CERC ne pumped storage projects ke liye naye rules propose kiye hain taaki unhe High Price Day-Ahead Market mein bijli bechne ki permission mile. Lekin, Torrent Power jaise bade players ka **3,000 MW** ka Maharashtra project local protests ki wajah se abhi bhi atka hua hai.
CERC ka naya kadam: Kya hoga badlaav?
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ek draft lekar aaya hai jiske mutabik ab Pumped Storage Projects ko High Price Day-Ahead Market mein bijli bechne ki chhoot mil sakti hai. Abhi tak pricing ₹10 per kWh par capped hai, lekin naye proposal ke baad ye limit ₹20 per kWh tak ja sakti hai. Isse companies ka capital recovery time kaafi kam ho sakta hai.
Torrent Power ke liye kyun hai struggle?
Regulatory support ke bawajood ground reality alag hai. Torrent Power ka Maharashtra mein 3,000 MW ka 'Saidongar-1' project, jiska total cost ₹15,000 Crore hai, wahan ke local logon aur environment concerns ki wajah se ruk gaya hai. Company ne 48,000 ped kaatne ki jagah 60,000 naye ped lagane ka waada kiya hai, lekin protests ki wajah se kaam abhi bhi paused hai.
Sector ka future kya hai?
India mein pumped storage ki potential 290 GW hai, lekin filhal sirf 7.43 GW operational hai. 15.87 GW pipeline mein hai. Investors ko ye dhyaan rakhna chahiye ki sirf regulatory incentives se kuch nahi hoga; project execute karne ke liye land aur environment disputes ko solve karna asal challenge hai.