Partial Relief For Amplus At APTEL For 50 MW Haryana Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Oct 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an order that tackled cross appeals filed by Amplus Solar and Haryana Power Purchase Centre for the same project, the Appellate tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) saw it fit to send the parties back to the state regulator to sort out the issue. Case Overview: Amplus had set up a 50 MW solar project in […] Read more
APTEL Rules Against Transferability of Banked Energy Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an order last week, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) delivered a key judgement on the transfer of banked wind energy between two projects belonging to the same firm. The case was filed by steel maker Maharashtra Seamless Limited versus the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Maharashtra Energy Development […] Read more
APTEL Refuses To Provide Relief To ReNew In 300 MW Wind Project Updated On Wed, Sep 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, in an order dated September 10, has ruled on a case involving ReNew (through ReNew Naveen Urja Private Limited) and SECI , and by extension, CERC. Case Overview: Renew Naveen Urja Private Limited (Appellant) vs. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) & Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). ReNew sought […] Read more
APTEL Sets Aside HERC Ruling, Awards Right To Sell Solar Power At Rs 5.68/unit Updated On Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL), in a key judgement involving the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), the Haryana Power Purchase Centre and some individual petitioners, issued an order setting aside the decision of HERC. In its order, the APTEL bench directed the HPPC to enter into a PPA to purchase power at the rate […] Read more
DERC Allows SCOD Extension To Tata Power For Hybrid Project Updated On Fri, Sep 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy In some relief for the developer, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) allowed Tata Power Renewable Energy an extension for its Karnataka hybrid project. The company is now developing a 510 MW of wind-solar hybrid project in the state. The order of state power regulator came to the fore after Tata Power Renewable Energy filed […] Read more
APTEL Accepts SGD As Change In Law, Relief Likely For Developers Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a case that involved a bunch of similar petitions from developers in Rajasthan executing projects worth 950 MW, and another batch in Andhra Pradesh involving projects worth 750 MW, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, has provided some measured relief for the developers involved. The petitions bunched together by the APTEL bench involved the acceptance […] Read more
A Delay Foretold. How MSEDCL Delayed a 500 MW RE Project Involving Tata Power Updated On Tue, Jun 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy In looking at the orders of regulators at the state and national level (CERC and APTEL), one is regularly surprised at how common sense is regularly abandoned in favour of abundant precaution. Among state entities like discoms, the fear of being seen as biased trumps everything when it comes to a project. Be it the […] Read more
AGEL Arm Wins Compensation Claim From CERC For Rajasthan Wind Solar Hybrid Project Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy In a petition brought forward as the developer of a 450 MW ISTS connected Wind-Solar Hybrid power project, entered between Adani Solar Energy Jaisalmer One Private Limited (formerly known as SBE Renewables Ten Projects Private Limited) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited seeking Change in Law compensation along with Carrying Cost, the CERC had […] Read more
CERC Allows Fortum Subsidiary To Retain Connectivity For 300 MW Karnataka Project Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting order earlier this week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed SolarOne Energy Private Limited, a subsidiary of Finnish major Fortum, to retain 300 MW connectivity it had been allotted from the Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL). The issue arose after CTUIL moved to cancel connectivity citing failure to sign PPA […] Read more
