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SERC : Draft regulation Final regulation Designation of state i agency Jharkhand .,; .,; .,; Karnataka .,; Kerala "' "' Madhya Pradesh " " Maharashtra -J .,; .,; Meghalaya -J Orissa "' .,; "' Punjab .,; .,; Rajashthan -J -J -J Tamil Nadu -J -J -J Tripura -J "' Uttarakhand -J -J .,; Uttar Pradesh .,; .,; West Bengal JERC for Goa and union .,; "' territories JERC for Manipur and .,; .,; ~ Mizoram Total i 22 14 1 17 Courtesy: Renewable Watch, Vol.1 February 2011,P75. INDIA SET TO GET ASIA'S FIRST TIDAL POWER PLANT With the proposed commissioning of a 50-MW tidal power project off the coast of Gujarat in 2013, India is ready to place its first "seamark" that will be a first for Asia as well. London-based marine energy developer Atlantis Resources Corporation, along with Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd, has signed a MoU with the Gujarat government to start this project. The cost for the plant is expected to be in the vicinity of As. 7500 million. This plant is also expected to be scaled up to 250 MW. Due the high investment in setting up the project, a typical tidal power project is expected to break even between 8 and 12 years after commissioning. Despite the long gestation period to make it commercially viable, tidal power has unparalleled environmental advantages. Courtesy: TERI {The Energy and Resources Institute) Newswire, 1-15 January 2011, P16. Biofue/ Cll FAVOURS RISE IN PRICE OF 810-DIESEL New Delhi, 2 Jan: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said that the government should raise the price of bio-diesel obtained from the jatropha plant to support the bio-diesel industry's sustainability efforts. In a proposal submitted to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, it said the price could be increased from Rs.26.50 to Rs.36 per litre. "A study recommends that the present procurement price of Rs.26.50 as per the bio-diesel policy should be reviewed and corrected to sustain the investment and required growth of the sector," Cll said in a statement. The study estimates that if the industry becomes sustainable and achieves two per cent growth in the blending of bio-diesel by 2011- 12, it can save around 3,000 crore and generate about As . 5,500 crore of revenue for the rural economy. "This initiative would also help in reduction of annual green house gas emission by three million metric tonnes," it said. Cll also said that the government should create a suitable policy framework, which may include incentives, grants and distribution mechanism to make the price of bio-diesel self– sustainable. 45