MPERC grants in-principle approval to MPPMCL for 1522.5 MW/10,690 MWh new solar-storage capacity and revises 3300 MW SECI/SJVN solar procurement to KUSUM-C route
Petition under Sections 86(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 read with Regulation 4.22 of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Purchase and Procurement Process) Regulations, 2023 (RG-19(II) of 2023) dated 17th February 2023 and Regulation 16.1 of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Framework for Resource Adequacy) Regulations, 2024 (RG-19(III) of 2024) dated 8th March 2024 for Approval of Capacity Addition to the extent of power from 600 MW Solar with 440 MW BESS, 282.5 MW BESS under Complementary Basis with UPPCL supported through VGF of Rs 12 Lakhs/MWh and Inti
MPPMCL sought MPERC approval under Sec 86(1) of Electricity Act and RA/PPP Regulations for capacity addition of 600 MW Solar with 440 MW BESS at Morena-I, an additional 282.5 MW/1130 MWh BESS via VGF (Rs 12 Lakh/MWh) shared with UPPCL, and for revising the earlier-approved 3300 MW SECI/SJVN solar procurement (Petition 33/2025) to be instead sourced via decentralized KUSUM/Surya Mitra Krishi Feeder Yojana through MPUVN. Later, MPPMCL also added 800 MW of Cabinet-approved Round-the-Year FDRE solar+storage projects (300 MW/4-hr, 300 MW/6-hr, 200 MW/24-hr). The filings were driven by rising RPO/RCO obligations (up to 43.33% by FY30) and CEA's Resource Adequacy Plan recommending additional solar, storage and RTC capacity for MP.
- Approved 600 MW Solar with 440 MW BESS (dual cycle, 2 hrs each) at Morena-I; tariffs already discovered: Unit-1 Rs 2.70/kWh, Unit-2 Rs 2.764/kWh
- Approved 282.5 MW/1130 MWh BESS (4-hour single cycle) on complementary basis with UPPCL, backed by VGF of Rs 12 Lakh/MWh; tariff yet to be discovered
- Revised order in Petition 33/2025: the 3300 MW Solar (1650 MW SECI + 1650 MW SJVN) shall now be procured via PM Surya Mitra Krishi Feeder Yojana/KUSUM-C through MPUVN-selected developers
- Approved 3 new RTY FDRE projects to be tendered via competitive bidding: 300 MW solar+4-hr ESS (1200 MWh), 300 MW solar+6-hr ESS (1800 MWh), 200 MW solar+24-hr ESS (4800 MWh)
- Rejected petitioner's RPO computation methodology (based on ex-bus energy per old regulations) and directed recomputation per the Fifth Amendment (Discom-periphery basis) within 15 days
- Total approved: 600 MW solar (tariff discovered) + 1522.5 MW storage capacity (10,690 MWh) across five components, all as in-principle approval subject to further PPA approvals
- MPPMCL to recompute RPO achievement/shortfall per Fifth Amendment regulations (Discom-periphery basis) and submit to MPERC within 15 days of order
- MPPMCL to seek Commission approval for PPAs/PPSAs with RE generators promptly after tariff adoption/determination under Regulation 16.3 of RA Regulations
- MPPMCL to conduct cost-benefit analysis before contracting any RE power surplus to RPO targets
- Quarterly review of project commissioning and RPO fulfilment; corrective procurement or REC purchase if shortfalls arise
- Surplus RE power to be first used for retail/green-tariff consumers, then disposed via Green DAM on power exchanges
- MPPMCL to approach Commission again for balance capacity as per its own computations, and publish procurement/sale schedules within 45 days per Regulation 26.1
- • Large near-term addition of RTC/FDRE solar-storage capacity (800 MW with 4/6/24-hr storage) signals MP moving toward round-the-clock renewable supply, potentially easing green power availability for C&I open-access buyers
- • Competitively discovered low solar tariffs (~Rs 2.70-2.76/kWh) at Morena-I could anchor future benchmark pricing for green power agreements in MP
- • Shift of 3300 MW from SECI/SJVN to KUSUM-C decentralized model may improve local grid injection and reduce losses, potentially benefiting agri-feeder and rural C&I loads but could affect timelines given large capacity to be tendered afresh
- • Tightening RPO/RCO trajectory (33% to 43% by FY30) and new Energy Storage Obligation (2.5%-4%) will increase DISCOM RE/storage procurement, indirectly affecting future tariffs and green tariff/open access economics for C&I consumers
This is a significant capacity build-out order but remains largely 'in-principle' - actual tariffs for the 282.5 MW BESS and 800 MW RTY FDRE projects are yet to be discovered via competitive bidding, so C&I buyers should not treat this as firm pricing signal yet. The Morena-I tariffs (Rs 2.70-2.76/kWh) are useful benchmarks for near-term PPA negotiations. The KUSUM-C shift for 3300 MW is a structural change worth tracking as it may accelerate feeder-level green power access but introduces re-tendering risk and timeline uncertainty. C&I developers eyeing MP storage/FDRE opportunities should watch for RUMSL's upcoming RfPs for the 800 MW tranche and the 1130 MWh UPPCL-linked BESS tender.
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