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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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Supreme Court Holds That The Indian Railways Is Not A Deemed Distribution Licensee And Is Liable To Pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge And Additional Surcharge For Procurement Of Electricity.
Supreme Court through its judgement dated 08.05.2026 in the matter of Indian Railways v West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited & Others held that Indian Railways (“IR”) is not a Deemed Distribution Licensee (“DDL”) under Section 14 of the EA Act and is liable to pay Cross-Subsidy Surcharge (“CSS”) and Additional Surcharge (“AS”) as stipulated in Section 42 of the EA Act.
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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CERC Issues Draft Order For Mechanism For Treatment Of Connectivity Granted Under The GNA Regulations Based On The LoA Where The PPA Has Not Been Signed Within The Prescribed Timeline.
The Hon’ble Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC” / “Commission”), vide Draft Order dated 06.05.2026 in Petition No. 11/SM/2026, has proposed a one-time regulatory framework for Renewable Energy (“RE”) generating stations which had obtained connectivity under the CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022 (“GNA Regulations”) on the basis of Letters of Award (“LoAs”) issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (“REIAs”).
India Energy
Sagus Legal
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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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JSA
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Crossing Borders, Splitting Atoms: Exchange Control Issues In India’s Nuclear Energy Sector
India stands at a pivotal juncture in its nuclear energy journey. With an ambitious target of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, the country is actively courting foreign participation across the nuclear value chain from uranium supply and reactor construction to technology licensing and waste management. Yet, beneath this energy ambition lies a formidable thicket of exchange control regulations that govern every cross-border financial transaction in this sector.
India Commercial
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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An Analysis Of The Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 – Rule 3
On March 13, 2026, the Ministry of Power, Government of India, notified amendments to Rule 3 (Amendment) of the Electricity Rules, 2005 (Electricity Rules).1 Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules prescribes the conditions under which a power plant qualifies as captive generating plant (CGP), enabling captive user(s) to avail exemptions from crosssubsidy and additional surcharges under the Electricity Act, 2003 (Electricity Act)
India Energy
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