Covering 11 to 17 April 2026. A priced route for delayed connectivity milestones leads a three-item week. Every item is checked against the issuing authority's own document.
1. CERC proposes compensation charges for extra time on connectivity milestones
CERC · 15 April 2026 (Petition 5/SM/2026)
CERC has proposed a Compensation Procedure under the General Network Access (GNA) Regulations. Connectivity grantees must meet three milestones: land documents for half the land, financial closure and commercial operation. Missing them leads to revocation, and the proposal would let the nodal agency grant extra time on payment, whatever the reason for delay. For financial closure, the charge is Rs 1,500/MW/day for the first three months, rising by 10%, 20% and 30% in months four to six, with a maximum extension of six months. For commercial operation, the base rate is Rs 3,000/MW/day for six months, rising to Rs 3,300, 3,600 and 3,900 in months seven to nine and Rs 6,000/MW/day up to twelve months, the maximum allowed.
Charges are payable per day, 15 days in advance, and separately for each milestone. An entity must apply to the nodal agency at least 15 days before the milestone date, and those failing the eligibility criteria get no extra time. The entity remains liable for any mismatch charges under the Sharing Regulations, 2020. Receipts go to the Deviation and Ancillary Services Pool Account. Comments are due by 30 April 2026, and a public hearing notice will follow.
Why it matters for wind: Case-by-case orders have so far set the price of extra time, and this schedule makes delay costs predictable. Lenders can price the contingency: a commissioning extension costs twice as much per day once past nine months, and revocation and bank guarantee consequences follow if the extra time runs out.
Source: CERC suo motu order 5/SM/2026 (compensation for additional time under GNA) · MNRE Policy & Regulatory Updates, April 2026
2. MNRE sets application fees for the approved lists of wind turbines and components
MNRE · 13 April 2026
MNRE has issued an office memorandum on application fees for inclusion in, or updation of, entries in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for Wind and the ALMM for Wind Turbine Components. The stated schedule covers the component list. A new model, or an update based on revised type certificate documents, that involves a physical inspection at the manufacturing facility costs Rs 3.0 lakh per model for one major component per facility. Major components include blades, special bearings (main, pitch/blade and yaw), gearbox, generator and tower. Updating documents such as ISO certificates, with no inspection, costs Rs 50,000.
Where a single inspection visit covers several models of one manufacturer, the total fee is Rs 1.5 lakh per model plus Rs 1.5 lakh. Wind turbine components up to 1 MW pay half the stated fees. Taxes are extra, fees are payable to the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) at the time of application, and other procedures follow the order of 29 October 2025.
Why it matters for wind: The schedule puts a known price on getting turbine and component models onto the approved lists and refreshing type certificates. The single-visit formula and the half fee for small components matter most to makers with several models.
Source: MNRE Policy & Regulatory Updates, April 2026
3. MNRE clarifies no procurer NOC is needed for merchant sales of FDRE storage charged from non-RE power
MNRE · 11 April 2026
MNRE has clarified that, under the Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) Bidding Guidelines, no no-objection certificate is required from the intermediary procurer, end procurer or buying entity where an energy storage system is charged using power other than renewable power and sold under merchant or third-party sale, in cases where the corresponding renewable energy source is not commissioned. The clarification applies to existing and future bids and power purchase agreements.
Why it matters for wind: FDRE tenders pair wind and solar with storage, and this removes a procurer consent step for selling stored power commercially before the renewable capacity is commissioned. It matters where storage is ready ahead of the wind or solar part of a project.