UPDATE ON HEARING ON PRICE AND TRADING OF SOLAR RECS IN APTEL
We attended the hearing at ApTel today. The court has dismissed all the petitions – implying that the CERC order remains as is. More details will be available once the final order is uploaded on the ApTel’s website (generally by
REC TRADE RESULTS MARCH 2018
For the first time after 2012, the total demand in REC (Non-Solar Segment) market exceeded the supply available. The trade session in March 2018 also ended the dry run that REC Market has been under since 2012 with 100% clearance
REVISION OF REC PROCEDURES BY CERC
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released Model Guidelines for Accreditation of a Renewable Energy Based project or Distribution Licensee, as the case may be under REC mechanism. These regulations shall be applicable to all renewable energy based projects of
Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Intra-state Availability Based Tariff and Deviation Settlement) Regulations, 2016
The Forum of Regulators (FoR) had come up with model regulations for forecasting and scheduling at the intra-state level last year. In line with that Chhattisgarh recently came up with its Intra-state deviation settlement Regulation. Executive Summary: The regulations will be applicable
Odisha Declares Open Access Charges for 2014-15
Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has determined the Open Access charges through a notification dated 11thApril 2016. The new charges determined are applicable for FY 16-17 with effect from 11th April 2014. The details of the charges are in the table
MERC Distribution Open Access 2016
MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) has come up with the new distribution open access regulation 2016 on 30th March 2016 in the state of Maharashtra. The key changes in the regulation are: Allowing sourcing of power from multiple sources. Allowing sourcing of power
Meghalaya finalizes New RPO regulation 2015
Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) on 12th March has finalized its new regulation for renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO). The regulation will be called as MSERC (Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation & its compliance) Regulations, 2015. The regulations will come into force
REConnect Newsletter Volume 37 – OPEN ACCESS
We are pleased to present the 37th Volume of “OPEN ACCESS” - our monthly newsletter on REC Mechanism. The present volume covers analysis on following main topics: Recent steps taken by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Delhi towards small scale solar projects. MERC order on solar RPO for Tata Power Company -
DISCOMs not to be fastened with purchase obligation from conventional co-gen plants : APTEL
A full bench of the tribunal on 2nd Dec’13, pronounced a landmark judgment on the issue of fastening of purchase obligation on DISCOMs, for power procurement from fossil-fuel based co-generation (co-gen) units. The petitioner (Lloyds Metal & Energy Ltd) had filed
Kerala finalizes its Solar Energy Policy 2013
Kerala is the latest state to join the league of states (TN,AP,Gujarat,MP, Rajasthan) which have final state solar energy policies in place. On 25th Nov 2013, the state finalized its state solar policy. The following are the highlights of the