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CSERC’s December 2025 overhaul: RE tariffs, biomass norms, MYT rules and open access clarity
By January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

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…

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BERC allows recovery of service cable costs during smart meter rollout
By January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

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…

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BERC consultative paper on generic levellised RE tariffs for FY 2025-26
By January 5, 2026January 5, 2026

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…

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APERC closes fourth control period, but fiscal risks rise
By January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

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…

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CERC sets Rs 3.36 per kWh tariff for 40 MW Ayodhya solar project
By January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

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…

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CERC adopts Rs 2.45 per kWh usage charge in NLC solar case
By January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

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…

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CERC adopts ISTS transmission charges for three renewable evacuation projects
By January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

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…

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CERC approves tariff for NHPC’s 2,400 MW solar project
By January 4, 2026January 4, 2026

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariff adoption for Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar projects while highlighting the absence of a defined policy framework for the Greenshoe Option and restricting enhanced capacity allocation to a single developer. In NHPC Limited vs. Onward Solar Power Private Limited and others, CERC reviewed tariff adoption…

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CERC issues December orders on Inter-State transmission licences
By December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

In a series of orders issued in December 2025, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) adjudicated on multiple applications for Inter-State transmission licences, moving several projects forward for public consultation while rejecting one and imposing significant conditions on others. The Commission granted a final transmission licence under the Regulated Tariff Mechanism mode to POWERGRID Barmer…

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CERC clarifies treatment of GST changes on coal as Change in Law
By December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in a suo motu proceeding in Petition No. 10/SM/2025, has issued directions on how generating companies should handle the financial impact of the abolition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compensation Cess and the increase in the GST rate on coal. The Commission held that both developments qualify…

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