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When Regulators Overreach: Central Government Incentives, State Commissions, And The Limits Of Tariff Power After SPDC V. Green Infra Judgment
The Electricity Act, 2003, vests tariff determination authority exclusively in State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), while the Central Government retains policy-making power at the central level which provides benefit to both i.e., state and central power utilities. This includes the authority to design financial incentives aimed at promoting specific generation technologies.
India Energy
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S&A Law Offices
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Insolvency And Stressed Infrastructure Assets In India: Opportunities, Risks And Resolution Trends In 2026
India’s infrastructure story has long been associated with ambition, mega highways, renewable energy parks, airports, logistics corridors, smart cities, data centres and urban transformation projects. Over the last two decades, billions of dollars have flowed into the sector from banks, institutional lenders, sovereign wealth funds, infrastructure funds and global investors eager to participate in India’s growth trajectory.
India Insolvency
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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MNRE Proposes One-Time Relief Package For Renewable Energy Capacities Awaiting Signing Of Power Purchase Agreements
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (GoI), vide Office Memorandum dated 25 May 2026 bearing No. 238/10/2025-P AND RA (OM), has proposed a structured One-Time Relief Package (Proposed Relief Package) to address the issue wherein Letters of Award (LoAs) have been issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) as intermediary procurers but Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) remain unsigned as on 30 April 2026.
India Energy
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Khaitan & Co LLP
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APTEL Holds That Radial Mode Of Supply By A Generating Company To A Distribution Licensee Cannot Be Considered As Sale To A Consumer.
APTEL, vide judgement dated 27.04.2026 in Appeal Nos. 190 of 2019 and 216 of 2019 titled Damodar Valley Corporation v West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission & Another, dismissed the appeals filed by Damodar Valley Corporation (“DVC”), upholding the finding of the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (“WBERC”) that radial mode of supply by a generating company to a distribution licensee cannot be considered as sale to a consumer.
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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Ministry Of New And Renewable Energy Notifies Green Ammonia Standard And Green Methanol Standard For India Under The National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (“NGHM”), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. A global demand of over 100 (hundred) million metric tonnes of green hydrogen and its derivatives is expected to emerge by 2030.
India Energy
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JSA
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HSA | Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Monthly Newsletter – April & May 2026
This comprehensive legal update examines critical regulatory developments and judicial decisions shaping India's electricity sector, including landmark Supreme Court rulings on deemed distribution licensee status, APTEL judgments on tariff determination and captive power arrangements, and significant commission orders addressing renewable energy procurement, change in law compensation, and transmission charge disputes.
India Energy
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HSA Advocates
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Ministry Of Power Notifies Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 Amending The Norms For Captive Generating Plants And Significantly Easing Compliance For Group Captive Generating Plants
On March 13, 2026, the Ministry of Power notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 ("Amended Rules") amending Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 20052 governing Captive Generating Plants ("CGPs"). The amendments clarify ownership and consumption criteria and significantly ease compliance requirements for group CGPs.
India Energy
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JSA
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Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Sets Trajectory For Deviation Computation In Renewable Energy Sector
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission ("CERC"), vide its order dated March 31, 2026 ("CERC Order"), has determined the value of ‘X' for computation of deviation (in percentage) for Wind and Solar Sellers ("WS Sellers"), i.e., generating stations based on wind, solar or wind-solar hybrid resources, under the CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2024 ("DSM Regulations, 2024")
India Energy
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