Maharashtra Discom Issues Green Energy Open Access Norms Updated On Tue, Sep 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has now issued guidelines for the roll out of green energy open access in the state. This comes after the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission had notified its MERC (Distributed Open Access) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2023. The latest regulation allows consumers with contracted demand of 100 kw or […] Read more
Karnataka: KERC Issues Rules To Transit Towards Smart Meters Updated On Fri, Aug 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has announced new regulations to retrofit existing meters with smart modules. These regulations are titled the KERC (Smart Modules For Existing Digital/Static Meters) Guidelines, 2024. The state power regulator noted that when phasing out existing digital and static meters compliant with IS 15884 is not feasible due to their […] Read more
MNRE Forms Panel To Frame Norms For Solar Cold Storages Updated On Fri, Aug 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy To boost the growth of solar-powered cold storages in the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification announcing the formation of a special panel. The ministry stated that this new Technical Committee will help review the draft specifications for solar cold storages. “A Technical Committee has been constituted under […] Read more
MNRE Issues Clarification On ‘Micrositing’ Norms For Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a new notification, clarifying that its earlier issued amendment in norms for onshore wind energy. The latest notification said that the last notification issued in this regard on July 4 on the issue of “micrositing” was meant only for the future projects and not for […] Read more
Draft Norms: MoP Proposes Timeline Of 66 Months For PSPs Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued draft guidelines for the issuance of tenders related to Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs). The new proposed norms mandate that the on-river PSPs need to commence its operations after 66 months after the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). For the off-river projects, the developers need to […] Read more
Extreme Temperatures: CEA Issues Clarifications To Wind Companies Updated On Mon, Aug 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued clarifications for the wind power companies related to their compliance with the norms related to extreme temperatures. This clarification came to the forth after the Wind Power Producers Association (WIPPA) approached the Ministry of Power. The association had earlier apprised the ministry about the hurdles in obtaining Connectivity […] Read more
Every Indian District Soon To Host One Model Solar Village Updated On Mon, Aug 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Every district of the country is now all set to host one model solar village. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now come out with detailed guidelines to make this a reality. As per the norms, these model solar villages will be developed as components of the PM Surya Ghar scheme with […] Read more
KERC Brings New Norms For EV Charging Stations For Buildings Updated On Wed, Jul 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in its latest suo motto order has issued new guidelines for the establishment of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations for commercial/residential buildings in urban areas of the state. The state power regulator said that the move was taken to streamline the establishment of the charging stations by bringing more […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar: MNRE Proposes Rating Of Rooftop Solar Vendors Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE) today published the draft guidelines under the newly announced PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The new draft norms proposed the concept of rating the vendors installing rooftop solar systems for the residential consumers. The ministry said that the vendors would be rated based on the feedback of […] Read more
