Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, in the exercise of its powers under Sections 62 and 64 and other provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, approved this Tariff Order on 30th May 2019.

This draft National Resource Efficiency Policy seeks to enable efficient use of natural resources and promote up-cycling of wastes across all sectors of the economy. It aims to achieve India’s commitments under the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. 

The Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister envisaged a vision to make India a global hub for manufacturing electric vehicles. During her maiden budget speech, the Finance Minister also outlined various proposals for giving a boost to manufacturing of electric vehicles in India and announced tax rebate for buying electric vehicles.

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission passed the tariff order in respect of the Petitions filed for determination of tariff for the Generating Company, Licensees, and Chhattisgarh State Load Despatch Centre (CSLDC) on February 28, 2019.

This tariff order application was submitted before the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission in July 2019 for determination of tariff.

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission passed the Tariff Order relating to the petition filed by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) on 31st July 2019.

China’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ministry of Science and Technology, and National Development and Reform Commission on March 26, 2019, jointly released A Notice of Further Adjusting Fiscal Subsidies for Promoting New Energy Vehicles. A new energy vehicle (NEV) is a battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel cell vehicle, and the Notice provides a detailed formula to determine the subsidy due to consumers who buy a new battery electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2019. The Notice outlines tightened requirements to qualify for the subsidy and provide a revised formula to determine the subsidy’s size. Further, it includes guidance regarding the paired incentive from local governments, and a few provisions to enhance the overall effectiveness of the program. The last section of this policy update describes a special provision regarding how the current and new policies connect during the transition period. 

This notification issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises on 28th March 2019 was to include the a.) Technology Definitions for the eligible category of vehicles including that of Advanced Batteries and b.) Performance & Efficiency of vehicles to be eligible for demand incentive under the scheme as per ANNEXURE-I and ANNEXURE-II respectively as mentioned in this document.

The Vision of Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Policy 2019 is to position Gujarat as a leader in the adoption of electric vehicles as well as establish a supportive environment to encourage manufacturers and investors for the development of the EV market.

This document was issued by the Department of Heavy Industry in supersession of its earlier communication no. 7(02)/2019- NAB.II(Auto) dated 29th March 2019.