CERC Order Against Avaada Energy in 100MW Project Leaves Key Issues hanging Updated On Mon, Jan 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Last Week, in an order dated January 13th , 2019 the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) ruled against Avaada Energy in a petition it had brought against SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India). The order, while dismissing a plea by Avaada to stay the cancellation of a PSA (Power Sales Agreement) it had with SECI […] Read more
Will ADITYA Succeed Where UDAY failed? Updated On Thu, Jan 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Based on the stories that have come out so far, the following aspects of the proposed new scheme to clear India’s discom mess have emerged. Called ADITYA (Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana), the new scheme could be announced as early as February 1, with the union budget presentation. First, the scheme will reward performing discoms […] Read more
The Solar Rush in the Middle East Picks Pace Updated On Thu, Jan 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in 2013, when the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, was launched near Dubai with 13 megawatts of capacity, like in most projects in the region, the ambitions were grand. In 15 years, it was expected to expand to 3,000 MW, with a target to supply the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) […] Read more
KERC favours BESCOM in Tariff Dispute With Emmvee Solar Updated On Wed, Jan 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy In an order that was published yesterday, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has ruled to dismiss a petition by Emmvee Solar Systems, against BESCOM (Bangaloire Electricity Supply Company Limited). The key issue was Emmvee Solar’s contention that by denying it a tariff of Rs 9.56 as per the PPA it signed with BESCOM on 27.02.2016, […] Read more
Waaree Breathes Easy As Bid for 184 MW Project Gets MERC Approval Updated On Wed, Jan 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Waaree Energies Limited (WEL), which had emerged as the sole bidder in the much postponed tender for 184 mw of solar power in Maharashtra can finally get started on the project. This follows the approval of its bid of Rs 3.05 per unit under the tender by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). The tender […] Read more
Efficiency in Focus as MERC Declines Adani Plea On RE Pricing for Mumbai Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulation Commission, in its order dated January 8 has disposed of the plea by Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) on tariff for the renewable energy it planned to purchase to meet the city’s RPO obligations and broader energy needs. The plea by AEML, which pitched for sourcing 700 MW of RE power […] Read more
UPERC Decides To Wait For Project Commencement on Amplus Plea Updated On Fri, Jan 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, in an order on January 7, has dismissed a petition by Amplus Green to consider its 50 Mw Mirzapur solar project installation as a captive project, asking the firm to file its plea after project completion instead. The order came even as Amplus Greens Private Limited has reached an […] Read more
Skilancer Solar Raises Fresh Funding, Venture Catalysts Backs the Firm Now Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar Panel Cleaning Firm Skilancer Solar Private Limited, has raised a fresh round of funding, this time from Venture Catalysts. The Noida-based firm, which has its works in Faridabad, has been co-founded by Neeraj Kumar and Manish Kumar Das, both of them engineers with a background in the solar sector for Neeraj and for Das, […] Read more
Subsidies & Fines Not The Only Prescription for Transport in India Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The United states environment Protection agency (EPA), in its greenhouse gas emissions report for 2017, had blamed Transportation for 28.9 percent of total US emissions, with electricity at 27.5 percent coming a close second. As an activity that services virtually every sector of the economy, getting a fix on this has been the obvious, and […] Read more