Policy and Regulations

Top 5 Government Policies And Notifications That Impacted RE Sector Last Year The growth of renewable energy (RE) market in India is highly dependent on the government policies and regulatory environment.  Consistent and potent policy measures and regulations, to catalyze the growth of RE, are of utmost importance for India. It needs both a strong government push to accelerate short-term addition of capacity and a dedicated 2030 roadmap for long-term development. Some major government policies and other notifications that are…

Green Open Access Rules: A Game Changer For The C&I Sector? The Ministry of Power (MoP) initially introduced green open access rules in the form of a draft, back in August 2021. After receiving public comments to the draft, the green OA rules was finalized and published as “Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022” on June 6, 2022. The new policy received very positive feedback from the whole OA industry. The salient features of this…

Karnataka Aims To Add 10 GW Of Renewables In The Next 5 Years Karnataka has been one of the top 3 Indian states in terms of highest renewable energy (RE) installation for the past several years. The cumulative installed RE capacity of the state is ~15.9 GW, as of March 2022.[1] It has achieved 7.66 GW of solar and 5.1 GW of wind installations[2]. Further, it is among the very few states in India who have consistently met their Renewable…

New guidelines issued on procurement and utilization of BESS as part of generation, transmission and distribution assets In India, the growth of renewable energy (RE) installation over the last decade is one of the most commendable success stories of the nation. Electricity generated from RE (VRE) such as solar and wind energy is increasingly becoming a part of the nation’s energy mix. The cost of procurement of power from such VRE sources have become at par or even lower than…