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CEA Has Notified The Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards For Construction Of Electrical Plants And Electric Lines) Amendment Regulations, 2026
The common requirements for Renewable Energy Power Plants (“REP”) and BESS include equipment rating norms, mandatory site documentation, display boards, WMO-compliant automatic weather stations (for plants of 10 MW and above), phasor measurement units, harmonic analysers, power plant controllers, redundant communication systems, power quality meters, graded protection systems, voltage ride-through capability, and compliance with the National Building Code and applicable noise limits.
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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India’s Electricity Sector Quarterly Round-Up April-June 2026
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (GoI), vide Office Memorandum (OM) dated 25 May 2026, has proposed a structured One-Time Relief Package (Proposed Relief Package) to address cases where Letters of Award (LoAs) have been issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs), acting as Intermediary Procurers, but Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) remain unsigned as on 30 April 2026.
India Energy
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources Law Corner Bulletin (April-June 2026)
The period from April to June 2026 witnessed significant legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments across India's energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. Notable developments included key reforms across power, renewable energy, mining, coal, petroleum, highways, ports, and maritime sectors, alongside measures to strengthen infrastructure delivery, environmental governance, industrial safety, and energy security.
India Energy
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CMS INDUSLAW
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Operationalisation Of ALMM List-II For Solar PV Cells
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has operationalised the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework for solar PV cells with effect from 1 June 2026, thereby completing the two-tier sourcing structure that the ALMM regime had originally envisaged. While the framework, when introduced in 2019, contemplated approved lists for both solar PV modules and solar PV cells, implementation was initially confined to only solar modules, due to limited domestic cell manufacturing capacity at that time.
India Energy
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Change In Law In Power Purchase Agreements: Coal Block Cancellation And The Allocation Of Contractual Risk
The long-term stability of India’s power sector depends not only on generation capacity and infrastructure growth, but also on the legal and regulatory certainty governing fuel supply arrangements. Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”), particularly those executed through competitive bidding under the Electricity Act, 2003, are structured on commercial assumptions relating to the long-term availability, pricing, and sourcing of coal.
India Energy
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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APTEL Refuses To Review Order Dated 20.04.2026 Passed In OP No. 1 Of 2025
The APTEL, through its order dated 27.05.2026 in the matter of DERC v. Forum of Regulators & Ors., dismissed the review petitions filed by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (“DERC”) seeking review of APTEL’s earlier order dated 20.04.2026 concerning conduct of strict and intensive audit of Delhi distribution licensees (“DISCOMs”); and (ii) commencement of liquidation of regulatory assets.
India Litigation
Sagus Legal
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CERC Issues Draft CERC (Connectivity And General Network Access To The Inter-State Transmission System) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC”), vide Notification dated 20.05.2026, has issued the Draft CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (“Draft GNA Regulations”) , amending the CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022 (“Principal GNA Regulations”).
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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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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