Author: Prasanna Singh

Renew-SECI Tussle At CERC Indicates Further Trouble For Wind Energy

India’s wind energy sector has been stuttering, even as solar has managed to escape the worst of the slowdown blues. So much so that multiple developers that were invested in growing both Wind and Solar energy projects, have quietly moved away almost exclusively to solar now, other than the odd Hybrid project that comes up. […]

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Explaining India’s 175 GW Renewables Target. The Big Change Making It Possible

Over the last few months, Mr. R.K Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, has faced what must seem like a tiring […]

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India’s Top 5 Power Producers And their Renewable Energy Plans

In the broader developed economies, the push for renewable energy has already gone well past the stage for policy pushes, with many firms and power producers making decisive, long term shifts even as pressure, both public and from the government, still builds up. That is one reason why coal fired plants are shutting down faster […]

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SCCL’s Solar Push Reaches 40 MW with 30 MW Manuguru Sync

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Chairman and Managing Director N Sridhar (IAS) announced yesterday  that the coal company has successfully completed the synchronisation of a 30 MW solar power plant at Manuguru, close to the site of its richest mines in Telangana.  With this, out of the phase-I production of 129 MW, the SCCL has […]

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Australia’s Massive ASEAN Power Link Project Gets Major Status

Australia has accorded ‘major status’ to its ambitious Australia -ASEAN power link (AAPL) project. The new designation recognises the strategic importance of the project for Australia, and should help with faster approvals and priority handling by various government agencies involved. The project was formally granted the status on July 20. The Sun Cable project – […]

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APTEL Dismisses Gujarat Discoms Plea Against Renew Power

In a ruling that was interesting both for the issues it addressed as well as the long history of litigation it hopefully closes, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed a review appeal in a case filed by multiple Gujarat discoms against Renew Power, GERC (Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission)  and the Wind Independent Power […]

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With SGD Extended by 1 Year, Manufacturer’s Eye BCD Announcement in August

Following the recommendations of the DGTR (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) last week, the government has formally notified the extension of the Safeguard Duty (SGD) by a year on Chinese origin solar equipment. The extension, till July 29, 2021, seeks to protect Indian manufacturers from alleged dumping by Chinese firms. Interestingly, there is no mention […]

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Sembcorp Dedicates 800 MW of Wind Projects In India With MNRE Minister

At a special virtual event, Sembcorp Energy India Limited with its key management personnel, as well as the Union Minister for Power and  MNRE, R.K. Singh present, dedicated 800MW of Wind Energy projects from SECI’s tranche 1 to 3 to the nation. with this, Sembcorp became the first independent power producer to complete its projects […]

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China Solar Manufactures up 15.7% in Jan-June 2020, says CPIA

The China Photovoltaic Solar Association (CPIA), an industry body of solar manufacturers in the country, has announced that manufacturers in the country churned out 15.7 percent higher production of solar panels, at 59 GW in the first six months of this year. That would seem to indicate that the effects of the Coronavirus have been […]

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