FOR THE FIRST TIME, INDIA BECOMES A NET EXPORTER OF ELECTRICITY, SAYS POWER MINISTRY:
As per an article in the Times of India, the power ministry on 29th March, 2017 declared that India has now become a net exporter of power. Power export of about 5,498 million units was seen from April '16 -
RPO COMPLIANCE TO DRIVE THE COUNTRY TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH:
In an article in the Economic Times, the importance of RPOs has been highlighted by saying that RPOs are the most important instruments towards achieving the lofty goal of installing 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. Last year, the
Review of UDAY Scheme on completion of one year
The UDAY scheme was launched an year ago, and was then touted as signature Discom reform scheme of the central government. In this article, we have analyzed the impact of UDAY scheme, responsiveness of the states, extent to which the
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Power Purchase Obligation and its Compliance)
The Ministry of Power (MoP) had recently declared the national RPO trajectory. The order had enlisted the yearly RPO trajectory for both non-solar and solar power purchase from 2016-17 till 2018-19. Following the steps of MoP RPO trajectory, Chhattisgarh, Himachal
Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Power Purchase Obligation and its Compliance) Regulations
The Ministry of Power (MoP) had recently declared the national RPO trajectory. The order had enlisted the yearly RPO trajectory for both non-solar and solar power purchase from 2016-17 till 2018-19. Following the steps of MoP RPO trajectory, Chhattisgarh and
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Cogeneration and Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources of Energy) (Revision-I)
Madhya Pradesh Electricity regulatory Commission (MPERC) recently ordered amendment for its Cogeneration and Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources of Energy Regulation 2010. The new amendment has defined the minimum quantum of electricity to be procured by all the Obligated Entities
National RPO Trajectory Declared
The Ministry of Power (MoP) declared the national RPO trajectory recently. According to the notification, overall RPO % is expected to be 11.5% in 2016-17 (including 2.75% of solar), and rising to 17% in three years (including 6.75% solar). This trajectory
Analysis of Amendments in National Tariff Policy
The government recently amended the National Tariff Policy (NTP). Several reform measures have been announced in this change. NTP 2016 has increased focus on renewable energy, sourcing power through competitive bidding and the need for ‘reasonable rates’ (see box –
Analysis of Amendments Proposed in the National Tariff Policy
The Ministry of Power has proposed several changes to the National Tariff Policy. Some changes are significant, like the proposal to substantially increase solar RPO (from 3% by 2022 to 8% by 2019), to remove inter-state transmission charges on RE
Govt. pushes for stronger RPO enforcements
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has written to Ministry of Power (MoP) to include stronger enforcement provisions in the Electricity Act itself, which at present is absent. An article in Business Standard, quoted Joint Secretary of MNRE saying