PORTUGAL RUNS ON RENEWABLES FOR FOUR AND A HALF DAYS
In a remarkable achievement reported by The Guardian, the country of Portugal ran only on renewable power for 107 hours in the month of May. The sources of renewable power that the country relied on were hydro, wind and solar
UPERC Proposes RE Tariff
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) in its latest notification on 5th November 2014 has proposed draft for Renewable Energy Tariff. The Commission has invited comments and suggestions by 21st November 2014. The details of the tariffs proposed are as
KERC: No CSS, Wheeling and Banking charges for Solar power generators
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in its order dated 18th August has exempted Solar Power generators from Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS), Wheeling and Banking charges. On the basis of the comments received by the commission on the discussion paper released by
Reinstatement of Accelerated Depreciation benefit for wind and its impact on the Renewable Energy Industry
Earlier last month, when the Union Budget was presented, there was a mention of reinstatement of Accelerated Depreciation ( AD ) for Wind Energy generators, in the Hindi version of the budget, whereas it found no mention in the English
REC Trading Report July-2014
REC trading session of July-14 was conducted on 30th July 2014. Below is a summary of the result:- The total transaction value of non-Solar RECs reached 47.7 INR million and for Solar RECs was 61.5 INR million. The closing balance of
CSERC Drafts RE Tariff for FY 2014-15
Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has released a draft on 18th July 2014 for the determination of preferential tariff for Renewable Sources of Energy. The commission has invited comments and suggestions latest by 12th August 2014 and a public
Tripura Draft Amendment in RPO Regulation
Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) on 18th July 2014 has notified a draft for the amendment in its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compliance Regulation 2010. In this amendment, TERC has proposed RPO percentages for the next three years (i.e. till
PSERC Draft RE Tariffs for FY 2014-15
Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has released a draft for determination of tariff for Renewable Energy sources on 11th July 2014. PSERC has Invited comments and suggestions by 6th Aug 2014. The graph below shows a comparison between tariff's of
KERC Amends Open Access-W&B Charges for RE Generators
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), through its order on 04th July 2014, has amended the KERC (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulation, 2014 and has computed the wheeling and Banking charges for Renewable energy generators. The commission issued a discussion
MERC Finalizes RE Tariff for FY 2014-15
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), through an order on 7th July 2014, has finalized the Renewable Energy tariff for FY 2014-15. The details of the Renewable Energy tariffs computed for FY 2014-15 have been highlighted below: From the table, it is