Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission Amendment to RPO Regulation, 2010
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission recently came up with new amendment in the Renewable Purchase Obligation, 2010. The amendment was made in the regulation 3 after sub regulation (1) regarding the RPO percentages as mentioned below The Commission orders that
Maharashtra Published RPO Regulations for FY 2016-17 to FY 2019-20
Maharashtra published RPO regulations covering the period FY 2016-17 to FY 2019-20. The highlights of the regulation are: RPO % in FY 2016-17 is 11% in total (10% non-solar and 1% solar). This will increase to 15% by FY 2019-20 (11.5%
Jharkhand Draft RPO Regulation
The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) in a recent notification has proposes its RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation) and its compliance regulations 2016. The regulations will come into force from the date of its publication in the Jharkhand gazette and
REC Trade Results October 2015
The demand response for REC’s saw good momentum in the October’s trading session. The total no. of Non Solar REC’s and Solar REC’s traded in this month were 13% and 28% higher than the trading session of September. The total transaction value of REC’s
Joint ERC proposes amendment to RPO regulations
JERC; the joint electricity regulatory commission for the state of Goa and UTs has recently proposed a draft to its principal RPO regulations of 2010. The main highlight of the amendment is the declaration of RPO targets from FY14-FY22. The
Tamil Nadu drafts RPO targets for FY15 & FY16
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) recently issued a draft order on RPO targets for FY15 & FY16. The following are the targets proposed by the commission: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Year Minimum quantum of total renewable purchase obligation in
First amendment to Chhattisgarh’s REC RPO regulations
Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) recently brought an amendment to their RPO –REC regulations . The amendment mainly highlights the issue raised by obligated entities where there is an excess purchase of renewable energy/renewable energy certificates. They have requested
Wind Associations take weak RPO enforcement issue to APTEL
In the wake of the recent fear for a complete market failure of the Renewable Energy Certificate Markets in India, prominent wind power associations have knocked the doors of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) against various state and central electricity regulatory commissions. Indian Wind Energy Association and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, submitted a petition against regulatory commissions in the APTEL for weak enforcement of renewable purchase obligations (RPO), which was admitted by the APTEL.
REC mechanism which is the only scheme presently available for Wind power investors to offset their additional cost of generating green power, after withdrawal of the GBI scheme and the AD benefit has come to the verge of a total collapse. A mechanism which was proposed to encourage the growth of renewable energy in the total energy mix of the nation has failed to draw enough buyers in the recent trade sessions. January 2013 trading session witnessed a total volume cleared of mere 1,93,337 RECs leaving an inventory of 17.8 lakh RECs (for detailed REConnect's Analysis refer).
According to an article in Business line (refer) , the petition read as – “ Such non-compliance is continuing with the silent approval of various State Commissions, at the cost of the renewable energy generators. The petitioners fear that such non-compliance, if permitted to go unchecked, may ultimately lead in the failure of the renewable energy certificate market,” With just over a month left before the current financial year coming to an end, market sentiments rely heavily on the much awaited push from the government to revive the mechanism.
MPERC refuses expemtion of Solar RPO
Recently MPERC held in an order that there will not be any relaxation and revision in fulfillment of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets from solar energy sources for FY 2011-12 and 2012-13. The order is in response to the petition
Rajasthan High Court judgment will strengthen RPO enforcement
Rajasthan High Court Rules in Favour of RPO Regulations Rajasthan High Court dismissed an appeal by Hindustan Zinc Ltd. , Ambuja Cements Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd. and 14 other companies that challenged RPO regulations enacted by the state regulator (Rajasthan Electricity