Supreme Court rules consumers not liable for unused power plant tariffsThe Supreme Court has ruled that electricity consumers are not obligated to pay tariff charges for a power plant that has stopped supplying...
08 May, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Delhi residents may have to pay more for electricity this year. Here’s whyElectricity bills in Delhi are set to rise as the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ordered the recovery of nearly Rs 38,552 c...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
CERC proposes Grid India as market coupling operatorIn a bid to revolutionize electricity trading in India, the National Electricity Regulatory Authority is unveiling proposed regulations tha...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Electricity likely to cost more in Delhi; APTEL orders to start liquidation of discom dues in 3 weeksDelhi's electricity bills are set to increase. The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has ordered the Delhi power regulator to start recove...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Regulators possess full authority to set power tariffs: Supreme CourtIn a case over wind power incentives, a bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar held that the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regul...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
Why it's time to reform the appellate institutionsOf late, there have been developments in the discourse around tribunal reforms, especially with the enactment of the Finance Act 2017. In a...
06 Jun, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity postpones trading of renewable energy certificates"Trading of RECs scheduled on July 29, 2020 shall be postponed by four weeks. It is made clear that if validity for any REC is going to be ...
02 Aug, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Power tribunal likely for payment disputesThe government proposes to set up an electricity tribunal to resolve disputes over payment between state distribution companies and generat...
09 Feb, 2020, 11.28 PM IST
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity upholds cancellation of licences of 3 Odisha discomsPrivate firms involved in electricity distribution have faced many difficulties including resistance from state governments in matters of r...
22 Aug, 2017, 12.54 AM IST
No restrictions on buying power from multiple sources: Appellate Tribunal of ElectricityGreen Energy Association had approached the tribunal after MERC directed in May last year that consumers could seek power under open access...
25 Apr, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
TPC-RInfra porting row: Appellate Tribunal for Electricity flays MERC decisionThe Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission had last year, ordered transfer of RInfra's 7.92 lakh low-end residential consumers with ...
01 Dec, 2014, 08.58 PM IST
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission orders on Tata Power, Adani Power challenged before Appellate Tribunal for ElectricityCERC's move to allow compensatory tariff for Mundra projects of Tata Power and Adani Power has been challenged before Appellate Tribunal fo...
30 Mar, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
- Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to meet state regulators tomorrow
Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde will meet state electricity regulators on Tuesday to discuss measured required to minimise time taken in ...
04 Jun, 2012, 07.32 PM IST
- Electricity Appellate body rejects BEST plea against Tata Power
The ATE has upheld the order of MERC allowing Tata to lay down its own network in S Mumbai & supply power to consumers in the area.
08 Apr, 2012, 05.39 PM IST
- Rs 80,000 crore losses projected for discoms this fiscal
Power distribution companies are projected to have incurred a whopping loss of Rs 80,000 crore.
27 Mar, 2012, 06.09 PM IST
- SC admits Centre's plea against power producers
The Supreme Court has admitted the Centre's plea that the power generators are reluctant to adopt the competitive bidding.
05 Jul, 2011, 06.12 AM IST
- Ministry to charge up Electricity Act
The Union Power Ministry will be introducing a series of amendments to the recently passed Electricity Act 2003 in the current session of P...
25 Jul, 2003, 04.14 AM IST