Ministry of Power

Ministry of Power Releases Guidelines For Uniform Renewable Tariff

The Ministry of Power has now approved the procedure for implementing a Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff for the end power procurers, including discoms and open-access consumers. It will be applicable to renewable energy projects connected with the Inter-State Transmission Systems (ISTS).  It comes after the Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2022 discussed the uniform renewable tariff (URET). […]

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Govt Issues Renewable Consumption Targets For Discoms, Others

The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, issued a trajectory of renewable energy consumption for discoms, open access and captive power consumers. The new norms make these obligated entities to phase out the usage of fossil fuels in a phased manner.  The new mandate was issued as per Section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, […]

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To Boost Efficiency, India Launches Star Ratings Of Solar Panels

Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh today launched a star rating programme for solar panels. The minister said the ratings would be voluntary for the module makers for the first year. However, this will be made mandatory in the next few years after scrutiny of the ministry. “We want to empower the […]

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Govt Orders To Extend Dispute Avoidance Mechanism For All Power Projects

The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, has notified changes in the norms for the Dispute Avoidance Mechanism. In its latest addendum to the norms, the ministry has ordered extending this service to other energy sectors beyond hydroelectric power plants. Earlier, this mechanism was confined to only hydropower projects.  On September 27, 2021, the ministry […]

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Govt Plans Imposing 10% RE Generation Obligation (RGO) For Coal Plants

The Ministry of Power has been mulling to impose up to 10 percent Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) for the new and old coal-fired thermal power plants and lignite plants in the country. It has put forth a new draft notification proposing the plan. It has asked the stakeholders to submit their feedback within 15 days.  The new […]

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Govt Notifies Electricity (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023

The Ministry of Power notified the third amendment to Electricity Rules 2005. The new amendments were aimed at dealing with the issues of the captive power generation plants in India.   As per the new notification, the criteria for the captive electricity generation plants changed. The earlier provisions of the rules had said that no power plant should qualify as […]

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Govt Releases New Bidding Norms For Hybrid Projects

The Ministry of Power has now developed its latest bidding guidelines for solar and wind hybrid projects. It will apply to all intra-state hybrid projects with a capacity of 10 MW and more and to all those with 50 MW or more capacity. The norms said that the rated power capacity of one resource (wind […]

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Green Energy Open Access: KERC Includes Centre’s Amended Norms

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), in its latest order, included the amendment norms of the Union government on Green Energy Open Access in its state Green Energy Open Access rules to extend the benefits of the same in the southern Indian state.  Karnataka issued the Green Energy Open Access in 2022. The same year the […]

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Govt Amends Bidding Norms For HVDC Projects Under ISTS

The Ministry of Power has now issued an order amending its Standard Bidding Document for the procurement of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) power through tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process under the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission system.   The new order proposed modifying para 2.1.2 to make changes to the eligibility criteria of the bidders. The ministry […]

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