The industrial sector is one of the largest consumers of energy in India and accounts for over 45 per cent of the country’s total energy demand. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s […]
Captive power plants (CPPs) are an important source of power supply for energy-intensive commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. The key factors driving the development of CPPs include high industrial power tariffs, electricity supply disruptions from […]
In a key development, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2022, bringing about several changes to the previous Electricity Rules, 2005. Significantly, the new rules permit distribution companies to automatically […]
Vibrant Energy is a pure-play commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy-focused IPP. Vibrant’s strategic focus has meant that it has steered clear of the utility-scale and rooftop segments. Vibrant’s portfolio predominantly comprises offsite open access […]
For the commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses, energy costs account for 30-40 per cent of their total operational expenditure. In order to meet their energy demand and hedge against the risk associated with high grid power tariffs, C&I […]
At the 15th Annual Solar Power in India conference organised by Renewable Watch, a developer in the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar segment with experience in both captive and open access projects remarked that their […]
Industrial consumers have various options to meet their power procurement needs. To begin with, they have for a long time relied on grid-connected power from discoms and account for a significant 42 per cent of […]
While the Electricity Act, 2003 allows open access to facilitate competitive sale and purchase of power, its implementation in the country has been a long-standing issue. The non-uniform imposition of various open access charges across […]
Ever since the Electricity Act, 2003 was passed, the open access in power sector has been a frequently debated topic. Section 42 of the act allows non-discriminatory open access, but in reality, its implementation is […]
Over the past one year, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has made several efforts to meet its climate change commitments, drive distribution reforms and increase transparency and fair competition through the implementation of electronic competitive […]
The thermal power sector has been facing considerable stress due to a number of issues, most importantly, low demand from discoms. While there has been an absence of fresh power purchase agreements (PPAs) by discoms, […]
A growing number of industrial and commercial consumers, who had long been reeling under high utility tariffs to cross-subsidise other consumers, have in the past few years turned to the open power market. This has […]
Power trading has emerged as a viable option for industrial and commercial consumers looking to sell and buy power at competitive rates. The availability of surplus power in the short-term market and the decline in […]
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