Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in consultation with various stakeholders including the Industry and States had come up with the Draft Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects in the month of March this year. After 4
Rajasthan Proposes Wind Tariff for FY 2016-17
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) recently proposed the new tariff for wind energy sources, which will be applicable for the projects commissioned during FY 16-17. The tariff will be applicable for 25 years. The details of the tariff proposed
HPERC Determines Generalized Levelised Tariff for Solar PV for FY 2016-17
HPERC recently determined its generalized levelized tariff for Solar PV for FY 2016-17. The Commission came out; vide its proposal for categorization of solar PV projects as well as for fixing the norms for technological specific parameters, other terms and
Tamil Nadu Comprehensive Tariff Order on Wind Energy
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission issued its fourth Comprehensive Tariff Order on Wind Energy on 30th March, 2016. The Commission’s last comprehensive tariff order was issued in 2012 for a control period for two years which was later extended
Draft Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in consultation with various stakeholders including the Industry and States recently came up with the Draft Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects with an objective to promote optimum utilization of wind
Key provision for Renewable Energy industry in the Union Budget 2016
The Union Budget 2016 was a mixed bag for the RE industry. The key provisions that will impact the industry are: Reduction in accelerated depreciation (AD) on RE investment – the rate of AD will be reduced from 80% to 40%
GERC (Gujarat) Proposes Tariff for Solar Projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in a draft notified earlier this month has proposed tariff for the solar projects. The Tariff proposed in the Discussion Paper will be applicable to the projects commission during July 1, 2015 to March
REConnect Newsletter Volume 43 – OPEN ACCESS
Dear Reader, We are pleased to present Open Access Vol 43 – our monthly newsletter covering RECs and regulatory and market developments in the renewable energy space. The main article covers: The government announced the re-introduction of Accelerated Deprecaition for wind projects. This
Reinstatement of Accelerated Depreciation benefit for wind and its impact on the Renewable Energy Industry
Earlier last month, when the Union Budget was presented, there was a mention of reinstatement of Accelerated Depreciation ( AD ) for Wind Energy generators, in the Hindi version of the budget, whereas it found no mention in the English
Rajasthan Finalizes Wind & Biomass Tariff
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) through its orders respectively on 16th July and 23rd July 2014 has finalized the tariff for Wind and Biomass plants. The tariff would be applicable for the plants getting commissioned during FY 14-15. Earlier commission