TNERC announces new Solar Tariff
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission in its latest order dated 12th September has determined tariff for solar power projects. The new tariff will be applicable to the solar projects commissioned in next one year. The order has come in force
UERC releases draft of Open Access Regulations, 2014
The Hon'ble Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission has drafted UERC (Terms and Conditions of Intra-State Open Access) Regulations, 2014. It was notified on 8th September, 2014. Comments for the same are invited till 8th October, 2014. This regulation, after coming into
Punjab Declares Distribution & Transmission Tariff for FY 14-15
Punjab state Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has determined its Tariff for FY 14-15. The tariff has been declared on 22nd August 2014 for the Distribution Company PSPCL & transmission Company PSTCL. Brief Details of the approved Distribution Tariff is given below: It
KERC: No CSS, Wheeling and Banking charges for Solar power generators
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in its order dated 18th August has exempted Solar Power generators from Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS), Wheeling and Banking charges. On the basis of the comments received by the commission on the discussion paper released by
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
Forum of Regulators discusses Issues of RRF
The 41st meeting of Forum of Regulators held on 27th June 2014 at Delhi. A presentation on the issue "Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources" was made by Mr. S.K. Soonee (CEO, POSOCO/NLDC). The mandatory requirement of Forecasting and Scheduling was also
Haryana hikes Cross Subsidy Surcharge
In a move that will make open access non-viable for consumers in Haryana, cross-subsidy for all the categories of consumers in Haryana has been hiked significantly. The increase is in the range of 83% to 281%, making it more difficult
MERC: New Distribution Open Access Regulation, 2014
MERC (Maharashtra Electricity regulatory Commission) through an order on 25th June 2014 has made the new regulation for distribution open access in the state of Maharashtra. MERC in its new regulation has added 20 new definitions than the Distribution open
KERC Amends Open Access-W&B Charges for RE Generators
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), through its order on 04th July 2014, has amended the KERC (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulation, 2014 and has computed the wheeling and Banking charges for Renewable energy generators. The commission issued a discussion