Is your electricity going to become expensive? New rules for penalty have been made, heavy fine will have to be paid!

New grid penalty rules: In India, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has come up with new stringent rules to maintain grid discipline or in other words to keep the grid (main line supplying electricity) safe. Under this, it will be necessary for power generating companies to tell in advance how much power they will send to the grid.

If the company sends more or less electricity to the grid than its stated amount, the government will impose heavy fines on it. According to the National Solar Energy Federation of India, these fines can lead to loss of earnings of up to 48% in the case of wind power and 11.1% in the case of solar power, whereas in the old system this loss was between 1-3%.

What is the aim of the government?

The government wants companies to supply electricity at the right time so that there is no risk of grid failure. The government’s long-term goal is that by the year 2031, solar and wind power projects should be treated like normal power plants powered by coal and gas. This means that they too will have to bear the responsibility of grid discipline and providing electricity on time, just like a normal plant.

Challenge before solar and wind energy companies

Coal and gas fired power plants can be controlled, but solar and wind energy completely depend on the weather. In such a situation, companies are not able to estimate accurately how much electricity they have to send. In such a situation, now they will have to pay the fine without any mistake. Here, the government wants companies to use new and modern technology, so that weather and production can be predicted accurately and the grid does not face any sudden problems.

Will electricity be expensive?

Now it is obvious that the companies will have to pay fines, they will suffer losses, so to compensate them, the companies can increase the electricity rates, the burden of which will have to be borne by the general public. There is also a fear that new companies will shy away from investing money in solar and wind projects due to the fear of heavy fines. To avoid this loss, companies have approached the Karnataka High Court. At present, the court has put a stay on the new penalty rule till June 10, 2026.

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