In a major relief for power distribution companies, the government has now given them the freedom to terminate or continue drawing power from a project that has completed 25 years of operations. New Delhi: In a major relief for power distribution companies, the government has now given them the freedom to terminate or continue drawing […]
Guidelines on Enabling the Discoms to Either Continue or Exit From the PPA After Completion of the Term of the PPA
Clarification regarding Guidelines on enabling the Discoms to either continue or exit from the PPA after completion of the term of the PPA i.e beyond 25 years or a period specified in the PPA and allow flexibility to the Generators to sell power in any mode after State/Discom exit from PPA. For more information please […]
Rooftop Solar : How Will India’s New Net Metering Norms Play Out
The commissions have introduced time-of-the-day tariffs whereby prosumers are incentivised to install energy storage. The Union Ministry of Power has issued the much-awaited amendment to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 concerning net metering for rooftop solar installations. The new rules permit net metering to the prosumer for loads up to 500 kilowatts (kW) […]
Cabinet Approves Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme: A Reforms Based And Results Linked Scheme
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved a Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme. The Scheme seeks to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all DISCOMs/ Power Departments excluding Private Sector DISCOMs by providing conditional financial assistance to DISCOMs for strengthening of supply infrastructure. The assistance […]
Regulatory Constraints Affecting Renewable Energy Projects
States have either completely withdrawn or reduced the concessions or incentives on open access charges. New Delhi: Regulatory constraints are posing headwinds for open access-based renewable energy (RE) projects, said ICRA on Thursday. Independent power producers (IPPs) in the renewable energy sector selling electricity in the open access route (third-party or group captive mode) are […]
Green Hydrogen Purchase to be Made Mandatory: R K Singh
Green hydrogen would be brought under renewable purchase obligation (RPO), Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said on Tuesday. Under RPO, bulk purchasers like discoms, open access consumers and captive users are required to buy a certain proportion of renewable energy out of their total consumption of electricity. They can also […]
Delhi Govt Approves Single-Window Facility to Facilitate Expansion of EV Charging Infrastructure
“The Delhi govt has approved an innovative, single window process for quick and efficient installation of EV chargers. This is in response to requests we have been receiving especially from apartment societies, RWAs, mall owners among others,” Shah said. The Delhi government on Monday approved a single-window facility to facilitate the rapid expansion of charging […]
Discoms’ Outstanding Dues to Gencos Fall 11.2 Per Cent to Rs 81,628 Crore in April
Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total Rs 91,915 crore to power generation firms in April 2020, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators). Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or discoms to power producers fell 11.2 per cent to Rs 81,628 crore […]
Webinar: Haryana Draft Solar Policy 2021 & Guidelines for Development of Solar Parks by Private Entrepreneurs
EQ organized a webinar on ‘Haryana Draft Solar Policy 2021 & Guidelines for Development of Solar Parks by Private Entrepreneurs’ on June 8, 2021. Rameshwar Birthal, Project Officer-Department of New & Renewable Energy, Haryana (HAREDA) and Dr AK Jain, Vice Chairman IDANZ, Director INA, were the keynote speakers. Dr AK Jain is the Former MD- […]
Gujarat Discoms Sign Pacts For 3,979 Solar Projects With 2,500 MW Capacity
Gujarat’s four public-owned electricity distribution companies have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 3,979 small-scale distributed solar projects with aggregate capacity of 2,500 MW, the government said on Saturday. These small-scale distributed solar projects, to be commissioned within the next 18 months, will bring in an investment of over Rs 10,000 crore in the state […]