Regulation

TNERC invites comments/suggestions on the Tamil Nadu Solar Policy 2012

Policy, Regulation, Rooftop PV, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Tamil Nadu /

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) has released a consultative paper on “Order on Issues related to Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012”. In this paper, the following issues are highlighted for discussions and comments/suggestions are invited on the following topics. The last date for submission of comments is 28th December 2012. a. Solar Purchase […]

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Kerala : New Solar Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) Proposed

2 Comments / Kerala, off-grid PV, Policy, Regulation, Renewable Purchase Obligation, Rooftop PV, Solar PV /

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has announced the proposed feed in tariff (FiT) for solar power plants in the state. This announcement is by no means the final tariff and has been announced with the intention of getting comments from the various stakeholders in the industry so as to refine the policy (and

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CERC revises capital cost of Solar PV projects to Rs. 8 Crores/MW for FY 2013-14

2 Comments / Balance of Systems, Inverter, Policy, Regulation, Solar PV /

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC) released the new benchmark capital cost for Solar PV plants on 25th October 2012. The cost has been reduced to Rs. 8 Crores/MW(~$1.5 Million/MW) for the year financial year(FY) 2013-14. In the not so distant past, i.e., for the FY 2009-10, the benchmark cost was Rs. 17 Crores/MW which represents

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Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Trading Takes Off In India

Regulation, Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) /

(This post originally appeared on EAI Blog –http://www.eai.in/blog/2011/03/renewable-energy-certificates-rec-trading-takes-off-in-india.html. It was contributed by Madhavan Nampoothiri, Founder & Director of RESolve Energy Consultants on 31 March2011.) The trading of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC), one of the key growth drivers for the Renewable energy industry, has successfully started in India. The RECs were traded in 2 of the

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Changes To The Renewable Energy Certificates(RECs) Price Band

Regulation, Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) /

(This post originally appeared on EAI Blog – http://www.eai.in/blog/2011/06/changes-to-the-renewable-energy-certificatesrecs-price-band.html. It was contributed by Madhavan Nampoothiri, Founder & Director of RESolve Energy Consultants on 23 June 2011.) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is inviting comments and suggestions for the revision of the price band for the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) traded at the power exchanges.

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REC Price Band Revised

Regulation, Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) /

(This post originally appeared on EAI Blog – http://www.eai.in/blog/2011/08/rec-2012-and-beyond.html. It was contributed by Madhavan Nampoothiri, Founder & Director of RESolve Energy Consultants on 25 August 2011.) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC) has announced the floor and forbearance prices to be used for solar/non-solar projects from the FY 2012-13 upto 2016-17. The prices set are shown in

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