Covering 15 to 21 August 2026. A banking charge reset in Gujarat and a compliance deadline for turbine makers. Every item is checked against the issuing authority's own document.
1. GERC sets Gujarat green open access banking charge at Rs 1.00 per unit
GERC · 19 August 2026
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission has notified the Sixth Amendment to its Green Energy Open Access Regulations, 2024, in force from publication in the Gazette on 19 August 2026. The banking charge is set at Rs 1.00 per unit from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. From 1 April 2027 the charge will be determined each financial year from distribution licensee data for the preceding calendar year, using the methodology in Annexure-I. Licensees must give complete, accurate data on affidavit, and the Commission may have it verified by the State Load Despatch Centre.
The Commission may consider limiting variation in the charge to a floor of Rs 0.50 per unit and a ceiling of Rs 1.50 per unit, but only for a licensee that has provided the data. A licensee that has not is treated as having a Nil banking charge until it does, with deemed revenue of 1 paisa per unit per annum adjusted in its revenue requirement. The Commission may set a common charge for the State-owned licensees (DGVCL, PGVCL, MGVCL, UGVCL) and for private licensees with common power procurement.
Why it matters for wind: The banking charge is a direct cost for wind projects selling through green open access in Gujarat. The Rs 1.00 per unit rate applies from 1 September 2026, and the data-based method that follows will depend on licensees providing accurate information.
Source: GERC Green Energy Open Access (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2026
2. MNRE asks ALMM (Wind) makers to report cyber security compliance by 31 August
MNRE · 20 August 2026
MNRE's Wind Energy Division has asked all OEMs listed in ALMM (Wind) to report their compliance status with the amendment to the ALMM procedure dated 31 July 2025. That amendment requires the data centre and the R&D centre to be located in India, the R&D centre within one year of the amendment, and prohibits the transfer of real-time data. OEMs must send compliance status with documentary evidence, in the format of Annexure-I, by 31 August 2026, after which random checks and inspections can be carried out.
The three items are: (a) a data centre or servers in India, with all data pertaining to the wind turbine stored and maintained within India; (b) no transfer of real-time operational data outside India, with turbine operational control conducted exclusively from a facility in India; and (c) an R&D centre located in India, with details of the centre and manpower. Each is to be marked Complied, Partially complied or Not complied.
Why it matters for wind: A manufacturer's place on ALMM (Wind) depends on meeting these requirements, and the list decides which turbine models projects can procure. Reports are due by 31 August 2026, with checks afterwards.
Source: MNRE OM on compliance with the ALMM (Wind) cyber security requirements