Rajasthan announces concessions to the captive and third-party renewable energy power projects
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission recently announced a sou-moto order related to the banking, transmission/wheeling charges of solar, wind and wind/solar hybrid plants within the state. According to the order, the state government has decided to provide various concessions and facilities
Rajasthan announces new draft solar policy 2019
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission along with Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited announced the draft new solar policy 2019. The summary of the draft policy is as below: A target of 25 GW out of the total 100 GW capacity Grid
SECI to come up with 750 MW capacity solar power projects in Rajasthan
SECI has announced an RfS for setting up of 750 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power projects in Rajasthan. The land, connectivity & long-term open access shall be the scope of the developer. The tender is a “Build-Own-Operate” (BOO) basis where
Rajasthan publishes draft Forecasting and Scheduling regulations
RERC has released draft forecasting and scheduling (F&S) regulations. Rajasthan has become the 4th state to release draft F&S regulations in recent days (MP, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the others). The key points of the regulations are: The regulations will be
Five More States to Kick Start Power Sector Reforms
In addition to Meghalaya, Goa and Uttarakhand, five more states would be signing a joint statement of reforms with the Central Government in order to enable 24×7 power supplies to consumers. The states Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Assam
Rajasthan Finalizes Wind Tariff for FY 15-16
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has finalized the tariff for wind energy projects; it will be applicable for FY 15-16. Earlier the commission notified a draft and invited comments and suggestions from the stake holders. The details of the
Rajasthan Finalizes Tariff for Biomass Projects
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory commission (RERC) in its order dated 7th May 2015, has finalized the tariff for biomass projects in the state. The regulation will come in force from 1st April 2015 and will remain in force for a period
Analysis of changes in CSS and its impact on Open Access market
Cross-subsidy regime used as a tool to influence the open access market In this financial year (FY 2015-16), Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and MP suddenly raised cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) applicable on industrial units significantly. In the case of AP and Telangana last
Rajasthan Proposes Wind Tariff for FY 15-16
The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) on 20th March has proposed new tariff for wind energy sources, which will be applicable for the projects commissioned during FY 15-16. The commission has invited comments and suggestions from interested parties by 20th
Analysis of net-metering regulation of Rajasthan
Key points of the Regulation: Rajasthan came out with the final net-metering regulation on 26 Feb 2015. The below are key points of the regulation: • Net-metering permission to be provided on a first-cum-first-serve basis by the distribution licensee. Overall capacity to be limited