Mumbai, July 2 -- The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has assured the Bombay High Court that it will not implement till 14 July its order that green power producers complain makes it difficult to supply excess electricity to the grid for later retrieval.

The move comes after a consortium of renewable energy developers challenged the decision, saying it would cripple their ability to provide round-the-clock low-cost power, rendering them uncompetitive.

The court was hearing a plea filed by the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI), JSW Neo Energy Ltd, and nine other solar developers including Sunsure Solar Park MH One Pvt. Ltd and Solenco Solar Park MH-V Pvt. Ltd.

The developers have called MERC's decisi...