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CERC approves transmission tariff for Sirohi Transmission’s ISTS project

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved the annual transmission tariff of Rs 2.91 billion for Sirohi Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), for its ISTS scheme.  This project, named “Transmission system for evacuation of power from Rajasthan REZ Phase IV (Part 2: 5.5 GW) (Jaisalmer/Barmer Complex) Part B,” was awarded to PGCIL under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process. During the bidding, PGCIL’s final winning bid…

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CERC amends Indian Electricity Grid Code, tightening regulations for renewable and storage projects

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the CERC (Indian Electricity Grid Code) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024, introducing several critical changes aimed at improving grid efficiency and flexibility.  Key amendments include reducing the permissible period for renewable energy and energy storage systems to inject infirm power from one year to 45 days. Extensions of up to three months can be requested from regional load despatch centres, with additional extensions requiring CERC approval. For hydropower…

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CERC releases draft amendment for transmission charges and losses regulations

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the draft CERC (Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024. Key changes include the introduction of definitions for “Tariff Regulations, 2024” and “Terminal Bay.” Amendments to regulation 12 focus on handling transmission deviations for generating stations with dual connectivity to both inter-state and intra-state transmission systems. Regulation 13 proposes waivers for transmission charges for hydro pumped storage projects (PSP), energy storage systems (ESS),…

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CERC issues draft amendment on Deviation Settlement Mechanism for 2024

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the draft CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024. According to the draft, the charges for injecting infirm power will be zero, unless scheduled after a trial run as per the Grid Code. In such cases, deviation charges will apply to general or WS sellers. Additionally, if the system frequency exceeds 50.05Hz, any deviation of scheduled infirm power by over-injection will incur zero…

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CERC grants transmission licence to Kallam Transco

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The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has awarded a final transmission licence to Kallam Transco Ltd (KTL), a subsidiary of India Grid Trust (IndiGrid), for developing an Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project in Maharashtra. The project, part of the “Western Region Network Expansion Scheme,” was secured under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route. KTL won the contract with an annual transmission tariff of Rs 152.50 million, surpassing bids from Sterlite Power, Torrent Power, and Power…