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Odisha Proposes New Transmission Tariff Framework for FY 2028 and 2029

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued the draft ‘Terms and Conditions for Determination of Transmission Tariff Regulations, 2026,’ establishing...

May 5, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy
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Odisha Approves GRIDCO’s 500 MWh Battery Storage Capacity Procurement

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has approved discovered tariffs in the range of ₹304,000 (~$3,226)/MW/month and ₹354,000 (~$3,757)/MW/month for...

April 28, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Odisha Electricity Regulator Proposes RCO Targets Rising to 43.33% by 2030

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has proposed a phased increase in renewable consumption obligation (RCO) targets, mandating obligated entities to...

April 13, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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Odisha Retains Last Year’s Power Tariffs for FY 2027

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has retained the previous year’s retail power supply tariff structure for the financial year (FY) 2026-27, covering...

April 8, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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MNRE Urges States to Adopt M2M SIM-Based Monitoring for Rooftop Solar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked all state and electricity regulatory commissions to adopt machine-to-machine (M2M) SIM–based remote monitoring...

December 23, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Odisha Updates Rooftop Solar Net-Metering Rules to Allow Hybrid Inverters

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has amended its net metering and bi-directional metering framework for rooftop solar systems, aligning the state...

November 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Inverters & BOS

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Solar
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Odisha Electricity Regulator Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Guidelines

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued the draft Intrastate Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters Regulations, 2025, to establish a...

August 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Odisha Identifies 45 Pumped Storage Project Sites, to Issue Guidelines Soon

Odisha’s Energy Department has released the ‘Odisha Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) Policy’, identifying 45 potential PSP sites for implementation. Such PSPs will be...

July 29, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Odisha Regulator Retains Existing Power Tariffs for FY 2026

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has determined the aggregate revenue requirement (ARR), wheeling tariff, and retail supply tariff (RST) for the...

April 14, 2025

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Staff

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Odisha Issues Draft Renewable Purchase Obligation Regulations

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has proposed new regulations to promote energy procurement from renewable sources within the state until the...

August 27, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Subsidy Delays Plague PM Surya Ghar Program

The PM Surya Ghar Program, which aims to install 10 million rooftop solar projects across India, continues to grapple with challenges ranging from subsidy disbursements...

July 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Odisha Streamlines Rules to Facilitate Rooftop Solar Installations

To accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has announced that as of July 2, 2024, installations of rooftop solar...

July 3, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Odisha Sets Generic Tariffs for Small Hydro, Biomass Power Projects till FY26

Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has determined the generic tariff and prices for renewable energy projects, including small hydro, biomass, and...

December 14, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Odisha Proposes Green Energy Open Access for Consumers With Load of 100 kW

Consumers with a contracted or sanctioned load of 100 kW and above will be eligible to procure power through green energy open access, according to the draft Green...

August 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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Regulator Allows Old PPA to Continue After Change in Solar Project Ownership

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has said that a ten-year-old power purchase agreement (PPA) can remain in force even after the ownership of the solar...

February 9, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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