November 5, 2025

India’s green energy dream is facing a spicy new challenge! The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) released draft rules in September 2025 that want renewable power producers like wind and solar farms to stick exactly to their promised power supply to the electricity grid. This means less room for error and tighter control. From April 2026, the allowed margin for mistakes—called deviations—will shrink every year until 2031. By then, renewable power producers will be treated just like traditional power plants such as coal or gas. Why this rule? CERC wants renewable energy producers to get better at predicting how much power they will generate. This is important to keep India’s power grid stable, especially as clean energy grows big in the country. But wait! The wind energy folks are waving red flags. The Wind Independent Power Producers Association warned, “These penalties could cause huge losses, especially for older projects that were built under different rules.” Wind power depends heavily on the weather, which is often unpredictable. This new rule could cause some wind projects to lose as much as 48% of their revenue! In April, this group even took the issue to court, saying that the new rules could weigh heavily on developers' finances. Solar power supporters aren’t thrilled either. The National Solar Energy Federation of India warned in a letter to CERC that these strict rules might hurt how profitable projects are. They fear this could scare off future investments just as India wants to shoot its renewable energy capacity to a whopping 500 gigawatts, doubling its non-fossil power by 2030. So, while the government aims to boost clean energy and keep the power grid reliable, the new rules have stirred up a debate. Will these tight controls spark better planning and stronger grids? Or will they block the bright future of India’s renewable energy boom? The answer will be key to India’s green energy saga!

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Tags: India renewable energy, Cerc Regulations, Solar power, Wind power, Renewable Energy Investments, Deviation Settlement Mechanism,