Draft regulations on renewable energy: Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to hold online hearings in July

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) will hold public hearings in July in online mode on the Draft KSERC (Renewable Energy and Related Matters), 2025. The virtual hearings will be held on four days from July 8 to July 11.

The commission headed by T.K. Jose said the draft published on its website on May 30 had already drawn comments from stakeholders. A majority of the respondents wanted the Net Metering System (NMS) to be continued for existing prosumers. The commission observed that the draft regulations contained a provision that existing prosumers billed under the NMS would continue to be billed under it.

While the decision to go online with the hearings has drawn criticism from a section, the commission justified it saying that the online mode would guarantee greater stakeholder participation from across the State.

Register online

The commission has asked stakeholders who wish to attend the hearings to register online on https://kserc.sbs/re2025/. The window for registration will be open till 5 p.m. on July 4. The details are available on the commission’s website www.erckerala.org.

The new regulations are meant to replace the KSERC (Renewable Energy and Net Metering) Regulations, 2020, whose term expired in 2024-25. The draft, according to the commission, seeks to incorporate emerging trends in renewable energy, “aligning with the broader objectives of fostering renewable energy development, ensuring grid stability, and promoting sustainable energy practices.”

It places emphasis on energy storage systems, and seeks to classify prosumers under different methods of billing and settlement. The draft also introduces concepts such as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) integration in Kerala’s rapidly growing renewable energy sector.