South India’s Second Big Renewable Push Starts Now Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Introduction Back in 2014-15, when the new government of Prime Minister Modi first took stock, and hiked India’s renewable energy target 5 fold to 175 GW by 2022, a number of assumptions were made. From the share of solar (100 GW), to the share of rooftop solar within that (40 GW), Wind energy (60 GW) […] Read more
CERC Issues New Rules For Allocation Of Transmission Corridors For Power Trading Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ordered on May 9 that the allocation of transmission corridor among the Power Exchanges shall be governed by a new set of principles from June 1. A bench of four judges under the chairmanship of IS Jha ruled that the old order of 04.04.2016 extending priority allocation of 10% in […] Read more
Regional Energy Trade Lead Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lead and design policy and regulatory interventions for setting up and expanding a regional power market as well as power trade rules, operations, and codes. Develop capacity of regional institutions on power trading regional energy cooperation and support evolution of new trading companies in South Asian countries. Provide technical inputs in the formulation/ update of […] Read more
CERC Deviation Settlement Mechanism To Hurt Renewable Players, Says NSEFI Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a letter to Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), a key developer body of renewable players has flagged major industry concerns on the Deviation Settlement Mechanism for renewable energy as notified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). The new rules […] Read more
“This fiscal we aspire to achieve 100 billion units in terms of volume”, says Rohit Bajaj, IEX Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Trading in India’s Green Day Ahead Market, ever since it started in October’21, and before that the Green Term ahead market (started in August 2020) has been on a growth path, hitting a high of 280 million units (MU) in January this year. Energy trading accounts for just 6% of the overall power market, with […] Read more
CERC Accords Approval to New Power Exchange Proposal Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved Pranurja Solutions Limited’s request to be permitted to change its name and to set up and operate a power exchange, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions laid by the commission. In 2018, Pranurja petitioned CERC, seeking the grant of registration to establish and operate a power […] Read more
Proposed Amendment by Power Ministry To Power Corporate and Industrial RE Development Updated On Mon, Nov 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy With 4 stakeholder consultations already held, the proposal by the power ministry to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 is moving ahead. The amendments will have the twin objectives of enhancing demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as Industry, buildings, transport etc, and also support the climate goals commitments of the […] Read more
Ministry of Power Notifications for Change in Law, Curtailment of ‘Must Run’ Plants Welcome Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In two separate notifications, the Ministry of Power has issued notifications for both compensation in case of a change in law event, and for curtailment of power from Must Run power plants. The rules will have significant impact for renewable energy producers, thanks to the must run status they enjoy, besides the many disputes linked […] Read more
ISTS Waiver Extended By 2 Years For Solar, Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy “The Ministry of Power has issued an order today for the extension of the waiver of Inter-State Transmission system (ISTS) charges on the transmission of electricity generated from solar and wind sources for projects to be commissioned up to 30th June 2025,”. With this statement, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has confirmed a widely expected waiver […] Read more
