The table below depicts the CSS charges defined for year FY 2016-17:
The graph below depicts the % change in the CSS over the last four years:
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The Telangana solar and wind policy which was announced recently clearly states that for Solar Power Plant located within the state and selling power to third parties within the state, 100% exemption shall be provided on the cross subsidy surcharge as determined by TSERC for five years from the date of commissioning of the Power Plant.
The table below depicts the CSS charges defined for year FY2015-16 and FY 2016-17:
The regulation can be accessed here.
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The new charges determined are applicable for FY 16-17 with effect from 11th April 2014. The details of the charges are in the table below:
The normative transmission loss at EHT (3.70%) and normative wheeling loss for HT level (8%) are applicable for the year 2016-17.
Additional Surcharge: No additional surcharge over and above the Cross-Subsidy Surcharge needs to be given to the embedded licensee.
No Cross-subsidy surcharge are payable by the consumers availing Renewable power.
20% wheeling charge is payable by the consumer drawing power from Renewable source excluding Co-generation & Bio mass power plant.
The order can be accessed here.
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On 12.05.2016 Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory commission passed an order for the levy of additional surcharge for all the Open Access consumers. This had negative Implication on any consumer willing to buy power from a third party in the state. The surcharge made all the Open Access transactions in the state highly unviable. Even the Green Power Transactions were not exempted from the surcharge.
In its verdict the High Court has “set aside” the verdict passed on 12.05.2016 and has provided directions to RERC to follow and obtain the desired information in a rightful and transparent manner.
The court has provided following direction to the State Regulatory Commission:
- The RERC should make a public advertisement to notify the Objectors
- The requisite advertisement to be made in two Vernacular and one English Newspaper
- The advertisement will also notify the date of hearing within one week of the last date for collection of material as per advertisement.
- RERC will hear the objectors and pass orders within ten days. The objectors will not be entitled to any adjournment.
- The parties agree that the additional surcharge, if any, determined by RERC would be payable effective the date it was payable under the order dated 12.05.2016.
- The current order has been occasioned only for reason of violation of principles of natural justice in passing the impugned order dated 12.05.2016 and is not reflective of the merits of the levy of additional surcharge or its quantu
The order can be accessed here.
In the Draft Generic Tariff Order for FY 2016-17, the normative Capital Cost for the Solar PV power projects for FY 2016-17 was not declared by CERC and accordingly, the Commission proposed to consider the same Capital Cost of Rs. 605.85 lakh/MW for the Solar PV Projects to be commissioned in the period from 1 April, 2016 to 31 March, 2017.
The graph below gives comparison of Generic Tariffs for Solar Projects in the period from 2016– 21017 to the previous year. The tariff has been determined with AD benefits depending on the type of solar project as follows.:
The Generic Tariffs for Wind Energy Projects in the period from 1 April, 2016 to 31 March, 2017 have been determined as follows. ?The discount factor for levelisation of Tariff for Wind Energy Projects works out to 10.54%.
The Commission has invited Comments, suggestions and objections from the public and stake-holders, including RE Developers, Distribution Licensees, MEDA, electricity consumers, etc. are on this draft Suo Moto Order.
The Order can be accessed?here.
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