In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has dismissed Tata Power’s appeal challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) order to award a Rs 70 billion high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project to Adani […]
The recent surge in electricity demand globally due to the increased level of economic activity after the lifting of pandemic restrictions and unprecedented climatic events have put pressure on electricity prices discovered in the power […]
The Indian power sector has witnessed several key developments in recent years, which require a redesign of the electricity markets. Given the increasing share of variable renewable energy and higher frequency of extreme weather events […]
India has set a target to augment its non-fossil fuel electric capacity to 500 GW by 2030. While this is expected to lower its carbon emissions and help meet the growing energy demand, the integration […]
By Dr Atul Agrawal, Research Officer, CERC The Electricity Act, 2003 (EA 2003) empowered the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to promote the development of the power market in India. When the EA 2003 was […]
To cater to the evolving needs of the power system on account of increasing renewable energy penetration, and ensure grid security and adequate resource availability, one of the key regulations for the power sector, the […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has consistently been monitoring the prices of electricity traded in the day-ahead market (DAM) and real-time market (RTM) at the power exchanges. In April 2022, the CERC observed that […]
Effective implementation of already finalised regulations such as the Ancillary Services Regulations and the Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) Regulations is one of the top priorities of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), says Arun Goyal, […]
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) are important market-based instruments, promoting the sale and growth of renewable energy by helping obligated entities such as discoms, captive consumers and open access consumers in meeting their renewable purchase obligations […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently issued draft registration and application guidelines for establishing and operating over-the-counter (OTC) platforms, in line with the CERC (Power Market) Regulations, 2021. The OTC platforms will allow buyers […]
With the ongoing energy transition, the energy mix in the power system is undergoing a rapid change. The increasing percentage of intermittent and variable energy sources has presented a plethora of technical challenges in secure […]
In a key development towards the introduction of general network access (GNA) for interstate transmission planning, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has recently issued the draft Connectivity and GNA to the Inter-State Transmission System […]
Taking cognisance of the changing dynamics of power system operations and the emerging electricity market realities, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) proposes to revise the existing framework of the deviation settlement mechanism (DSM). To […]
In a first-of-its-kind order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) allowed the two Delhi discoms – BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) – to exit their power purchase agreement (PPA) […]
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) play a key role in promoting the sale and growth of renewable energy as they help designated consumers in meeting their renewable purchase obligations (RPOs) and, in turn, the country in […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the draft CERC (Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2021 to enhance the security and reliability of the electricity grid, especially in view of the increasing penetration of renewable energy […]
Maharashtra has the fourth highest renewable power capacity installations in the country, as of February 2021. Commercial and industrial consumers, which have been adopting green and more sustainable strategies so as to project themselves as […]
The pilot security constrained economic despatch (SCED) has helped gain experience in the scope of optimisation at the interstate generating station (ISGS) level and has proved to be an important tool in optimising available resources […]
The Indian power market has come a long way over the past decade and seems to be preparing for the next leap forward. In February 2021, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) notified the Power […]
One of the key focus areas of the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) is promoting the development of smart grid projects in the state with the uptake of new and emerging technologies such as […]
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