Tariff increases offer a ray of hope for Discom’s
Two recent articles highlight the changes taking place in Discom’s. The article in Business Standard mentioned that last year, some Disocm’s were able to raise tariffs to an extent that was not seen in the past. Tariff increase for FY11 States Tariff increase
Revision of Electricity Tariff in Karnataka for the year 2012-13
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ordered revision of electricity tariff for all the Electricity Supply Companies in the State for the Financial Year 2012-13 and will come into effect for the electricity consumed from the first meter reading date
KERC announces APPC for FY-12
Honorable Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) recently announced the Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for Karnataka. The APPC announced by KERC for the financial year 2012 is Rs.2.73/unit. Earlier, one of the key amendments to the RPO regulations in Karnataka was
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
Himachal Pradesh RPO regulation's first amendment
Honorable Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) declared its Renewable Power Purchase Obligation regulation's first amendment. Following are the key highlights of the regulation: Previously the RPPO was defined till financial year 2011-13, now they have changed and declared the new RPPO
CERC Declares New REC Floor and Forbearance Price for FY 2012-2017
Honorable Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has declared new floor and forbearance price for REC (Solar and Non Solar) for the control period of FY 2012-2017 (the order is available here). The Commission has considered the comments of the stakeholders
Green power producers find dealing with RECs unviable in Karnataka.
An article regarding Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's guidelines which is not in sync with those of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) was highlighted in The Hindu Business Line. The KERC guidelines are also not clear in specifying eligibility criteria. “They do specify intra/inter state open access eligibility criteria for the Renewable Energy (RE) Generator when it sells RE power to a consumer,” says Mr. Santosh Kamat, Co-founder of Auromira Energy, a company that produces electricity from renewable sources. RE producers see a mismatch between the KERC guidelines and those given by the CERC. With regard to eligibility of captive generators for RECs, while the CERC says that captive generators who avail themselves of other benefits such as preferential tariff are not eligible, the KERC guidelines say that such parties are eligible, says Mr Vishal Pandya of REConnect Energy Solutions, a company which provides services in RECs, energy efficiency and electricity portfolio management.
REC Price Bands May Remain Unchaged
CERC is considering leaving the REC price bands unchanged (the limits within which RECs are traded), and also extending the control period from the current three years, reported the Business Standard. CERC had come out with a draft order suggesting
Order on APPC of Chhattisgarh declared
Order on Average Pooled Purchase Cost (APPC) by Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd., Bhilai Steel Plant and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 was declared recently. The order specified the pooled cost of power
PSERC's order on APPC for FY 2011-12
Honorable Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) have also determined the Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for the state of Punjab.The Commission has determined the ‘Pooled Cost of Purchase’ as Rs. 2.64 per Kwh for FY 2009-10 and Rs.2.69 per