The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has issued an order approving a key financial threshold for transmission project development, acting on policy directions from the State Government. In the matter of setting a threshold limit for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding in intra-state transmission projects, the Commission formally established that all such projects with an…
The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission issued a draft notification on 24 December 2025 proposing the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Himachal Pradesh Electricity Grid Code) Regulations, 2025 to replace the 2008 State Grid Code. The draft sets a comprehensive framework for planning, connection, operation, scheduling, and compliance of the intra state transmission system. Stakeholders…
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) issued a public notice on 17 December 2025 proposing the Draft Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Group Net Metering and Virtual Net Metering for Renewable Energy) (Seventh Amendment) Guidelines, 2025. The draft, uploaded on the Commission website, invites stakeholder comments. The amendments modify the existing 2019 Guidelines under powers drawn…
The month of December 2025 marked a period of intense regulatory activity for the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC). In a strategic move to provide clarity, attract investment, and align the state’s power sector with national priorities and technological advancements, CSERC issued a series of orders and regulations. These notifications collectively address renewable energy…
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC), with Chairman Amir Subhani and Members A.K. Sinha and P.S. Yadav presiding, issued an order on 29 December 2025 approving a framework under which distribution licensees can charge consumers for supplying and installing new service cables during the rollout of smart prepayment meters. Background and petition The petition was…
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued a Consultative Paper proposing generic levellised tariffs for power generated from specified renewable energy sources for FY 2025-26. The paper aims to set applicable tariffs for four RE categories to be commissioned in the first year of a three-year control period. The exercise is carried out under…
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has formally closed the Fourth Control Period (FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24) through a set of major orders issued in late 2025. In transmission, APTRANSCO’s request for a Rs 1,059.75 crore true-down, comprising a claimed surplus of Rs 902.94 crore plus Rs 156.81 crore due to a methodological…
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set a project-specific levellised tariff of Rs 3.36 per kWh for a 40 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The order dated 26 December 2025 settles the tariff for 25 years from the Commercial Operation Date, while rejecting several claims made for higher costs and departures…
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reiterated the importance of bid sanctity while ruling on solar usage charges in a case involving NLC India Limited. While maintaining the discovered ceiling charge, the Commission has allowed provisional relief linked to a Change in Law claim. In a petition of NLC India Limited vs. Indian Renewable…
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved levelized annual transmission charges for three Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects supporting renewable evacuation and grid strengthening after confirming transparent Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) processes. In Petition No. 861/AT/2025, Rajgarh Neemuk Power Transmission Limited vs. Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. & Others, the Commission adopted…