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
Call for Reform of Discom's Gathering Steam
Business Standard wrote on the topic of Power Discom reforms - the second time in two days. The important points raised by the Shunglu Committee are: Huge Losses at the Discom's: During the five years (from 2006 to 2010), losses were Rs
Shunglu Committee Proposes An SPV to Buy Bad Debts of Discoms
A recent article in Business Standards mentioned that an SPV is being proposed to buy the bad debts of Discom's. The fact that Discom's are essentially bankrupt has been known for a long time. The good news that is there
REC market making green energy sector Go Green!
After successful completion of REC mechanism for one year several companies are planning to enter the green energy sector. In an article of DNA India, the success of emerging REC market is highlighted. The volume of RECs traded and their prices
CERC proposes norms to frame renewable energy tariff post 2012
Last month the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) came out with a draft regulation proposing new norms for framing renewable energy tariff for next control period i.e from 2012 to 2017. CERC has assured long-term tariff visibility and alignment of
Proposal to charge RE generators for processing their applications in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Authority ( CREDA ) and Chhattisgarh State Load Dispatch Centre have proposed the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission ( CSERC ) for levy of fee for processing of applications for issuance of RECs. They have proposed
Solar developers in search of light under REC scheme
After one year of completion of REC mechanism solar developers are still looking for some ray of light to benefit from the scheme. Only one solar project got accredited till date. The project is of Jain Irrigation, has a capacity
Review of REC Trading-November,2011
Unlike in October, the November REC trading session had few surprises. Prices increased marginally on IEX (From Rs 2,700 to Rs 2,900), while it fell on PXIL (from 3,000 to 2,800). Total volume sold increased from approximately 95,000 to
GEDA is Directed to Monitor RPO In Gujarat
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has directed the state nodal agency GEDA to the renewable power purchase obligation on regular basis and submit the report to the Commission quarterly basis. We believe this is an encouraging step, albeit a small
Power Tariffs Likely to Increase Signficantly: CERC
In recent days, power projects and tariff have made news in almost every newspaper. There have been reports of power projects being in trouble, state electricity board being denied loans by banks, and tariff increases. The article on tariff increase cites