Summary
Two weeks after Karnataka government ordered the state’s electricity regulator to call back its September decision to cut wind power tariffs and approve all power purchase agreements with wind developers signed before March 31, 2016, the latter has yet to officially respond. “We have to consult legal experts and then decide how to respond,” said M K Shankarlinge Gowda, chairman of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC). “The main thing is to see whether the order has been issued in public interest.” People close to the regulator said KERC may ignore the said order as it believes it overstepped the government’s jurisdiction. The government order, passed on October 27, had in......