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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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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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Clean Energy Newsletter January - March 2026
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") on February 25, 2026 issued the draft guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions from offsite water drawal and treatment, for stakeholder comments until March 13, 20262. These guidelines inter alia provide for benchmark emission factors along with a mechanism for allocation/ determination of emissions during water treatment systems in order to ensure compliance with the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme of India3 and alignment with ISO 19870:2023.
India Energy
PL
Phoenix Legal
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JSA Successfully Represented Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited Before The Supreme Court Of India Against The Andhra Pradesh Distribution Licensees In A Matter Related To Arbitrary Tariff Deductions Pertaining To Generation Based Incentive Granted To Wind Generators By The Central Government.
On 25.03.2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a Civil Appeal filed by distribution licensees in Andhra Pradesh while holding that generation based incentive (“GBI”)...
India Energy
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JSA
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Carbon Credits Enter The Market: India's First Regulatory Framework For Exchange-Traded Carbon Credit Certificate
The concept emerged from international climate architecture - first under the Kyoto Protocol, 1997, which introduced market-based mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism, allowing developed countries to offset emissions by investing in reduction projects in developing nations, and subsequently under the Paris Agreement, 2015, which commits signatory nations to achieving their self-declared Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) towards limiting global temperature rise.
India Energy
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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