MERC Orders Compliance of Green Energy Open Access Rules Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its latest order, has directed government officials and concerned authorities to roll out the provisions of the Union government’s Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022. It comes under the absence of a state rule in this regard in the state. The order of the Commission came to force when […] Read more
Chhattisgarh Offers Sops For Grid-Connected Solar DRE Units Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has come out with a new draft regulation to boost the uptake of grid-connected distributed renewable energy (DRE) units in the state. The Commission has now proposed a second amendment to its Gid-Connected DRE Regulations. These rules will be applicable from September 1, 2023. The draft CSERC (Grid […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
India Requires 13L Charging Stations By 2030: CII Report Updated On Tue, Jul 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on ‘Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles’ claims that India would require around 13 lakh charging stations to cater to the growing electric mobility needs by 2030. It makes a case for the country to install around 4 lakh chargers for EV annually. The industry association […] Read more
Transmission Firm Gets No Relief From CERC For Projects In Himalayan Region Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest order, denied any relief to a transmission network service provider over a plea to revise its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) norms. The petitioner-Teestavalley Power Transmission Limited (TPTL), in its plea before the CERC, asked the Commission to relax the norms under its “power to relax” powers. TPTL […] Read more
RERC Declines To Allow Lower Tariffs for Private Hospitals In Rajasthan Updated On Tue, Jul 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest order, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) declined to give any relief to the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The Rajasthan IMA branch had filed a review petition before the RERC to review its earlier order passed on March 31, 2023. The earlier order had also rejected the demand of a special tariff […] Read more
Two Solar Firms To Get Compensations Due to Increased GST Rates Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted compensation to two renewable energy companies. The central authority granted these compensations on account of ‘Change of Law’ events. Such events included the rise of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs of their projects due to the escalation of GST rates and the imposition of increased safeguard duty […] Read more
Fourth Partner Energy Commissions 70 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project in Gujarat Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy solutions platform, Fourth Partner Energy today announced the commissioning of its wind-solar hybrid project in Gondal, Gujarat. This 70 MW project marks 4PEL’s foray into hybrid renewable energy solutions and will supply clean energy to companies like Filatex, Linde, Nexus Malls (a Blackstone Group Co.), Deccan Chemicals and other marquee clients. Executed in […] Read more
APERC Lowers Ceiling For Netmetering, Enhances Gross Metering Limits Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest draft report, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has proposed reducing the upper ceiling limit for net-metering consumers going for rooftop solar. At the same time, the Commission proposed increasing the upper cap for gross meter consumers, hinting at a higher push for gross metered consumers. The latest draft regulation has been named […] Read more
