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Draft CEA (Technical Standards for Construction of Electric Plants and Electric Lines) 2nd Amendment, Regulations, 2026
Mandates grid-forming control on ≥15% of inverter capacity (and all co-located BESS PCS), plus mandatory co-located energy storage (10% capacity, 2–4 hour duration) for ground-mounted solar and on-shore wind plants commissioned after 1 Jul 2027.
Six letters, ready to submit — one per stakeholder type, taking a supportive-with-modifications stance. Download, add your letterhead and signature, and send to CEA by 15.10.2026.
- Cite the exact clause — Regulation 106B(20) — rather than commenting generally.
- Where you want a change, propose specific replacement wording, not just an objection.
- Keep your letter to your own stake — pick only the points genuinely relevant to you below.
- You must still send the generated letter to CEA yourself, by 15.10.2026 — by post or to celegal-cea@gov.in.
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Log in Create free accountDraft CERC (Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2026
Amends the SIST (Sharing of Inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) Regulations, 2020 across seven substantive points — BESS waiver tenure, multi-cycle charging treatment, G-DAM counted toward the 51% test, PSP contract-wise 51% tagging, a delayed-project waiver (new Table 6), netting of transmission deviation, and dual STU+CTU connectivity — plus housekeeping amendments. Deadline extended from 31.08.2026 to 15.09.2026.
A ready-to-adapt cover letter plus a 10-point clause-wise comment table (suggestion + justification per issue). These are genuine clarificatory drafting suggestions, not advocacy for a particular stakeholder position — review and adapt them to your organisation’s actual interests, then send to CERC by 15.09.2026.
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet with guiding questions for each of the 7 substantive changes, so your own team can draft independent comments rather than adapt the done-for-you letter above.
A few things worth flagging before you rely on this: the deadline is 15.09.2026 (extended from 31.08.2026) — confirm it hasn’t shifted again before submitting. Several changes (BESS multi-cycle tagging, PSP contract-wise tagging) aren’t yet operable — they depend on NLDC procedures due within 60 days of notification. The dual-connectivity provision is contingent on the still-draft GNA Fourth Amendment Regulations. Send comments to secy@cercind.gov.in / shilpa@cercind.gov.in or via the SAUDAMINI e-filing portal.
MNRE Call for Proposals: Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Technology for Indian Industry, 2026
MNRE’s call for pilot/demonstration proposals on Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) technology with Thermal Energy Storage (TES) for industrial process heating — covering six indicative technologies (Parabolic Trough, Linear Fresnel, Parabolic Dish, Power Tower, PV+Heat Pump, CST with TES) across 18 named industrial sectors. Funding: up to 50% of project cost as Viability Gap Funding, capped at ₹2.00 crore per project.
A ready-to-adapt covering email plus a 10-point clarification-query table for MNRE (Dr. Anil Kumar / Mr. Sachin Meean). These are genuine clarificatory questions a prospective applicant would raise — review and adapt them to your own proposal, then send well before 07.10.2026.
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet covering consortium structure, technology/sector fit, funding, site readiness, O&M commitment and timeline — so your own team can prepare an independent proposal or query list.
A few things worth flagging: this is a live funding call, not a regulatory comment period — there is no formal “objection” process, only direct queries to the named MNRE contacts. The evaluation committee’s scoring weightage isn’t published in the source documents. Submit proposals online via research.mnre.gov.in/home; send clarification queries to anil.kumar.mnre@nic.in and sachin.mnre@gov.in.
Draft CERC (Indian Electricity Grid Code) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2026
Amends the IEGC 2023 across 18 themes — a new congestion charge (Reg 30A, repealing the 2009 Congestion Regulations), revised thermal unit-shutdown/SCUC timelines (USD intimation 14:30 D-1), a peak-hour DC floor, access curtailment for entities defaulting on DSM/congestion/reactive charges, shorter RTM gate closure in two phases (Phase-2 from 01.04.2027), instalment trial runs for large RE/ESS, a separate pumped-storage track, COD delinked from PPA conditions, and a bus-bar sale procedure for State Governments’ free hydro power.
A ready-to-adapt cover letter plus a 12-point clause-wise comment table (suggestion + justification per issue). These are genuine clarificatory and drafting suggestions — e.g. the wrong year in the repeal clause, ambiguous time-block substitutions, and a mismatch with the RLDC Fees Regulations — not advocacy for a particular stakeholder position. Review and adapt them to your organisation’s actual interests, then send to CERC by 21.10.2026.
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet with guiding questions for 9 substantive themes plus an open row, so your own team can draft independent comments rather than adapt the done-for-you letter above.
A few things worth flagging before you rely on this: this is a draft — timelines and thresholds may change in the final notification. Most provisions take effect on Gazette publication with no transition period; only the Phase-2 RTM timelines (Para 16(B)) start on 01.04.2027. The congestion charge rate will come later by separate CERC order, and the NLDC procedure is due within 60 days of notification. Send comments to secy@cercind.gov.in and shilpa@cercind.gov.in, or via the SAUDAMINI e-filing portal (e-Regulation link), by 21.10.2026.
Draft List of Relevant Standards under CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2023
Under Regulation 137 of the CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Amendment Regulations, 2026, CEA has issued a draft list mapping 65 clauses — from PPE, danger notices and earthing through to solar, wind, EV charging, HVDC, GIS substations and Battery Energy Storage Systems — to specific IS/IEC/UL/NFPA/IEEE standards. CEA’s own draft flags three rows “(To check IS)”, leaves one row (S.No. 53) entirely blank, and the Battery Energy Storage Systems clauses lean almost entirely on American standards (UL/NFPA/IEEE) rather than the IS 17067 series BIS is already developing for the same scope.
A ready-to-adapt cover letter plus a 10-point clause-wise comment table. These are genuine clarificatory points grounded in the draft itself — three directly echo “(To check IS)” flags CEA left in its own text, plus the blank S.No. 53 row, a garbled regulation name, and the Battery Energy Storage Systems section’s reliance on foreign standards — not advocacy for a particular stakeholder position. Review and adapt to your organisation’s actual interests, then send to CEA by 15.11.2026.
A fill-in-the-blank worksheet with guiding questions for the same 10 issues plus an open row, so your own team can draft independent comments rather than adapt the done-for-you letter above.
A few things worth flagging before you rely on this: this is a draft list, not the final notification CEA will issue under Regulation 137 — figures and citations may change. Several rows carry CEA’s own open questions (marked “To check IS” or left as bracketed notes), so comments that simply help CEA close those gaps are especially likely to be taken up. Send comments by post to Chief Engineer (CEI), Sewa Bhawan (North Wing), Room No. 712, 7th Floor, R.K. Puram, New Delhi – 110066, or by email to cea-eidivision@gov.in, by 15.11.2026.