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From Capex To Service: MNRE's Model 'Electrolyser As A Service' Agreement
The principal obstacle in the adoption of green hydrogen for reduction of carbon emissions has been commercial rather than technological, as industrial users seeking to transition must fund and operate a dedicated electrolyser plant for a term of fifteen years or more. The “Electrolyser as a Service” (EaaS) model addresses this constraint. Under the EaaS model, a technology provider (Service Provider) designs, finances, constructs, owns, operates and maintains an electrolytic hydrogen generation plant (Project) on a build-own-operate basis at the premises of the industrial user (Consumer).
India Government
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Towards Sustainable Growth: How India’s Green Energy Incentives Are Reshaping The Regulatory And Investment Landscape
India's renewable energy framework combines ambitious climate targets with an evolving regulatory architecture spanning green hydrogen missions, carbon trading schemes, and manufacturing incentives. As businesses navigate this incentive-driven ecosystem, understanding the intersection of policy, compliance obligations, and commercial opportunity becomes essential to participating in the country's sustainable energy transition.
India Energy
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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When Regulators Overreach: Central Government Incentives, State Commissions, And The Limits Of Tariff Power After SPDC V. Green Infra Judgment
The Electricity Act, 2003, vests tariff determination authority exclusively in State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), while the Central Government retains policy-making power at the central level which provides benefit to both i.e., state and central power utilities. This includes the authority to design financial incentives aimed at promoting specific generation technologies.
India Energy
SO
S&A Law Offices
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Insolvency And Stressed Infrastructure Assets In India: Opportunities, Risks And Resolution Trends In 2026
India’s infrastructure story has long been associated with ambition, mega highways, renewable energy parks, airports, logistics corridors, smart cities, data centres and urban transformation projects. Over the last two decades, billions of dollars have flowed into the sector from banks, institutional lenders, sovereign wealth funds, infrastructure funds and global investors eager to participate in India’s growth trajectory.
India Insolvency
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Green Hydrogen Projects In India: Financing, Regulation And Infrastructure Challenges Shaping The Sector In 2026
India’s green hydrogen sector is no longer being discussed as a futuristic climate ambition. It is rapidly becoming one of the most commercially significant infrastructure and energy transition opportunities in the country. As governments and industries worldwide intensify decarbonisation efforts, green hydrogen is emerging as a strategic solution for sectors where electrification alone cannot achieve net-zero objectives.
India Energy
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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MNRE Proposes One-Time Relief Package For Renewable Energy Capacities Awaiting Signing Of Power Purchase Agreements
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (GoI), vide Office Memorandum dated 25 May 2026 bearing No. 238/10/2025-P AND RA (OM), has proposed a structured One-Time Relief Package (Proposed Relief Package) to address the issue wherein Letters of Award (LoAs) have been issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) 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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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 Proposes Extension Of Approved Models And Manufacturers Framework To Solar Wafer Manufacturing
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ("MNRE"), vide office memorandum dated March 17, 2026 ("Memorandum"), has proposed amendments to the Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic ("PV") Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019 ("ALMM Order"), inter alia, to introduce a new Approved List of Models and Manufacturers ("ALMM") List-III for PV wafers.
India Energy
J
JSA
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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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