Tata Power to Acquire 51% Stake in Odisha’s Discom; Doubles Consumer Base Updated On Mon, Dec 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Marking its successful entry into the state of Odisha, utility giant Tata Power Company Ltd has won the bid to acquire a major shareholding of 51 percent in the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) of Odisha. Mumbai-headquartered Tata Power said in a statement that “the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has awarded the Letter of […] Read more
Power, Solar Sector, Discoms in Focus in Parliament. Here Is What Was Said. Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The answers by Power Minister R.K. Singh in parliament yesterday, while placing on record the hard figures when it comes to the power sector and renewables, particularly solar power, also underscored the minister’s continued confidence in India meeting its renewable energy goals. We take a look at the key takeaways. The Saubhagya scheme, or the […] Read more
Power Ministry Proposes Tariff Rebates on Advance Payments by Discoms Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has advised SERCs to establish reduction of generation/ transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments by state Discoms The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued an order, advising state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to establish the reduction of generation or transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments […] Read more
Delhi Discom to Trial Solar Power Trading Among Consumers Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Delhi based Discom BRPL has announced that it will launch a block-chain based platform on trial basis for consumer-to-consumer solar power trading. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), one of the power distribution companies (Discom) in Delhi which caters to nearly 2.6 million customers in South and West Delhi has announced that it will launch a […] Read more
Part 2 on The Discom Perspective of Solar. Solutions Updated On Fri, Nov 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Continuing from Part 1 of the analysis yesterday, we move to part 2 today, on the solutions discoms have proposed. In part 1 of our analysis of the report ” Solar Rooftop-The Discom Perspective”, we shared with you the key issues flagged by multiple discoms across India , when it comes to their relationship with […] Read more
TERI & Shakti Foundation Report on Rooftop Solar: Perspective of Discoms Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government of India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of installed capacity of renewable energy (RE) by 2022, including 100 GW of grid-connected solar power, comprising 60 GW utility-scale solar, and 40 GW solar rooftop. Though India has made significant progress in the implementation of utility-scale solar projects, achieving 40 GW of […] Read more
The Problem with Rooftop Solar. Discom View Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy In the first of a two-part series based on the report, Solar Rooftop, The Discom Perspective, we bring to you the issues, and possible solutions (in part 2) proposed by discoms. The report has been released by TERI and the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. Even as India’s renewable renaissance has stumbled in the past 18 […] Read more
Uttarakhand Discom to Carry Forward Surplus Non-Solar RPO to Meet Solar RPO Deficit Updated On Wed, Oct 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy UERC has allowed UPCL to carry forward its surplus non-solar RPO from FY 2018-19 to meet its deficit of non-solar and solar RPO in the present fiscal. The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has in its latest order approved the petition filed by the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) to carry forward its surplus non-solar […] Read more
Delhi Discoms Penalised for Defaulting on RPOs Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy DERC has imposed penalties to the tune of Rs 1.71 crore on discoms TPDDL and Rs 2.88 crore each on BYPL and BRPL for defaulting on their RPOs Delhi’s power regulator, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has imposed penalties to the tune of Rs 1.71 crore on discoms TPDDL and Rs 2.88 crore each […] Read more
