https://www.powerdocket.inPlain-English briefs on every CERC, CEA, MoP, MNRE, state commission and BEE notification, with deadlines and India's power-sector data from official sources.Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:37:36 GMThttps://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cea-cese-guidelines-2026.htmlcea-cese-guidelines-2026Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTCEA has issued revised guidelines on who can be authorised as a Chartered Electrical Safety Engineer (CESE), the private engineers states use to test and certify electrical installations. They replace earlier guidelines and add a mandatory training and certification programme to bring competency to one standard across states.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cerc-gna-4a-2026.htmlcerc-gna-4a-2026Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTCERC has notified its fourth amendment to the ISTS connectivity and GNA rules, finalising the draft of May 2026. It lets developers exit stalled connectivity grants with their bank guarantees back, releases guarantees far sooner after commissioning, and adds non-solar-hour access for storage and renewables.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-tbcb-re-bess-amend-draft-2026.htmlmop-tbcb-re-bess-amend-draft-2026Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has proposed changes to four tariff-based bidding guidelines so that storage paired with solar and hybrid projects follows central storage and domestic-content rules. It would also make the Payment Security Fund charge on standalone battery projects optional.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-lps-storage-draft-2026.htmlmop-lps-storage-draft-2026Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has proposed bringing standalone energy storage providers under the late payment surcharge rules, so discoms that buy storage services would face the same payment discipline they already face with generators and traders. The draft is expected to be placed for 30 days of public comment.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-ists-re-insts-connectivity-2026.htmlmop-ists-re-insts-connectivity-2026Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has told the renewable energy implementing agencies that projects tendered with inter-state (ISTS) connectivity may instead connect to the state transmission utility's network when the project and the buying discom are in the same state. Future bidding documents are to provide for this.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-dbfoo-thermal-timeline-advisory-2026.htmlmop-dbfoo-thermal-timeline-advisory-2026Tue, 10 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has advised states and discoms buying power long-term from new thermal plants under the DBFOO model to set realistic construction timelines, preferably at least 60 months from the appointed date, and to align delivery dates with their resource adequacy plans.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mnre-almm-2026.htmlmnre-almm-2026Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTMNRE keeps adding solar cell capacity to ALMM List-II: the 13th revision dated 28 October 2026 took enlisted capacity to about 44.9 GW, and the 14th revision dated 6 November 2026 added about 2.13 GW, taking it to about 47 GW (Mercom's count). Net-metering and open-access projects stay exempt from List-II until 31 December 2026.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-ess-vgf-92gwh-2026.htmlmop-ess-vgf-92gwh-2026Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 14,500 crore viability gap funding scheme to help build 92 GWh of new grid-scale storage between FY 2026-27 and FY 2030-31. Most of the capacity is pumped hydro, with 30 GWh of batteries that must meet a 40% domestic content requirement.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/tgerc-oa-additional-surcharge-h2-2026.htmltgerc-oa-additional-surcharge-h2-2026Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:30:00 GMTTelangana's regulator has approved an additional surcharge of Rs 0.82/kWh on open access consumers who buy power from sources other than the state discoms. The charge applies from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, roughly six times the Rs 0.13/kWh set for the first half of the year.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/gerc-dres-regs-2026.htmlgerc-dres-regs-2026Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTGujarat's regulator has notified a single rulebook for rooftop and other distributed renewable systems, replacing its 2016 net-metering regulations. It offers five metering options, requires battery storage when larger consumers install more capacity than their contract demand, and limits how much exported energy non-residential users can offset.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cea-transmission-tech-readiness-2026.htmlcea-transmission-tech-readiness-2026Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCEA has asked manufacturers to report on the development, manufacturing capacity and cost of compact transmission structures that need less right of way. It says a proposal to require these technologies on suitable corridors of upcoming inter-state transmission (ISTS) projects is under active consideration.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cerc-psp-hpdam-2026.htmlcerc-psp-hpdam-2026Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCERC has opened suo motu proceedings on adding pumped storage plants to the generators allowed to sell in the High-Price Day-Ahead Market (HP-DAM) on the power exchanges. It has invited written views and will hold an online hearing on 19 November 2026.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-data-sharing-framework-2026.htmlmop-data-sharing-framework-2026Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has issued a voluntary framework setting out how electricity-sector data can be shared in a standard, secure way. It sorts shareable datasets into public and access-controlled groups.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/kerc-re-procurement-draft-2026.htmlkerc-re-procurement-draft-2026Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTKarnataka's regulator has proposed new renewable purchase obligation (RPO) rules that would raise the required renewable share from 35.95% in 2026-27 to 43.33% by 2029-30. The obligation would apply to discoms and to large open-access and captive consumers.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/kserc-myt-regs-2026.htmlkserc-myt-regs-2026Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTKerala's regulator has notified its new multi-year tariff regulations, which for the first time set a tariff framework for battery storage and pumped storage alongside generation, transmission and distribution. They follow a draft issued in August 2026.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/gerc-bess-regs-2026.htmlgerc-bess-regs-2026Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTGujarat's regulator has finalised its battery storage regulations, setting how BESS connects to the state grid, is procured by discoms and is dispatched. They follow a May 2026 draft and a public hearing on 15 June 2026.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/gerc-sop-supply-code-draft-2026.htmlgerc-sop-supply-code-draft-2026Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTGujarat's regulator has proposed faster new connections and other consumer-service changes, aligning state rules with the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules and updated CEA regulations.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/herc-parallel-licence-2026.htmlherc-parallel-licence-2026Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTOn 19 October HERC granted Eleven Power a 25-year licence to distribute electricity in Gurugram and Nuh alongside the existing discom. On 28 October it said it will not proceed with the petition while a Haryana government direction barring parallel licences anywhere in the state stays in force.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cea-discom-digitalisation-2026.htmlcea-discom-digitalisation-2026Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCEA has published a phased roadmap for discoms to move from scattered IT systems to integrated, partly automated grid operations by the mid-2030s. It is guidance, not a binding mandate.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cea-transmission-planning-manual-2026.htmlcea-transmission-planning-manual-2026Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCEA has issued an updated manual setting the criteria used to plan India's inter-state and intra-state transmission network. It adds planning rules for 1150 kV lines and standard models for storage, STATCOMs, VSC-HVDC and RE plants.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/gerc-grid-code-2026.htmlgerc-grid-code-2026Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTGujarat's regulator has notified a new state grid code for intra-state generators, transmission and distribution, replacing the 2013 code. It tightens commissioning, protection audits and transmission planning, and sets the order in which transactions are curtailed.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/berc-rooftop-2a-draft-2026.htmlberc-rooftop-2a-draft-2026Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTBihar's regulator proposes to cap net-metered rooftop systems at 500 kWp and pay for unused surplus at half the approved feed-in tariff.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-row-compensation-ists-2026.htmlmop-row-compensation-ists-2026Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has revised how landowners are compensated when inter-state transmission lines of 66 kV and above cross their land. Where market rates exceed circle rates, a district-level committee will fix land value, and extra compensation paid by transmission companies can be passed through as a change in law.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cea-safety-standards-list-2026.htmlcea-safety-standards-list-2026Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCEA has published for comment the list of Indian and international standards that installations will have to meet under its electrical safety regulations. The list covers everything from earthing and building wiring to solar, battery storage, HVDC and gas-insulated substations.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cerc-dsm-deficit-deferral-2026.htmlcerc-dsm-deficit-deferral-2026Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTCERC has put off by six months the rule that would make states with reserve shortfalls pay for deficits in the deviation and ancillary services pool. The current arrangement continues until 4 April 2027.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mnre-module-country-code-2026.htmlmnre-module-country-code-2026Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMTMNRE now requires solar module model numbers registered with BIS to carry a four-letter suffix showing where the module and its cells were made. Existing registrations must be updated within 180 days.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mop-sec11-captive-2026.htmlmop-sec11-captive-2026Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMTThe Ministry of Power has directed captive coal-based plants of 50 MW and above to generate to the maximum of their available capacity from 1 October to 31 December 2026 and sell any surplus on the power exchanges.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/merc-doa-2026.htmlmerc-doa-2026Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMTMaharashtra's regulator has proposed new distribution open access rules that tie new renewable projects to storage, open green open access to consumers from 100 kW and rework RE banking.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/cerc-iegc-2a-2026.htmlcerc-iegc-2a-2026Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMTCERC proposes changes to the Grid Code on trial runs for storage, scheduling of infirm power, congestion charges and grid access for defaulters. Comments are now invited until 2 November 2026, with a public hearing on 4 November.https://www.powerdocket.in/updates/mnre-cst-2026.htmlmnre-cst-2026Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMTMNRE invites technology providers to propose pilot and demonstration projects using concentrating solar thermal for industrial heat, with up to 50% capital cost support. Proposals close on 7 October 2026.