Prices of renewable certificates slashed

Solar power prices fell to Rs 3.33/unit in project auction and wind power prices to 3.46/unit

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reduced the prices of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to a historic low in a move that could resurrect the market for them.

The CERC in its draft proposal has set the floor price of the solar REC at Rs 1/unit and forbearance at Rs 2.5/unit. These were earlier Rs 3.5/unit and Rs 5.8/unit, respectively. The floor price for non-solar RECs has been reduced to Rs 1 a unit and forbearance to Rs 2.9/unit. These were earlier in the range of Rs 1.5-3.5/unit. 

Forbearance is the highest difference in the CERC-suggested price and the