Ministry of Power notifies amendments to the guidelines for short-term Procurement of Power by Distribution Licensees through Tariff based bidding process.
As per the amendment under para 6.4 which deals with standard documentation to be provided by the procurer in the Request for Proposal (RfP) in which a new sub-clause (vi)(f) has been notified.
Regulations for use of Power Generating Sets for effective control of air pollution in Delhi-NCR
It is provided that in industrial areas where gas pipeline infrastructure is not available, DG sets not retrofitted to run in a hybrid mode, shall be permitted to run only for a maximum of one(l) hour a day.
CERC publishes Draft Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Renewable Energy Certificates for Renewable Energy Generation) Regulations, 2022.
An eligible entity which has been granted accreditation for Certificates or deemed to have been granted accreditation for Certificates under these regulations, shall be eligible for grant of registration for Certificates by the Central Agency in accordance with the Procedure for Registration for Certificate to be issued by the Central Agency as part of the Detailed Procedure.
PESO notifies the National Single Window System (NSWS) portal for submission of application for approval of license.
NSWS provides information across 32 Central department and 15 State and currently, the portal hosts applications for approvals from 19 central department and 14 state departments. The platform is built to serve as a single window for identifying approvals based on user input and further guidance for submission of application by investors.
The Draft Environment (Protection) first Amendment Rules, 2022.
Through this amendment, the Ministry has notified the emission limit for new diesel engines, Engines based on dedicated alternate fuels, Portable Generator sets etc used for power generating set applications up to 800Kw gross mechanical power.
Ministry of Power notifies Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy.
Hydrogen and Ammonia are envisaged to be the future fuels to replace fossil fuels. Production of these fuels by using power from renewable energy, termed as green hydrogen and green ammonia, is one of the major requirements towards environmentally sustainable energy security of the nation.
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Ancillary Services) Regulations, 2022
These regulations shall be applicable to regional entities, including entities having energy storage resources and entities capable of providing demand response qualified to provide Ancillary Services.
Government of Kerala extends the special scheme for regularising connected load till 31st March 2022.
Considering the fact that the Scheme has attracted wide publicity and that if the consumers come forward to declare their connected load, it will aid KSEBL in planning for meeting the demand of the consumers, the full time directors has sanctioned to extended the period upto 31.03.2022.
Permission for manufacturers to self-certify SPV inverters
This permission is subject to the condition that such manufacturers have valid IEC certificates corresponding to IS standards for these items and test reports from international test labs.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notifies the Incentives for Adoption of Renewable Energy.
The Ministry supports a scheme “Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme” through various research institutions and industry which is being implemented to enable indigenous technology development and manufacture for wide spread applications of new and renewable energy in an efficient and cost effective manner across the country.
