CERC pushes Developers to settle Change in law issues with SECI directly, not in court Updated On Tue, Feb 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy In two recent judgements, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) rejected projects developers’ plea to intervene in the cases of claims arising out of Change in Law (CIL) events before the petitioners had attempted to mutually settle the matter with the parties involved in their respecting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), i.e. the Solar Energy Corporation of […] Read more
APTEL To Decide On Delhi Discoms, Dadri Power Plant Dispute Updated On Mon, Jan 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) will hear on Monday (Jan 24) an NTPC’s plea challenging a Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s Order, allowing Delhi’s three power distribution companies to exit their power purchase agreements with its Dadri I power plant. Against the CERC Order, the NTPC had earlier approached the Supreme Court, but the apex […] Read more
Delayed Captive Status of Solar Plant No Cause to Deny REC, finds CERC Updated On Wed, Jan 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a case involving refusal to issue of Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) due to late recognition of a solar plant’s captive status, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ruled in favour of petitioner Suryakant Gupta, the owner of Rajaram Maize Products, who installed a 4.8 MW solar power plant on his own land in Chhattisgarh for captive […] Read more
CERC Declines To Step in For Change In Law Petition From Mahindra Renewables Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent judgement, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) rejected Mahindra Renewables Private Limited’s arguments in its petition regarding Change of Law (CIL) rules with respect to a power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) in December 2018. Mahindra Renewables petitioned CERC, seeking that the imposition of safeguard duty on […] Read more
CERC Favors Mahindra Renewables in Dispute With MPPMCL and DMRC Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently gave a judgement in favour of Mahindra Renewables Private Limited, accepting most of its pleas for compensation from M.P. Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on account of a ‘Change in Law’ event in the power purchase agreement (PPA) executed among the three […] Read more
CERC Provides Relief To Tata Power In Dispute With PGCIL Over Open Access Updated On Fri, Nov 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent judgement concerning transnational electricity trade between India and Bhutan, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted the petition of Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL), requesting that its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Dagachhu Hydro Power Corporation (DHPC) be considered under the Ministry of Power’s (MoP) guidelines and the Cross Border Trade […] Read more
CERC Refuses to Intervene in SB Energy’s PPA/PSA with NTPC & PSPCL Updated On Wed, Nov 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) turned down SB Energy’s plea to direct NTPC Ltd. and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to neither terminate the PPA and PSA signed between the parties nor undertake any coercive action, such as invocation of the performance bank guarantee, and to extend timelines for Condition […] Read more
CERC Adopts Rs. 2.63/kWh Tariff for 300 MW Solar Project Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has accepted NTPC Limited’s petition to adopt the tariff of Rs. 2.63/kWh and a trade margin of Rs. 0.07/kWh for a 300 MW solar project. In 2019, NTPC (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) had issued a request for selection (RfS) for setting up 1,200 […] Read more
CERC Rejects Phelan Energy’s Prayer to Review Old Order by SECI Updated On Wed, Sep 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected the review petition of solar developer Phelan Energy India RJ Pvt. Limited, which was filed in relation to an order passed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) in 2019. Phelan Energy stated before CERC that in an order passed in October, 2019, SECI had […] Read more
