{"id":268313,"date":"2025-11-17T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/268313\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:13:10","slug":"india-power-regulator-warns-renewable-projects-of-disconnection-for-grid-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/268313\/","title":{"rendered":"India power regulator warns renewable projects of disconnection for grid violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s power regulator on Monday asked grid operators to crack down on <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/renewable-energy-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">renewable energy projects<\/a> that fail to meet technical standards, warning that persistent violators could be disconnected to protect <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/grid-stability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">grid stability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/central-electricity-regulatory-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Central Electricity Regulatory Commission<\/a> (CERC) said repeated non-compliance with <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/low-voltage-and-high-voltage-ride-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">low-voltage and high-voltage ride-through<\/a> norms by solar and wind plants had caused generation losses and frequency dips during fault events.<\/p>\n<p>Low-voltage and high-voltage ride-through are grid safety requirements that ensure wind and solar plants stay connected during sudden voltage dips or spikes caused by faults, instead of tripping offline and worsening grid disturbances.<br \/>The case underscores growing concerns over <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/grid-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">grid security<\/a> as India accelerates renewable capacity additions to meet its 2030 <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/clean-energy-targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">clean energy targets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The petition, filed by the Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre, said several renewable generators were repeatedly non-compliant despite multiple meetings and reminders. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ET logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756605010_427_118783427.cms.png\" width=\"90%\"\/>Live Events<br \/>Only two generators &#8211; including an Adani hybrid project &#8211; have achieved full compliance so far, while others have yet to submit mandatory self-audit reports, the regulator noted.The CERC directed the Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre and the Central Transmission Utility of India to hold a high-level meeting and devise a procedure to address persistent violations, which could include disconnection of generators. <\/p>\n<p>The regulator also asked for a fresh compliance review and detailed reporting on grid events and non-compliance rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s power regulator on Monday asked grid operators to crack down on renewable energy projects that fail to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[110745,110750,1397,110747,57234,110749,110748,110746,90,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-268313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-central-electricity-regulatory-commission","9":"tag-clean-energy-targets","10":"tag-environment","11":"tag-grid-security","12":"tag-grid-stability","13":"tag-india-power-regulator","14":"tag-low-voltage-and-high-voltage-ride-through","15":"tag-renewable-energy-projects","16":"tag-science","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}