Andhra Pradesh Publishes Draft RPO Regulation
Andhra Pradesh published its draft RPO regulations. This is significantly delayed (AP was the only major state remaining to publish RPO; Delhi has a draft order, and West Bengal is essentially a non-participant - more on this later in the
Vibhav Nuwal, Director, REConnect Energy Solutions talks about strong enforcement of RPO regulations
In an interview with Electrical Monitor, Vibhav Nuwal, Director, REConnect Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd talks about the current scenario of Renewable Energy Certificates market in India. He said that the future of the REC market will grow only if
CERC proposes norms to frame renewable energy tariff post 2012
Last month the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) came out with a draft regulation proposing new norms for framing renewable energy tariff for next control period i.e from 2012 to 2017. CERC has assured long-term tariff visibility and alignment of
Solar developers in search of light under REC scheme
After one year of completion of REC mechanism solar developers are still looking for some ray of light to benefit from the scheme. Only one solar project got accredited till date. The project is of Jain Irrigation, has a capacity
Open Access in All States May Finally Become a Reality
An article in Business Standard mentioned that the Ministry of Power has issued an order to all state governments, power regulators and distribution utilities to implement the open access provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. The article further states that "the
Power Tariffs Likely to Increase Signficantly: CERC
In recent days, power projects and tariff have made news in almost every newspaper. There have been reports of power projects being in trouble, state electricity board being denied loans by banks, and tariff increases. The article on tariff increase cites
Maharashtra Not to Allow Banking of Power to Renewable Generators
In another step back on the Open Access issue in Maharashtra, MSEDCL recently rolled back the banking provision for renewable energy generators opting for open access in the state. A recent circular released by MSEDCL has proposed new rules for banking
Power Exchanges Raise REC Trading Charges
IEX and PXIL have raised trading charges across most categories of power trading products. However, REC trading charges have only been revised by IEX. REC trading charges at IEX are now Rs 20/REC (up from Rs 10/REC). At PXIL, charges remain
Renewable Energy Certificates needs market push
In an article of The Hindu Business Line the current scenario of the Renewable Energy Certificates market of the country and its upcoming challenges was highlighted. With an extra one-and-a-half paise added into accounts of people who put up renewable energy capacities such as windmills, biomass and solar plants is an attractive return, justifying their investments. However, for this to work, a key parallel activity is the development of a robust market for renewable energy certificates and here is where action is needed urgently now.
MP Proposes High Cross Subsidy Surcharge
After Maharashtra, it was the turn of MP to propose a high cross-subsidy surcharge. According to an approach paper released on the topic by MPERC, industrial consumers will have to pay upto Rs 1.53 per unit as cross-subsidy. This