Tag Archives: RPO

Maharashtra Exempts Agencies from Scheduling and Forecasting Charges for Solar and Wind

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has exempted renewable energy qualified coordinating agencies (QCAs) for meter reading, data collection, and communication from paying scheduling and forecasting charges. However, the initial corpus that QCAs must deposit remains unchanged. According to the … Continue reading →

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Biomass Tariff for existing Plants set up to 2008 as per Government of Rajasthan and Government of India Policies

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

Tariff for electricity supply to the distribution licensee by Biomass power plants, for which Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) have been executed under GoR Policy of 1999 and commissioned before 30.09.2008 shall be as under: Sr. No. Renewable  Energy  Generation during … Continue reading →

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Tata Power gets approval to postpone solar target until 2016

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission allows Tata Power to postpone solar targets till 2016 Tata Power has been unable since 2010 to source enough solar power to meet government renewable mandates because of a shortage of sun-based generation in the country. … Continue reading →

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GUVNL, Gujarat Discoms want to avail RECs For Solar Power Purchased by them from the Gujarat Solar Park Developers…

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The Gujarat Discoms have filed an petition with CERC to grant Renewable Energy Certificates for the amount of solar power purchased by them from the Gujarat Solar Park Developers in excess of the Renewable Purchase Obligations; however the CERC has … Continue reading →

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MERC directs RPO compliance on CPP and Open Access Consumers in Maharashtra to be enforced no later than 31 March, 2014

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Click here for the entire order no 49 Pursuant to the above Regulation and in view of difficulties faced owing to lack of appropriate mechanism in place for monitoring and compliance of RPO of Captive Users and Open Access Consumers, … Continue reading →

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2nd Workshop On “Challenges and Issues in Solar RPO Compliance/REC’s” December, 2012

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: This workshop had some very useful presentation on numbers behind REC and RPO as well as valuable information on certain states compliance rules. Proceedings of the Workshop Inaugural Session Mr. Tarun Kapoor (Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable … Continue reading →

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REC suggestions jointly submitted by Solar Energy Association of Gujarat and Natural Group

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

REC modification suggestions were jointly submitted by Solar Energy Association of Gujarat and Natural Group to ensure the future of Solar in India. These suggestions will also be discussed by Shri Pranav Gupta and Ritesh Pothan on the panel chaired by CERC … Continue reading →

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Solar RPO and REC Framework by MNRE – March 2013, everything you wanted to know about RPO and REC in detail

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Among the various renewable energy resources, solar energy potential is the highest in the country. In most parts of India, clear sunny weather is experienced 250 to 300 days a year. The annual radiation varies from 1600 to 2200 kWh/m2, … Continue reading →

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Spinning mills’ body files case against TN solar policy

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The Tamilnadu Spinning Mills’ Association has filed a petition with the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity asking the Tribunal to declare Tamil Nadu Government-imposed ‘solar purchase obligation’ null and void. (Above) Houses constructed under the Chief Minister’s Solar Powered Green House … Continue reading →

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Solar power one of the fastest growing segment of Indian power sector

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

From almost negligible capacity in 2009 to 1,000+ MW today, solar power is one of the fastest growing segments in the Indian power sector, aided in good measure by enabling policies of the government. The Union government has set a target of … Continue reading →

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Tata Power, RInfra defer RPO targets to the next year saying no RECs available

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Private utilities Tata Power and Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) have blamed inordinate delays in commissioning of solar projects for their failure to meet the solar renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets for the last two completed fiscals. The companies, in separate representations, informed the sectoral regulator MERC in October they could not … Continue reading →

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Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compels state government to promote solar power generation

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Gujarat accounts for close to 58 per cent of the country’s total solar power output of 1190 MW, followed by Rajasthan with nearly 17 per cent. Rest are way behind. But thanks to Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets specified by state electricity regulatory commissions, state governments … Continue reading →

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The next step in Metros’s: Delhi to source 9% from Renewables

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Taking Delhi’s climate change agenda forward, the power regulator has mandated that in the next five years, 9% of Delhi’s power supply will come through renewable sources. The renewable purchase obligation (RPO), under which discoms will have to source a specific amount … Continue reading →

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Gujarat Solar RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation) Compliance – Torrent Power & GUVNL

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  Torrent Power Ltd. Total Consumption including T & D losses, 9565.81 Mus Source RPO % MUs Required to fulfill RPO MUs purchased % MUs purchased against required % RPO fulfilled   Wind 5 478.29 103.45 21.63 1.08   Solar 0.5 … Continue reading →

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Is the answer to India’s energy future blowing in the Wind? – by Ritesh Pothan

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh Pothan offer us an in-depth analysis of the wind industry present and future in India. “Wind is still considered an area of growth by the MNRE however the situation on the ground is a different story,” says Ritesh. “There … Continue reading →

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Brief update on Key Presenters at the WRETC 2012 – New Delhi

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Tarun Kapoor – Joint Secretary MNRE had this to say MNRE is working on monitoring RPO by pushing DISCOMs and States but there is confusion on the purchase of RPOs. The purchasers are focusing on the statement that purchases can … Continue reading →

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