Wind Energy Association files petition against regulators laxity in enforcing RPO

14 Feb 2013 Evaluate

Indian Wind Energy Association and Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association have jointly approached the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and filed petition against all 25 state electricity regulatory commissions, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, two joint electricity regulatory commissions, and the forum of regulators. The petition is filed to make sure enforcement of the renewable purchase obligations (RPO) and to hold the regulators, who have failed to penalize those found guilty of non-compliance.

As per the petition 'despite availability of the RECs (renewable energy certificates), the state utilities failed to comply with the RPO specified under the regulations. The state commissions, instead of ensuring fulfillment of the obligations fixed, are enabling the state utilities to time and again defer compliance of the regulations'.

Further, the wind energy associations expressed concerns over the move of the state commissions to relax the targets by either permitting the entities to carry forward their obligation or relinquish the liability altogether for a number of years and also added that the state commissions had even failed to conduct audits of the utilities' performance. Moreover, wind energy association, in its petition said that the state utilities have not even created a fund to deposit the amounts utilities have to pay in the event of a shortfall in RPO, which is to be used for development of renewable energy resources.

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