States fail in meeting their Renewable Purchase Obligation for 2011-12
Most discoms of different states have failed to meet their renewable purchase obligation for 2011-12. The reason being poor policy enforcement, lack of awareness and various questions raised by obligated entities on the applicability of RPO. This has affected the
MPERC refuses expemtion of Solar RPO
Recently MPERC held in an order that there will not be any relaxation and revision in fulfillment of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets from solar energy sources for FY 2011-12 and 2012-13. The order is in response to the petition
Rajasthan High Court judgment will strengthen RPO enforcement
Rajasthan High Court Rules in Favour of RPO Regulations Rajasthan High Court dismissed an appeal by Hindustan Zinc Ltd. , Ambuja Cements Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd. and 14 other companies that challenged RPO regulations enacted by the state regulator (Rajasthan Electricity
RECs markets face uncertaininty due to lack of enforcement: Businessworld
We have highlighted the problem with enforcement regularly. A recent article in Businessworld brings the issue center-stage. Jayant Deo, former MD and CEO of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) is quoted as saying: " [obligated] entities are getting away with non-compliance because
Delhi announces its final RPO regulation
The most awaited RPO regulations was finally announced by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for the capital region. Like RPO regulations of other states, DERC also came out with a similar one. The RPO regulation is applicable to: Distribution Licensee(s) operating in
REC Trading Report – September 2012
Non-solar RECs Prices remained at floor price this month as supply has remained far in excess of demand. The over-supply situation has persisted for the last few months – this month 7.11 lakh RECs were bid for sale (up 13% from
Wind industry in Tamil Nadu gets attractive after rise in APPC
The wind industry gets more attractive after the announcement of new Average Pooled Power Cost in Tamil Nadu.There has been 7.17 % hike over the previous APPC price of Rs 2.39 per unit. The new price from now onwards will
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