TNERC revises APPC for FY 2012-13
In a recent announcement by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), the average pooled power cost has been increased by 7.7% to Rs.2.54 per unit for FY 2012-13. The previous APPC was Rs.2.37 per unit. The hike in APPC price
REC Trading Report – August 2012
Prices crashed to Rs 1,500 on IEX and Rs 1,555 on PXIL; a fall of 25% and 29% respectively over last month. This price fall was driven by a significant over-supply situation – close to 6.27 lakh RECs (33% increase
REC trade picks up speed
In yesterday's article of the Hindustan Times , Rupa Devi Singh,Managing Director of PXIL said that the REC market is expected to grow to Rs.100 crore by the end of 2012. Currently the market size per month is around
REC Trading Report – July 2012
Demand fell off the cliff this month, mainly driven by enforcement concerns and expectations of price fall in the future (due to increasing supply). Aggregate demand reduced to 161,000 RECs from 350,000 last month (-54%). On the other hand, supply
RPO targets to be met at minimal cost: FOR
In a recent Bloomberg article, the Forum of Regulators (FOR) said that the Renewable Power Purchase target can be easily achieved by DISCOMs at a minimal cost. The study of top electricity regulators says that there will be enough capacity
REConnect's journey so far
A recent article of The Hindu Business Line covered the story how REConnect was formed and their entrepreneurial journey till now . Vishal Pandya and Vibhav Nuwal , Directors, REConnect Energy Solutions met through Linkedin, shared their ideas of
DERC to mandate the use of Renewable Energy in Delhi by 2%
To encourage the use of renewable energy in New Delhi, DERC is ready to announce a 2% RPO for the Discoms in New Delhi. DERC is revising the domestic tariff for the financial year 2012-13 . In a recent article
MP amends RPO regulation to include Co-gen as renewable energy
In our recent newsletter (Vol 19), we had mentioned the following: Madhya Pradesh recently proposed an amendment to its RPO regulations. The amendment proposes to substitute “Co-generation from Renewable Sources of electricity” with the word “Co-generation” in various sections of the
Record output by windmills in Tirunelveli region
Windmills in Tirunelveli region on 4th May generated about 1, 940 MW, a record production in this season. The figures were announced by Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) officials. They said that there were more than 5, 700 windmills with
REC Trading Report-April 2012
Today’s trading session was the first of the new compliance year (2012-13). Both volume and price expectations were low, given that there is no real pressure on the obligated entities to buy this early in the year. Considering that, both