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Dr. Rajib Kumar Mishra
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Executive Director, PTC India Limited
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Corporate Development Team
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C onsidering the global turmoil, union budget and thus the power generated by this type of fuel.
2013-14 was one of the most anticipated On top of this, Railway budget also announced
budgets in the recent years. It was acknowledged increase in freight rates. Hence, it would be no
in the budget speech that global growth has surprise if cost to generate electricity sees an The budget
slowed down in 2012 from 2011 and that Indian upward trend for the next fiscal. E.g. NTPC has
calculated that increased freight charges will have
should have
economy is not unaffected by what happens
outside. But it was also stated that “growth is a an impact on cost of power by 5 paise per unit for provided
necessary condition and we must unhesitatingly its plants i.e. more than INR 1300 crore impact on
incentives
embrace growth as the highest goal”. Social a portfolio of 40000 MW at 75% PLF.
sectors of the economy look at budget with hope
for use of
Finance Minister has also urged the state
of more sops or waivers for inclusive development governments to prepare the financial restructuring smart-grid
but as rightly pointed out in the budget speech, plans quickly, sign the MoU, and take advantage technologies
“without growth there will be neither development of the approved scheme for the financial
nor inclusiveness”. restructuring of discoms to restore the health of like smart
Much has been said about the inter-link of growth the power sector. The Scheme contains various metering
of economy and energy, particularly power and I measures required to be taken by State DISCOMs
which help in
will not harp on it again. Today the power sector and state governments for achieving the financial
is reeling under various problems which are turnaround of the Discoms by restructuring their reduction of
duly acknowledged at the highest echelons of debt with support through a Transitional Financial AT&C losses.
government. The budget has tried to address few Mechanism by the Centre. We believe this is
of the major ones but has also left some issues directionally positive for the sector.
untouched. The budget also focused on projects stalled for
Dwindling supply of domestic coal is one of the want of various regulatory approvals. Cabinet
biggest concerns in the sector today affecting Committee on Investment (CCI) has already been
thousands of crores of investment. Realizing formed to monitor investment proposals and guide
this, the budget suggested that one of the ways decision-making in order to remove bottlenecks
forward could be Public Private Partnership (PPP) and quicken the pace of implementation. It is
policy framework with Coal India Limited being commendable to note that the committee has
one of the partners. This could be a major boost already taken decisions in respect of few projects
to domestic production as CIL alone perhaps and will take up some more projects shortly.
will not be able to ramp up mining capacity Extension of sunset clause (section – 80IA) to
immediately at pace with the demand. Private power projects by one more year which allows
Tariff in Euro/kWh
Country Household Tariff Higher by (%)
Households Industrial
UK 0.168 0.138 22
while availing access only if the payment of all the charges leads Surcharge formula: S = T – [ C (1+ L / 100) + D ]
to a benefit to him. While the interest of distribution Where S is the surcharge, T is the Tariff payable
Open Access licensee needs to be protected it would be essential by the relevant category of consumers; C is
(OA), they are that this provision of the Act, which requires the the Weighted average cost of power purchase
open access to be introduced in a time-bound of top 5% at the margin excluding liquid fuel
forced to pay manner, is used to bring about competition in the based generation and renewable power, D is
higher tariff larger interest of consumers. the Wheeling charge and L is the system Losses
compared to Accordingly, when open access is allowed the for the applicable voltage level, expressed as a
surcharge for the purpose of sections 38, 39, 40 percentage
other nations
due to high
cross subsidy
and wheeling High
High Interest
charges. Cost Borrowing
MARKET
4.5
4
3.5
3
WATCH
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
5
0 4.5
January'13 February'13 March'13 4.5 4.31 4.29
Max. Price : 4.88 Min. Price : 2.23 Avg. Price : 3.30 4
3.52 3.57
Daily Prices - Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) 3.5 3.26
3.1
2.94
3
5
2.5 2.38
4.5 – Rs./Unit
2
4
December'12 January'13 February'13
3.5
IEX PXIL OTC
3
2.5
2 Weighted Average Prices (December'12-February'13)
1.5
• Price in power exchanges were below the average OTC
1
0.5
prices for all three months of December’12, January’13 and
0
February’13.
January'13 February'13 March'13
Max. Price : 4.73 Min. Price : 2.19 Avg. Price : 2.86 • OTC prices were higher than IEX and PXIL prices due to the
Daily Prices - Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL) premium for certainty in OTC contracts
contracts).
Top 5 Buyers Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Maharashtra
3000
2500
Weighted Avg. Price = Rs. 2053 per REC
2000
1000
500
M a r k e t O u t l oo k
Oct’11 Jan’12 Apr’12 Jul’12O ct’12 Jan’13 Mar’13
Volume Details of RECs Traded (December'12 - March'13)
Non-Solar Renewable Energy Certificate(s) Price Trend (IEX)
• Solar RECs commenced trading from May 2012 with volumes growing slowly Forearance Price = Rs. 3300 per REC
and trading at prices around forbearance price of Rs. 13000 per REC..
• The supply side has exceeded demand side, causing slowdown in REC market.
Weighted Avg. Price = Rs. 2068 per REC
Sh. R. V Shahi
Former Secretary, Ministry of Power
Transmission constraints leading to underutilization past in view of right of way and forest clearance problems.
of power generation capacity There is an urgent need, therefore, to chalk out short,
Experiences of last few months indicate that dispatches medium, and long term action plans on following lines.
from a number of power stations are invariably restricted (a) Strengthening of the existing sub-stations and
in view of inability of the transmission system to transmit transmission lines for which a country wide study
the required amount of power. Apart from other reasons, should be carried out.
some of the factors which are influencing this include (b) Response of State Utilities in the Regional Power
– (a) comparatively much larger generation capacity Committee needs to shift from a highly conservative
added in last five years, (b) inadequacies in the Extra approach to a more positive one in favour of larger
High Voltage System including National Grid, (c) severe capacities, and new systems on the assumption that
inadequacies in the transmission system and sub- transmission needs to be ahead of power generation
transmission systems at the State level, (d) considering capacity. State Regulators and State Discoms need
the recent grid collapse, requirement of higher safety to come together on this approach.
margin thereby loading the systems in a manner that
(c) State level transmission and sub-transmissions
restricts the amount of flow.
systems, in most cases, have become totally out of
The problem is likely to become more acute because tune and, therefore, are unable to cope with large
of the ongoing power generation projects getting injection of power. Here again, the planning and
operational in the next three to four years. In fact, it implementation has to be much ahead of the power
would have already become more serious than it is, had procurement they are planning. State Regulatory
the fuel supply problem not been there and power plants Commissions have to proactively persuade, and
would have operated with higher capacity utilization. direct if required, the State Transmission and
Development of transmission system, of late, has been Distribution Companies to adopt such a proactive
requiring much longer gestations as compared to the approach.
Preparations for the ensuing summar months, when It is suggested that the issue is deliberated in the Forum
the problems are likely to be even more acute, need to of Regulators to arrive at the course of action to enforce
be put in place right now. A few suggestions are given compliance.
below. Provision of transmission capacity for day ahead market
(a) Consumers group need to be made aware that there are Power Trading and Power Exchanges have been playing
ways to reduce their financial burdens based on diesel important role in development of electricity market. The
generation, that load sheddings could be substantially initiative of Power Exchange, which is rather new for
reduced or eliminated, and a package could be worked Indian power sector – only four years old - has emerged
out to create a win-win situation. as a very transparent instrument of price discovery and
(b) Consumers could be made aware of the Puna Model, has helped, though in a limited way, development of
Jayant Deo
Founder Member MERC and Founder MD CEO of Indian Energy Exchange,
Advisor, PTC India Limited
20 | PTCHRONICLE | APRIL
JANUARY
20132013
F or last two decades, “Power Shortage” is so
ingrained in Indian psyche that India refuses to
think rationally and continues to invest in capacity
cost to consumers, financial health of generating
companies and Distribution companies and to
investment climate as a whole.
addition without pausing for review of its action Decreasing peak-factor with increasing generation
and intended results. capacity-yet shortage continues.
The installed generation capacity has increased Last week Dr. Hunt Allcot, who is applied
to 214 giga watt in February 2013 from 174 macroeconomist and Assistant Professor of
giga watt in March 2010. The peak demand met Economics, New York University, https://files.
increased from 110 GW to 116 GW during the nyu.edu/ha32/public/index.html discussed with
same period of three years. In these three years me on his project of effects of power cuts on
the installed capacity has increased by forty manufacturing firms in India. He had attached
thousand megawatt, but the increase in peak graphs of power shortages (requirement-
demand met is only six thousand megawatt. availibility, percent) by state, as reported by CEA.
The graph shows that peak factor i.e. percentage He was asking me as to make a sense of the
of installed capacity supporting peak demand graphs if any.
has declined from 64 to 54. Taking Rupees 5 During one and half hours our telephonic
crore as capex per megawatt capacity, India discussion I found how painstakingly he is
spent Rupees 2, 00,000 crores to meet additional analyzing data for 10,000 firms for a period of
demand of 6000 megawatt. This works out to 18 years -1992 to 2010,obtained from Indian
33 crore per incremental megawatt. Why India Government and was discussing with experts
is paying such huge price? This is without before finalizing statistical findings of his
considering investment for DG sets and Inverters exercise. In this connection he wanted more People are
made by individual consumers, which is growing names of experts from India, who could help in
considering reports of industries producing such getting more background information so as to forced to use
equipments. make economic sense of his analysis. I gave him DG set power
It points to un-dispatched power partly due to gas background information and told him about how
and coal shortage which in turn is caused by non- SMEs are worst hit compared to large firms that at Rs.15 per
remunerative tariffs and further points to absence too in different States. I also talked about declining
of competitive power markets. People are forced peak factor for 2010 to 2013. I requested him to kilowatt-hour
to use DG set power at Rs.15 per kilowatt- work out peak factor for 1992 to 2010 period from while gas and
hour while gas and coal based thermal plants CEA data.
which can supply at less than half this price with Whenever I interacted with some economists in coal based
expensive imported fuels, remain idle in absence India from good academic Institutions I find that
of freedom to buyers granted by Electricity Act thermal plants
power sector apparently does not attract them.
2003 of choosing supplier. Some private sector econometric firms in India remain idle
There is obviously something more than it meets with scholars from London School of Economics
the eye. But CEA or any other authority is not and Delhi School of Economics with matured
bringing out the explanation to justify such state and serious top level are interacting with me for
of affairs, which has cascading effect on the venturing into this sector.
It seems that lack of understanding
Due to below cost recovery prices there is “bottled up” Capacity
of macro-economics of dynamically
changing power sector, namely peaking
power, market based pricing of fuels
and non-responsive tariffs, lack of
market development and competition
are possible factors responsible for
sorry state of affairs. There is a need
for developing a think tank for following
macro-economic developments of the
sector and guiding decision makers with
integrated view. I am prepared to shoulder
any responsibility towards this cause.
For financial wellbeing of the country
power shortage needs to be removed
using holistic understanding and
imagination.
The Power
Bites
22 | PTCHRONICLE | APRIL 2013
Single point power supply for
Haryana housing societies soon
The Haryana Power Department is set to usher in a new
power distribution regime for group housing societies,
residential colonies of employers and commercial-cum-
residential complexes of developers. They will now be
Govt slaps 35% duty on Chinese provided single-point bulk power supply by the electricity
electrical gear department.
The government has imposed 35% safeguard duty on Now, group housing societies and employers’ complexes
electrical insulators imported from China, a move that would install a single electricity meter for power distribution
and individual consumers would have sub-meters. Group
would help domestic players battle cheap shipments.The
housing societies and residential complexes would
safeguard duty on certain insulators would be for a period
install, operate and maintain all infrastructure required for
of two years — 35% for the first year and 25% for the
distribution of electricity within the premises.
subsequent year, according to the revenue department.
The move follows recommendations on the imposition Tribune, 29 January, 2013
of the duty by the Directorate General of Safeguards
(Customs & Central Excise) in the wake of complaints
from domestic players against cheap Chinese imports Smart grid sector gets $434 m
Financial Express, 02 January, 2013 venture capital funding
Subsequent to last year’s northern grid collapse, smart
grid in India has become a focal point for discussions in
Govt propose separate power supply the power sector.The recently released Mercom Capital
lines for farm consumers Group’s report on funding and mergers & acquisition
activity for the smart grid sector during 2012 reveals that
The government proposes to lay separate power there was only one Indian transaction – the $183 million
distribution lines for agricultural consumers, an expensive acquisition of smart grid and automation solutions provider
move that technocrats say is aimed at securing political ZIV Group by electrical transmission and distribution
mileage ahead of the 2014 general elections. Only equipment company Crompton Greaves. Mercom's report
Gujarat, where a new government was formed recently, shows that after a slow start, venture capital funding in
has separated electricity distribution lines for agricultural the smart grid sector globally came in at $434 million in
and rural consumers. 40 deals compared with $377 million in 50 deals in 2011.
Economic Times, 01, January, 2013 Business Line Feb 4.
REC Market
curbing global warming? An alarming reliance on energy by 2022. Such targets could be met in effectively,
traditional sources of energy, or encouraging investments only through the presence of an incentive mechanism,
in development and consumption of renewable energy? and in our case it is supposed to be the market-based
Fluctuating oil prices, or lasting ignorance of renewable Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) mechanism.
potential in India? The primary reason for a risen focus on The REC mechanism was introduced for effective
developing renewable energy based market cannot be implementation of RPO obligations across all States by
accrued to a single line of thought but a ridge of factors. overcoming the geographical impediments. The underlying
India has the potential to sustain the most comprehensive objective of this mechanism also included the promotion
renewable energy market, and India has drawn policy of competition among competing RE technologies, and
support mechanisms enabling achievement of economies reducing the costs for RE transactions. The outlook of
of scale and effective progress in the same. RE mechanism divides the RE power generated into
There was a need for a legislation, for a stringent policy, two distinct marketable entities – electricity that could
that had to be supported by a focused initiative, by a be sold to the distributor or any other consumer, and the
sound framework that drives investments and parity in the environmental benefit (or a green attribute) in the form of
renewable energy market. There was a need to encourage REC, a tradable certificate.
cost reduction in development of renewable projects. The REC Mechanism
There was a need to promote incentives to drive capital
In order to spur investments in renewable energy
investments. There remained an imperative to synchronize
development and improve the efficiency of reaching
State level policies and national objectives in order to
national targets, government introduced the Renewable
achieve national unison in developing a green market. A
Energy Certificates in March 2011. The RE mechanism is
bridge of knowledge was required to facilitate exchange
aimed at addressing the mismatch between availability of
of technology and resources for strengthening of the
RE resources in state and the requirement of the obligated
renewable business environment in the country.
entities to meet the renewable purchase obligation (RPO).
The major legislation, the Electricity Act 2003 (EA), has Cost of electricity generation from renewable energy
envisaged the development of a renewable energy sources is classified as cost of electricity generation
market in India and entailed a framework for license equivalent to conventional energy sources and the cost for
free generation of electricity. The Act also rested the environmental attributes.
responsibility of promotion of renewable energy with the
RE generators can either sell the renewable energy
State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), as the
generated at preferential tariff or sell electricity
generation of renewable energy is fairly decentralized in
generated and environmental attributes separately. The
both nature and form. According to the Electricity Act 2003,
environmental attributes is basically gained in the form of
it is the mandate of the SERCs to ensure that the electricity
an REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) and is issued to an
mix in their respective states has a fixed percentage
RE generator for injecting 1 MWh of electricity in the grid
of renewable energy, a mechanism now known as the
from RE sources. At present, there are two categories of
Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) introduced in the
RECs – Solar RECs (electricity generated based on solar
National Tariff Policy 2005. However, the RPO mechanism
energy) and Non-Solar RECs (electricity generated based
concentrated only on intra-state usage, and thus a State
on renewable energy other than solar). These RECs can
absent of renewable energy potential did not have either
be exchanged only in the Central Electricity Regulatory
incentive for usage nor any mechanism existed allowing
Commission (CERC) approved power exchanges – Indian
inter-state sale of renewable energy. Thus, it was felt that
Energy Exchange and Power Exchange India Limited.
there is a need for an incentive mechanism, that results in
Any obligated entity can meet their RPOs by purchasing
commercial benefits for RE generators and fulfillment of
RECs at power exchanges. Purchase of REC is deemed
RPOs by States deficient in renewable energy potential ,
as purchase of renewable energy for RPO compliance.
thereby facilitating interstate RE transactions.
Facing the Challenges
The National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC)
announced by the Prime Minister of India in 2008 The REC mechanism has been considered as a solution
advocated the greater use of renewable energy. It aims to drive investment in renewable energy generation by
to produce 15% of the country’s electricity with renewable all stakeholders across the power sector. However, the
energy sources by 2020. Through the Jawaharlal Nehru actual performance of the REC market has been far from a
National Solar Mission (JNNSM), promoted by NAPCC, realized potential and is threatening to weaken in the near
A major objective for implementing REC mechanism Presently, trading in RECs is only restricted to CERC
was to drive capital investments in RE business. Capital approved organized power exchange trading platforms.
investments can only pour in if an attractive price signal This does not allow RE generators to securitize their
is established for long term investments. But now with a RECs in favor of lenders, which is a must if capital is to be
stronger supply side, and a blurred demand, the price raised for newer projects. Also, in case an obligated entity
signals are hovering at floor prices (Rs. 1500 per REC) makes an excess purchase of RECs, the entity is presently
since the September of 2012. And the future price signals bounded and not allowed to transfer the ownership rights
do not that look bright either. to other entities. An effective enforcement of RPOs and
The price signals need to improve, possible by an adjusted implementation of REC mechanism may prove futile if the
demand, which is further possible by changes in the market RE generator cannot securitize the revenues generated
design. A market needs to be built for price signals to react through sale of RECs or the obligated entity cannot
on its own. A market needs to be designed extending the associate with a RE generator for complying to fulfillment
transactions of RECs beyond the limit of power exchanges. of RPO in the long term. Something, which could only
A market needs to be implemented where bilateral trade be solved in the Indian context by introducing bilateral
of RECs could be allowed. By encouraging participation arrangements.
through bilateral trades, the REC market would perform to Also, as RECs are to be traded exclusively only on Power
its better potential than today. Exchanges, there is a lack in promotion of REC trade due
And why not? The upcoming projects are facing challenges to absence of market competition. Taking the REC trade to
in obtaining financial closure. A bilateral contract either the Over-The-Counter (OTC) market platform will not only
with a trader or an obligated entity, guarantees the sale result in enhancing the sale of RECs, but also foster the
of RECs, promises the cash flow, increasing investment dampening growth in renewable energy generation.
confidence. A prominent role is played by the regulators in the
Though the regulators have attempted to address a Recently, the market witnesses a welcomed initiative -
critical element of market design – pricing, by declaration extending the validity of an REC from one year (365 days)
of the price range, it is however felt that there prevails an to two years (730 days). The decision came in place as
a desperate measure to protect the generators troubled
uncertainty in how long these prices have to be set in terms
with an inventory of unsold RECs
valid only for one year, as they have
to rely on RECs for a significant
portion of their cash flows.
However, it is a high time to
formulate policies for a long term
solution and realize the need for
a secondary market or a tertiary
avenue for trading of RECs in
addition to the predominant
market linked to power exchanges.
Bilateral trading of RECs, and
maybe development of instruments
such as forward and futures, has
the potential to enhance the market
and price signals of RECs, lending
strength to REC as a financial
instrument for availing equity and
debt funds.
There could be much learned from
other regions, where secondary
markets for RECs have existed
successfully. In the United States,
RECs can be sold, traded or
bartered, and the owner of the
REC can claim to have purchased
renewable energy. An OTC market
has been established to provide
institutional investors with efficient,
high quality access to the growing
Renewable Energy Certificate
(REC) market. Many countries in
The success of renewable energy in India depends prices, lack of enforceability and there are of its
on the tariff being viable and attractive In India. In doubts continuation beyond 2017. This makes
wind energy some of the states have done very many lenders reluctant to take REC for calculation
well in Maharashtra solar energy in Gujarat. As of debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and
both states follow a clear policy on renewables. calculations of I.R.R. of projects. Success and
It may be seen from allow that the Renewable growth of any sector investing large investment
space in India offers huge investment principally depends on this policy clarity.
opportunities. With regard to solar it may be The viability gap financing is one alternative which
seen figure – 2 that the gap between landed MNRE is proposing for development of solar
cost of power and solar utility P.V. has narrowed sector. However upfront subsidies and grants,
considerably. If the sector manages to get long do provide sops but generally don’t help markets
term cheap funds, the solar power can be sold to grow. It would be best to ask market to pay,
at grid parity. It may also be worth mentioning and not tax payer to subscribe. The telecom
that India has abundant potential for solar power. sector success has primarily led to development
The financing cost impacts renewable in way
of market mechanism and rationalized tariff
that is no way impacts any other sources of
structure. It would also be wonderful to tackle
conventional energy, including biomass. There is
other implementation bottlenecks, like land,
need to allow many of the funds such as PF’s trust
evacuation system elimination of payment delay
insurance companies and pension funds to invest
in the sector for project developers.
in renewable space. These funds’s have longer
maturity and therefore can match the debt service Except JNNSM where payment is secured
profile of the renewable assets. There is also a through letter of credit the states are reluctant
need for setting up direct funds for exclusively for to offer LC’s in favor of renewable PPAs coupled
renewable investments, separate incentives need with the huge delay in payment of by same states
to be provided for the same. i.e. Tamil Nadu where payments have been
To start with, we may allow these funds to delayed by 8-12 months lead to high revenue risk
mandatorily invest 2-3% of their in incremental of renewable projects.
investment in renewable space. It would lead to Therefore it would be difficult to imagine
a surge of growth in renewable sector. This would renewable sector performing well in isolation.
not only help in meeting the funding requirement It’s performance is inter-locked with overall
of the sector but also in getting grid parity tariff for performance of Power Sector. Therefore
the sector. financial position of discom’s and it’s viability
The REC is good for the development of solar implementation of open access privatization,
markets and provides good financing options. franchise market would be necessary not only for
However, there is no certainty on REC’s after growth of renewable but also for Power sector in
2017. With solar prices falling below the REC India as a whole.
In such a scenario of distorted markets where only buyer A robust, vibrant and liquid power market need efficient
(Discom) are not keen to come out with enough case supply & demand side where sufficient no of buyers &
1 bid to serve their consumers owing to poor financial sellers are tying up power based on economics & needs
condition & no USO. The very directive of MOP to link coal and not based on ad hoc policies insisting adherence
linkages & mega status for power projects strictly with only from generator’s side.
85% capacity tie up again based on competitive tariff The monopolistic behavior of distribution companies can
based bidding is far from ground reality. be effectively addressed only by immediately separating
This very policy has created a scary situation for IPPs & the wire (monopoly segment) & content (competitive
investors since there is no visibility of long term case 1 segment) and than giving option/choice to bulk consumers
bid in last 2 years & does not look likely at least in next 12 & retail customers to choose their own suppliers.
months due to ensuing assembly & parliament election. Liberalized electricity markets allows consumers to
become active participants in the market who has right to
The situation would be glaring since many large IPP
shift supplier, thereby encouraging competition for better
projects in absence of non tied capacity would virtually
services and increased innovation.
not be able to secure coal in spite of their plant ready &
willing to sell at reasonable price. Unfortunately instead of addressing the real issue on
flawed market structure, govt. believes bailing discoms
There would be a situation now that additional capacity
out again may resolve the very problem. Often, the heavy
would be lying idle not for want Of real power demand
steroids dose may pump up the energy level of weak
or for coal supply but for want of competitive tariff based
runner to win the short race. However for winning long
PPAs u/s 63 due to bankrupt but otherwise strong & only
race, real strength does come from focus, preference,
buyer (discom).
practice & following right means. Sooner we realize it
This is a clear case of poor governance where state better would be our chances to succeed in ongoing (but
government & SERCs have avoided adhering to law of reaching nowhere) electricity reforms.
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