Union Cabinet approves PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage.
ACCs are the new generation of advanced storage technologies that can store electric energy either as electrochemical or as chemical energy and convert it back to electric energy as and when required.
Draft notification for thermal plants regarding ash utilization
Every coal/lignite based thermal power plant shall be responsible to utilize 100% ash (fly ash and bottom ash) generated during that year. However, in no case shall utilization fall below 80 % in any year. Also, it should achieve average ash utilization of 100% in a 3 year cycle.
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Business Plan) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021
The target Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) shall be met by entities through purchase of power from various Renewable Energy Sources or purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates („REC‟) or purchase of Hydro Energy Certificates or combination.
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Purchase Obligation and Renewable Energy Certificate Framework Implementation) Regulations, 2021
The regulations provides the minimum percentage of total consumption of electricity to be purchased from Renewable Energy Sources by every Every Obligated Entity during the year.
Draft Electricity (Rights of consumers) (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
The Amendment brings in new definition to the term Gross-Metering, Net-metering and Net Billing and a new rule 11(4) has been inserted which specifies the arrangements of net- metering in which the arrangements for net metering/ gross metering/ net billing or net feed shall be as specified by the State Commission by regulation from time to time.
The Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
The Amendment brings in a new rule 23A which deals with Transfer of letter of intent for grant of mining lease or composite licence in certain cases.
The Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) (Amendment) Order, 2021.
The Amendment notifies new clause 6B in which the Central Government permits the direct sale of bioethanol (E100) by an oil company for use as standalone fuel or blending with motor spirit, for compatible automobiles to all consumers, in accordance with the standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Central Motor Vehicles (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021
The CNG/Bio-CNG/HCNG vehicles shall meet all the safety requirements as per AIS 24 and AIS 28 (Revision 1), as applicable.
Government of Karnataka Publishes Draft Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy 2021-2026.
The objective of the policy is to facilitate development of 20 GW of RE projects with or without energy storage systems in the State, including 2 GW of Rooftop solar PV projects and to attract investment in the RE sector and development of State economy.
The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Rules, 2021.
All payments by a distribution licensee to a generating company or a trading licensee for power procured from it or by a user of a transmission system to a transmission licensee shall be first adjusted towards Late Payment Surcharge and thereafter, towards monthly charges, starting from the longest overdue bill.
