REC Trading Report – December 2012
Non-solar RECs Volume increased significantly from the lows of November. Total traded volume was 273,644 in December (up from 132,352 in November; 108% increase). Supply continued to increase. Total sell bids exceeded 14.5 lakh RECs (up 18% from last month). The demand-supply
REC Trading Report – October 2012
Non-solar RECs The prices remained at floor price this month (Rs.1500/REC at IEX and PXIL; this is the same in September) as supply has remained far in excess of demand. The total RECs available this month was 15 lakh out of
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
RECs markets face uncertaininty due to lack of enforcement: Businessworld
We have highlighted the problem with enforcement regularly. A recent article in Businessworld brings the issue center-stage. Jayant Deo, former MD and CEO of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) is quoted as saying: " [obligated] entities are getting away with non-compliance because
REC Trading Report – June 2012
REC trading for June was conducted today (June 27, 2012). Compared to last month, there were a few surprises: Supply exceeded demand for Non-Solar RECs for the first time since start of trading Demand for Solar RECs grew significantly Detailed analysis of Non-solar
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
REC Trading Report – May 2012
Solar RECs were traded for the very first time in India in the May trading session. REConnect sold Solar RECs issued to M&B Switchgear Ltd (a company that operates a 2MW solar plant in MP). The market clearing prices on
DERC to mandate the use of Renewable Energy in Delhi by 2%
To encourage the use of renewable energy in New Delhi, DERC is ready to announce a 2% RPO for the Discoms in New Delhi. DERC is revising the domestic tariff for the financial year 2012-13 . In a recent article
MP amends RPO regulation to include Co-gen as renewable energy
In our recent newsletter (Vol 19), we had mentioned the following: Madhya Pradesh recently proposed an amendment to its RPO regulations. The amendment proposes to substitute “Co-generation from Renewable Sources of electricity” with the word “Co-generation” in various sections of the