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New grid penalty rules could dent renewable earnings
New grid penalty rules could dent renewable earnings, trigger tariff concerns
New grid penalty rules could dent renewable earnings, trigger tariff concerns
According to developers, the new deviation rules are hard to follow, since unlike coal or hydro, wind and solar are unstable sources of power.
Published on: May 02, 2026 9:06 AM IST By Rituraj Baruah Share via Copy link A regulatory effort to keep the national power grid stable and make green power more reliable may wreck the revenues of producers and potentially lead to tariff hikes, industry executives warned. The regulator has proposed steep penalties for companies which are under- or over-producing power, rattling solar and wind power firms dependent on the vagaries of weather. Tightened DSM norms may hit green power revenues, warn industry (Rrepresentative image/Unsplash) In the power sector, a deviation settlement mechanism (DSM) penalizes producers when what they deliver to discoms differs from what they promised. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set a tolerance band of 10% for wind power and 5% for solar. Essentially, this means a company producing above or below these thresholds is liable to pay steep penalties. Earlier, these bands were more relaxed - 15% for wind and 10% for solar. On 1 March, the CERC also introduced a new formula to make the regime progressively stricter over the next five years, alarming the industry struggling to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs), even as they face generation cuts and distress sales on exchanges. Also Read | Relief from heat: IMD predicts cooler May, excess rainfall in many parts According to developers, the new deviation rules are hard to follow, since unlike coal or hydro, wind and solar are unstable sources of power. According to the National Solar Energy Federation of India, the penalties may cause revenue losses of up to 48% in the case of wind power and 11.1% in the case of solar power, compared to 1-3% losses under the old mechanism. On 27 April, the Karnataka High Court stayed the plan till 10 June, after the National Solar Energy Federation of India challenged the CERC order. However, worries remain. The chief financial officer at one of India’s largest renewable energy companies said, “A survey of about 52GW of capacity shows that the revenue losses would be about ₹1,000 crore on an annual basis. This is a massive impact. The operating cost will increase and may lead to higher tariffs.” India’s renewable energy capacity stood at 274.68GW as of 31 March, with an addition of 51GW in FY26 alone. The DSM norms also propose a so-called “X-factor” to make the system stricter over time, which may have a significant impact in the long term. Also Read | Jabalpur tragedy: MP tourism boat sailed despite yellow alert, life jackets locked below deck Queries mailed to the ministry of new and renewable energy remained unanswered; however, a ministry official said on the condition of anonymity that MNRE had received some inputs from industry bodies on the impact of DSM penalty as a percentage of revenue for various values of ‘X’ under the new regulation. “The exact impact of this change will vary from project to project depending on location, forecasting tool being used, data quality etc. As per feedback from industry, the impact of new regulation is more on wind projects as the uncertainty in wind generation is higher,” the official said. On the impact on tariffs, the MNRE official said that any immediate impact on tariffs is not foreseen. “The ministry will continue to work with all the stakeholders on all the possible solutions to manage the deviation,” the official said on condition of anonymity. The new DSM rules may shrink the net revenue of wind power projects over a five-year period by 48%, said MP Ramesh, former executive director of the National Wind Energy Institute under the new and renewable energy ministry. However, he noted that the projection is based on the assumption that the weather and generation forecasts do not improve from the current levels. While solar and wind firms follow forecasts from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to plan their production schedules, these do not have the accuracy required to conform to the narrow tolerance band set by the CERC. IMD’s Vision 2047 plan aims to reach near-perfect forecasts for up to 3 days, 90% accuracy up to five days, 80% accuracy up to seven days and 70% accuracy up to 10 days in terms of each and every severe weather at the block and panchayat level by 2047. Solar Energy Wind Karnataka Stay updated with the latest Business News on Petrol Price, Gold Rate, Silver Rates, Diesel Prices along with Income Tax Calculator News/Business/New Grid Penalty Rules Could Dent Renewable Earnings, Trigger Tariff Concerns See LessA regulatory effort to keep the national power grid stable and make green power more reliable may wreck the revenues of producers and potentially lead to tariff hikes, industry executives warned. The regulator has proposed steep penalties for companies which are under- or over-producing power, rattling solar and wind power firms dependent on the vagaries of weather.
In the power sector, a deviation settlement mechanism (DSM) penalizes producers when what they deliver to discoms differs from what they promised. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set a tolerance band of 10% for wind power and 5% for solar. Essentially, this means a company producing above or below these thresholds is liable to pay steep penalties. Earlier, these bands were more relaxed - 15% for wind and 10% for solar. On 1 March, the CERC also introduced a new formula to make the regime progressively stricter over the next five years, alarming the industry struggling to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs), even as they face generation cuts and distress sales on exchanges.
Also Read | Relief from heat: IMD predicts cooler May, excess rainfall in many parts
According to developers, the new deviation rules are hard to follow, since unlike coal or hydro, wind and solar are unstable sources of power. According to the National Solar Energy Federation of India, the penalties may cause revenue losses of up to 48% in the case of wind power and 11.1% in the case of solar power, compared to 1-3% losses under the old mechanism. On 27 April, the Karnataka High Court stayed the plan till 10 June, after the National Solar Energy Federation of India challenged the CERC order. However, worries remain.
The chief financial officer at one of India’s largest renewable energy companies said, “A survey of about 52GW of capacity shows that the revenue losses would be about ₹1,000 crore on an annual basis. This is a massive impact. The operating cost will increase and may lead to higher tariffs.”
India’s renewable energy capacity stood at 274.68GW as of 31 March, with an addition of 51GW in FY26 alone.
The DSM norms also propose a so-called “X-factor” to make the system stricter over time, which may have a significant impact in the long term.
Also Read | Jabalpur tragedy: MP tourism boat sailed despite yellow alert, life jackets locked below deck
Queries mailed to the ministry of new and renewable energy remained unanswered; however, a ministry official said on the condition of anonymity that MNRE had received some inputs from industry bodies on the impact of DSM penalty as a percentage of revenue for various values of ‘X’ under the new regulation.
“The exact impact of this change will vary from project to project depending on location, forecasting tool being used, data quality etc. As per feedback from industry, the impact of new regulation is more on wind projects as the uncertainty in wind generation is higher,” the official said.
On the impact on tariffs, the MNRE official said that any immediate impact on tariffs is not foreseen. “The ministry will continue to work with all the stakeholders on all the possible solutions to manage the deviation,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
The new DSM rules may shrink the net revenue of wind power projects over a five-year period by 48%, said MP Ramesh, former executive director of the National Wind Energy Institute under the new and renewable energy ministry. However, he noted that the projection is based on the assumption that the weather and generation forecasts do not improve from the current levels.
While solar and wind firms follow forecasts from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to plan their production schedules, these do not have the accuracy required to conform to the narrow tolerance band set by the CERC. IMD’s Vision 2047 plan aims to reach near-perfect forecasts for up to 3 days, 90% accuracy up to five days, 80% accuracy up to seven days and 70% accuracy up to 10 days in terms of each and every severe weather at the block and panchayat level by 2047.
Source: HindustanTimes
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