. In these regulations, it has revised the
POSOCO-IMD WEATHER PORTAL AND WEB PORTAL "MERIT" LAUNCHED
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in collaboration with IMD and POSOCO has launched a weather portal for the power sector. This portal will help in predicting extreme weather events such as heat waves and floods which will
ENERGY CONSERVATION BUILDING CODE 2017
Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Energy Conservation Building Code, 2017 which was developed by MoP and BEE. The code aims to optimize energy savings while keeping in mind the comfort levels of the occupants. It also aims to reduce building’s
UTTAR PRADESH RELEASES SOLAR POLICY 2017
Uttar Pradesh has released its solar policy for 2017 which will be effective from the date of notification. The policy promotes solar rooftop and grid connected solar projects. As per the policy, the state aims to achieve 8% RPO by 2022
RECONNECT RECEIVES AWARD IN DIGITAL INDIA SUMMIT 2017
REConnect was awarded in the Digital India Summit 2017 in the energy and utility space by Times Now. A short program covering our flagship analytics product GridConnect was aired on Times Now on 17th June on ET Now and Times
AS PER STUDIES, EXPERTS ARE BAD AT PREDICTING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS
As per an article published by Visual Capitalist, organisations such as IEA (International Energy Agency) and EIA (Energy Information Administration), which have been predicting data on energy supply and demand as well as their forecast have been facing a number
ANALYSIS OF MPERC DRAFT REGULATIONS ON FORECASTING, SCHEDULING, DEVIATION SETTLEMENT OF WIND AND SOLAR GENERATING STATIONS
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has published draft regulations for forecasting and scheduling for wind and solar projects. Important aspects of the regulation are discussed below. Earlier Odisha, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh had come out with