Bombay High Court Stays Key MERC’s Solar Tariff Order Updated On Wed, Jul 2nd, 2025 by Saurenergy The Bombay High Court on Tuesday put on hold a crucial regulatory order that could reshape the economics of solar energy for commercial and industrial (C&I) users in Maharashtra, India’s largest state by industrial output. A bench comprising Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla heard urgent writ petitions from a coalition of renewable energy […] Read more
APTEL Overturns Compensation Order, Cites Discoms’ Limitation Bar Updated On Wed, Jul 2nd, 2025 by Saurenergy In a significant legal victory for National Energy Trading and Services Limited (NETS), the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has overturned a ruling by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission that had directed the company to compensate state power distribution companies (Discoms) for an alleged shortfall in electricity supply. The Tribunal, comprising Technical Member Sandesh Kumar […] Read more
Maharashtra’s New Tariff Order Likely to Hit C&I Solar Profitability Updated On Tue, Jul 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest MYT tariffs approved by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) are likely to reduce the profitability of solar power for commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. The new tariffs and regulatory changes may limit the savings potential for users of both rooftop solar and green energy through open access. This concern arises from changes […] Read more
Expect More Solar Manufacturers To Enter Odisha: Hemant Sharma Updated On Tue, Jul 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy How is the Odisha government supporting solar manufacturing investments in the state? Around 2022, we introduced our Industrial Policy Resolution, where we categorized solar modules, cells, wafers, and renewable energy as a “thrust sector”. This was a conscious decision. At that time, solar manufacturing was almost non-existent in eastern India. States like Bengal or Jharkhand […] Read more
CERC Draft Sets 2032 Deadline For 100% ISTS Waiver On Offshore Wind Updated On Fri, Jun 27th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the Fourth Amendment to the Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses Regulations, 2025, introducing key updates to Regulations 12 and 13 of the principal regulations. The amendment waived interstate transmission charges (ISTS) to the Wind, Solar, Energy Storage (ESS), and Pumped Storage Project (PSP) projects. This […] Read more
MERC Revises Power Tariffs, Reduces Revenue Gap to Surplus Updated On Thu, Jun 26th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has revised its earlier Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) Order after partially allowing a review petition filed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL), significantly altering projected financial outcomes and easing the burden on consumers. The revised order modifies the MYT Order dated March 28, 2025, for the fifth […] Read more
APTEL Clarifies Financial Obligations for Solar Park Developers Updated On Wed, Jun 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld a regulatory order requiring Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd. (SUCRL), the developer of the 1000 MW Bhadla Phase III Solar Park, to pay inter-state transmission charges incurred during a mismatch between infrastructure commissioning and actual power generation. APTEL dismissed two appeals by SUCRL, affirming earlier rulings by […] Read more
Gentari Launches 150 MWp Maharashtra Open Access Solar Plant Updated On Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025 by Saurenergy Clean energy firm Gentari, which recently integrated its Commercial & Industrial (C&I)-focused platform Amplus Solar into its brand, has commissioned a 150 MWp open-access solar plant in Wardha, Maharashtra. The project, located in Dahegaon village in Yavatmal district, is connected to the state transmission utility (STU) to supply power to C&I consumers. The latest project […] Read more
MERC Extends RPO Deadline to FY26 for Open Access Consumers Updated On Fri, Jun 20th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has mandated that all Open Access consumers in the state must meet their cumulative Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) shortfalls for the period 2014–2020 by the end of the 2025–26 financial year. The directive, part of a final order, was issued by the Commission’s bench comprising Chairperson Sanjay Kumar and […] Read more
