Orders Released

Subject Brief on Contents Date

Implementation of smart pre-payment meter/pre- Mandatory installation Smart / 26th February

payment meters. prepayment meters 2021

All information related to LC to

Revised Procedure for scheduling of power to be shared in PSM portal. SLDC/
25th February
distribution company in event of non- RLDC / NLDC provided with
2021
maintenance of Letter of Credit powers to stop STOA in case of
non maintenance of LC
•Base rate of Late Payment
Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Rules, 22nd February
Surcharge has been linked to 1
2021 2021
year MCLR of SBI +5%
Provisions on delicensing of 5th February
Proposed Amendments to Electricity Act 2003
distribution 2021
Amendments to the Guidelines for Tariff Based
Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of
Formal introduction of “power
Round-The Clock Power from Grid Connected 5th February
from any other source or
Renewable Energy Power Projects, 2021
storage”
complemented with Power from any other source
or storage
Specifying renewable purchase
obligation (RPO) targets,
Renewable Purchase Obligation and Hydro 29th January
including HPO for large hydro
Purchase Obligation 2021
commissioned after March 08,
2019
Direction to CERC under Section 107 of Freeing power plants delayed
Electricity Act 2003 – regarding sharing of due to justifiable reasons from 15th January
transmission charges under force majeure paying penalties to associated 2021
conditions transmission projects.
Streamlining MBC and New
31st December
Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 connection processes, grievance
2020
redressal
Amendments to the Guidelines for Tariff Based
Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of
Shift from composite tariff to
Round-The Clock Power from Grid Connected 3rd November
weighted average levelised
Renewable Energy Power Projects, 2020
tariff as the bidding parameter
complemented with Power from Coal Based
Thermal Power Projects
Allowing quick compensation
to power plants for additional
costs arising due to change in
Draft Electricity (Change in Law, Must-run law events and RE plants to be
1st October 2020
status and other Matters 2020 served curtailment notice 24 hrs
before and mandatorily sell that
unscheduled electricity in power
exchanges
 Subject Brief on Contents Date
Waived inter-state transmission
Waiver of inter-state transmission charges and
(ISTS) charges and losses on
losses on transmission of the electricity
transmission of electricity
generated from solar and wind sources of energy 5th August 2020
generated from solar and wind
under Para 6.4 (6) of the revised Tariff Policy,
projects, for sale to entities, till
2016
30 June 2023
Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding firm power from thermal/ hydro
Process for Procurement of Round-The Clock or other sources or storage can
Power from Grid Connected Renewable Energy be utilised to balance renewable 22nd July 2020
Power Projects, complemented with Power from energy and provide round the
Coal Based Thermal Power Projects. clock (RTC) power
Provision for contract 27th April 2020
Proposed Amendment to Electricity Act 2003, enforcement authority,
2020 empowering NLDC, Selection
of SERC members