Vivid Solaire’s Plea to Align LTA with Revised SCOD of Project Shot Down by CERC Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected the petition of Vivid Solaire Energy Private Limited to reconsider Long-Term Access (LTA) to coincide with the revised SCOD of project and waive the transmission charges. In its petition, the Pune-based firm had filed a petition seeking a waiver for the levy of transmission charges by CTUIL […] Read more
CERC Relents, Allows GST Compensation On O&M Expenses To Azure Power, Others Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finally relented, and ruled in favour of GST compensation for a clutch of developers in seven cases (5 of which involve Azure Power owned entities). The issue has been contested around the treatment of GST on O&M (Operations and maintainence) contracts of solar projects […] Read more
CERC Quashes Avaada’s Plea for Extension of LTA Operationalisation Date Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Petitioners, Avaada Energy Private Limited (AEPL) and Avaada Sustainable RJ Project Private Limited (ASRJPPL), Petitioner have filed petitions against Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL) to extend the start date of Long Term Access (LTA) granted to AEPL from 23.8.2021 to 12.5.2022. AEPL has stated that as per its letter dated 10.1.2022, it […] Read more
CERC Retains Price Caps On Energy Trading Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission), which regulates the power exchanges across the country among its other responsibilities, in an order on September 29, has extended the price caps it had placed on power trading by a further 3 months. The cap of Rs 12 per unit, that was first imposed when shortages drove up […] Read more
Avaada Plea on Waiver of Charges Due To Supply Disruptions Fails To Work With CERC Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an order last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled against a plea by Avaada Energy on charging of transmission charges for a 240 MW project during the period of delay. Avaada Energy had made a plea asking for extension of the start date of Medium Term Open Access by the Central […] Read more
CERC Sees Merit In SECI Plea Against Adani Green For 50 MW Wind Project Delay Updated On Wed, Aug 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Petition Adani Green has petitioned Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) seeking extension of Scheduled Date of Commissioning (SCoD) of a project from January 3, 2020 to March 5, 2020 without the levy of liquidated damages by the respondent. The second respondent to the petition is Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the […] Read more
CERC Proposes Generic Tariffs For Hydro, Biomass Projects In FY23 Updated On Wed, Aug 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed tariffs ranging between ₹4.76–5.84 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for several small-scale hydro projects across the Indian states for FY23. For hydro projects under 5 megawatts (MW) in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and North Eastern States, and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, CERC has […] Read more
CERC Rejects ReNew Power Plea On Force Majeure for 250 MW Wind Project Updated On Wed, Aug 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy In an order dated July 29, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected multiple contentions by ReNew Power regarding a 250 MW ISTS connected wind energy project for 250 MW that it had won in 2018. ReNew had made SECI, as well as multiple state discoms that are buying power from the project respondents […] Read more
APTEL Provides Relief To CSP Developers On Force Majeure Grounds Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important judgement that will hopefully close the chapter on a festering dispute, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has allowed multiple developers stuck with Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) projects to get relief from liabilities, caused due to lower DNI (Direct Natural Irradiance) than they had assumed when bidding. The developers impacted include Godavari […] Read more
