The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ("MNRE") vide office memorandum dated November 6, 2019 has clarified that the RPO of OE consuming energy from hybrid wind-solar power plants shall be based on ...

The Government of India in its endeavor to provide quick clearances for coal blocks has launched the Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal (e-CPMP) maintained by the Ministry of Coal.

The scheme will be implemented in four trenches, each of 1,250 MW capacity during 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

AP Power sector investments in limbo on tariff concerns.

The CERC is the instant case decided to take the scheduled date of commissioning of the project as 13 months from the effective date of the PPA rather than the date of execution of the PPA.

Over the last couple of decades, there has been a concerted push by the Government to enhance India's renewable energy capacity. With the focus to gradually shift from fossil fuel to clean energy...

Rajasthan has successfully used the PPP model for setting up power transmission infrastructure in the state.

The atlas module can also be used for solar power projects to check parameters for selecting a site.

The DSF Bid Round also exempts imposition of payment of customs duty and oil cess and permits conduct of exploration activities during the entire contract period of the RSC.

The market price of ESCs shall be determined through the process of bidding at the power exchanges.

Our Partner Pallavi Bedi and Principal Associate Ashita Bali recently wrote an article on ‘Clean Energy Initiatives in India'.

The minor short-falls in renewable energy generation which has occurred during the financial years 2012 – 2013 and 2013 – 2014 were primarily in wind power and small hydro power generation.

Anuja Tiwari's interview (published below) and her "all energy stance" marks a view that the energy transition, particularly for developing economies, will be driven by LNG as India ambitions to elevate LNG's share in the energy mix from the present 6.5% to 15%.

In order to have a more firm grip over the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs), the Narendra Modi Government is planning to make the SERCs invulnerable to the state level political snooping...

On July 4, 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ("MNRE") issued guidelines for funding under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The MoP also noted that this reduction will also lead to reduction in the retail tariff for the consumer.

Kellerhals Carrard acted as legal advisor to the sellers in the sale of all the shares in Senn Chemicals AG to Granules India.

The Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, has introduced key guidelines to standardize battery swapping and charging infrastructure, aiming to accelerate EV adoption and promote sustainability.

The APTEL on November 11, 2019, passed an order directing Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to pass a new tariff order for power obtained from renewable sources.

Supreme Court through its judgement dated 08.05.2026 in the matter of Indian Railways v West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited & Others held that Indian Railways (“IR”) is not a Deemed Distribution Licensee (“DDL”) under Section 14 of the EA Act and is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge (“CSS”) and Additional Surcharge (“AS”) as stipulated in Section 42 of the EA Act.