Maha Regulator Dismisses BEST Plea For ‘Limited Open Access’ Updated On Tue, Mar 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In an order published just before the weekend started last week, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has dismissed a petition by BEST, one of two Mumbai discoms, wherein BEST had requested for allowing limited Open Access in its area of supply and for determining and allowing Open Access charges and other fees and charges. […] Read more
Odisha Regulator Notifies Open Access Charges for 2020-21 Updated On Fri, Sep 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy Odisha, which has had a relatively better record on the electricity distribution front in recent years, has just had the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission notify charges for the year 2020-21. These new charges will be effective from Oct 1, 2020. While usually the charges would have run to Mar 31, 2021, due to the exceptional […] Read more
ITI Limited Tenders for Procurement of Solar Power Under Open Access Model Updated On Wed, Mar 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy ITI Limited has issued a tender to procure solar power for one of its premises in Bengaluru through a long term PPA under the 3rd party Open Access model. ITI Limited, India’s first PSU, plans to enhance the use of renewable energy in its Data centre facility to bring it under the “Green Data Centre” […] Read more
GERC Cautioned for Delaying Open Access Regulations by APTEL Updated On Fri, Mar 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Indian Captive Power Producer’s Association, which had filed a complaint at APTEL (Appelate Tribunal for Electricity) against the stat regulator in Gujarat, earned a moral victory with the APTEL bench agreeing with them. Their key contention? That the Gujarat power regulator or Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) had been amiss in its failure […] Read more
AMP Energy India Begins Construction on UP’s 120MW Open Access Solar Project Updated On Mon, Aug 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The company said the estimated investment on the project is expected to be Rs 5 billion and it will be one of the largest open access solar energy projects in the state. Renewable energy power producer AMP Energy India has commenced the construction of 120 MWp open access solar power project in the state of […] Read more
SunSource to Start Work on 70 MW Open Access Solar Project in UP Updated On Tue, Jul 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy SunSource Energy is ready to begin work on its 70 MW solar power project under the open access scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh. SunSource Energy, a leading distributed solar energy company, has announced that it is ready to begin work on its 70 MW solar power project under the open access scheme in […] Read more
Avaada Energy to Implement 2 GW Open Access Solar Plants Updated On Wed, Jul 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy This renewable arm of Avaada Group has already commissioned more than 1.8 GW of renewable assets in the solar and wind space. Vineet Mittal-promoted Avaada Energy is in the process of implementing 2 GW of open access solar plants in five states i.e. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka and Orissa. This renewable arm of Avaada […] Read more
Will an open access policy across India give the much needed thrust to solar power? Updated On Sat, Jun 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Open access policy open ways to buy power at competitive price, this policy can be a game changer in the solar sector. Here we have taken a quick opinion on this from a few industry veterans, see what they say… Jaideep N. Malaviya, Secretary General, Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) “Open access for […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh Invites Suggestions on Draft Open Access Regulations Updated On Mon, Jun 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh has issued the Draft guidelines specifying the terms and conditions for open access in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued the Draft guidelines specifying the terms and conditions for open access in the state. The commission has now invited suggestions and comments from stakeholders until July 8, 2019, […] Read more
