Tripura Draft Amendment in RPO Regulation
Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) on 18th July 2014 has notified a draft for the amendment in its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compliance Regulation 2010. In this amendment, TERC has proposed RPO percentages for the next three years (i.e. till
JERC Drafts Solar Tariff Regulation
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Goa and Union Territories (UT) on 4th July 2014 has released a draft Regulation of Solar Tariff applicable to Ground Mounted Grid Connected & Rooftop Solar with Net Metering. The regulation shall be applicable
Forum of Regulators discusses Issues of RPO
Forum of Regulators (FOR) held its 41st meeting on 27th June 2014, in Delhi. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), through a presentation, raised several issues concerning Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO). The Key issues highlighted in the presentations are
MNRE issues Draft Guidelines for JNNSM Phase-2 Batch-2 Scheme
MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), has officially issued Draft Guidelines for selection of 1500 MW Grid Solar PV power projects under National Solar Mission, Phase-II Batch-II Scheme. Here are some key points of the proposed scheme: It is to be
MERC Allows Solar Open Access in Maharashtra
MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) through an order on 6thMay 2014, has allowed Open Access for the Solar Power in Maharashtra. The order has come in response of a petition filed by GEA (Green Energy Association – an association whose members
Maharashtra (MSEDCL) Wind Energy Policy, 2014
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) has come up with its wind energy policy in consultation with the MEDA (Maharashtra Energy Development Agency) in order to promote the wind energy generation in the state. The policy was notified on
Kerala Finalizes Solar Rooftop Policy
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) through an order on 10th June 2014, has finalized its policy for solar rooftop systems. The policy is named Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems. The policy is aimed at promoting solar power in the
REConnect Newsletter Volume 42 – OPEN ACCESS
Dear Reader, We are pleased to present Open Access Vol 42 - our monthly newsletter covering RECs and regulatory and market developments in the renewable energy space. Key points covered in this newsletter are: 1) Analysis of Karnataka's solar policy 2) Regulatory updates including
REC Trading Report – June 2014
REC trade session for June 2014 was conducted on 25th June 2014. The following is a summary of results - The total transactional value of non-solar RECs was INR 208.8 million and for solar RECs it was INR 15.4 million. The
JERC (Goa & UTs) imposes penalty for non-compliance of RPO
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for UTs and Goa has become the second electricity regulator to impose penalty for non-compliance of RPO targets. JERC (Goa & UTs) had previously through a suo-motu order (dated 27th Dec 2013) directed all obligated