APTEL Declines Relief To AMP Energy On Account Of Delay Updated On Tue, Apr 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in its latest judgment, has declined to offer relief to AMP Energy Green Seventeen Private Limited due to the company’s delayed approach to the tribunal. This decision follows a delay of 374 days by the applicant in challenging an order issued by the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC). […] Read more
AC/DC Ratio And Impact on CUF- APTEL Directs HERC To Do The Numbers Updated On Mon, Apr 28th, 2025 by Saurenergy In an interesting case originating in Haryana, the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) bench has sent the parties involved back to the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC). The intent was to enable the state commission get a chance to actually do the prudent thing and calculate the impact of considering the AC/DC ration as 1:1 […] Read more
MERC Fixes Generic Tariff For Rooftop Solar At Rs 2.82/Unit Updated On Wed, Apr 9th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has set a generic tariff of Rs 2.82/kWh for surplus rooftop solar power, according to its latest suo motu order. The move follows the expiry of the MERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Renewable Energy Tariff) Regulations, 2019. As per the regulatory requirement, MERC must notify generic tariffs […] Read more
Don’t Levy Wheeling Charges In Select Open Access Cases: MERC Updated On Mon, Apr 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its latest judgment, stated that the state discom is not entitled to levy wheeling charges on certain open-access connections. The ruling came after three solar power generators and consumers approached the Commission with complaints. The petitioners included ReNew Sun Renewables, Renew Surtya Alok, and Renew Sunlight Energy. They […] Read more
CERC Cuts Tariff To Rs 2.68/Unit Vs Rs 3.22/Unit Claimed For Kerala Floating Solar Updated On Mon, Apr 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kerala’s 90 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar plant, owned by NTPC saw a final levelised tariff of Rs 2.68/unit approved by the CERC, versus the claim for Rs 3.22/unit claimed by NTPC. KSEBL had sought the determination of the final tariff for the 92 MW project, while expressing concerns over the provisional tariff of ₹2.94/kWh determined […] Read more
Avaada Slips Up As CERC Upholds Cancellation Of Connectivity in MP Wind Projects Updated On Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in an order dated March 30 involving Avaada Energy and Central Transmission utility (CTUIL), passed an order that censures both the parties involved. For Avaada, the blow is heavier because the CERC eventually upheld the decision of the CTUIL to cancel the connectivity license accorded to Avaada for its […] Read more
MERC Orders MSEDCL to Refund Faulty Open Access Charges Updated On Tue, Mar 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed MSEDCL to refund charges incorrectly levied on three solar power generators. The order came to the limelight after three SPVs of Tata Power approached the state power regulator. The petitioners blamed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) for incorrectly levying charges for open-access connections. The […] Read more
Solar Developer Gets Relief At APTEL On SCOD Extension Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy Solaire Urja Private Limited, a Pune based solar developer appears to have got some much needed relief at APTEL, after the Appellate Tribunal chose to go with the developer’s contention on a case that was gone the other way at CERC. Case Overview: Solaire Surya Urja had gone to APTEL to challenge the order by […] Read more
APTEL Withholds KERC Order On Incremental Solar Tariff Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) in a recent judgment dismissed a petition by a Karnataka discom to not allow incremental tariff to compensate a solar energy generator on account of ‘change of law’ events. The petitioner Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM) had earlier moved APTEL seeing its intervention against an impuged order of […] Read more
