The minister says he will soon begin meeting state governments in person to help resolve the long-pending issue. The central government is prioritising the resolution of power purchase agreement (PPA) challenges with states, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi said on Monday. “We are serious about resolving the PPA issue. Since...
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CERC appoints Jishnu Baruah as a new chairman
Barua has succeeded PK Pujari whose extended tenure got over in June 2022
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Revisiting Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
The private sector brings with it the benefit of private funding of the projects and efficiency of operations. ´Public-Private Partnership´ (PPP) has been a relatively flourishing model for infrastructure development in India.
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GMR Group to get higher tariff
GMR Group said it will get higher electricity tariff for its Kamalanga power plant in Odisha after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission gave a favourable ruling.
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Need of the Hour: Quick Dispute Resolution
PPP contracts, like any other contract, have several terms and conditions which govern the parties to the contract. Dispute Resolution Clause determines what a dispute is, when disputes arise
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Kudankulam to start only in 2015
Commercial operation of the first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to happen only next year with the Central Electricity Regulatory
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Revised tariff norms to have negatively impact
The revised tariff norms by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) will have a negative impact on the margins of state-owned utilities such as NTPC, Power Grid and NHPC according to Standard and Poor´s Ratings Services (S and P). CERC, in its final guidelines for tariff fixation, has shifted the incentive structure to plant load factor (PLF) from plant availability factor (PAF) for the period FY14-FY19.
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CERC to restructure coal index
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) proposed to restructure the coal price index followed in the country for making payments by power producers to coal imports. Currently, for payments for imported coal, CERC uses a composite index that considers Australian and South African coal.