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CERC Approves Tariff of Rs 2.79/kWh for 480 MW Wind Power

CERC has approved the petition filed by SECI for the adoption of tariff for 480 MW wind power projects (Tranche-VII) through a competitive bidding process. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has in its latest order approved the petition filed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the adoption of tariff for 480 […]

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What India’s Large Storage Tender Means for Its Coal Thermal Sector

Coal, despite its stubborn persistence to the country’s energy needs, might have seen the beginning of the end. The lead indicator? Prices discovered in the largest ever renewable plus storage tender by SECI. In August 2019, SECI, the country’s primary nodal agency for renewable energy auctions and purchases came out with a huge tender. On […]

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DGTR Proposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Al-Zn Coated Flat Products

DGTR – Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has proposed the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports on Aluminium and Zinc coated products from 3 nations. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has in its final findings on a recent case, proposed the imposition of anti-dumping duty on […]

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Made In India. Is Change Coming Soon from China?

In the 2020 Union Budget, the Finance Minister made a not so subtle pitch for ‘Assemble In India’, even as the focus on Made in India continued. For India’s solar sector, the issue has never been more urgent, with over 80 percent of equipment imports from China. The Economic Survey, which precedes the budget by […]

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NTPC Invites Bids for Development of Wind Projects Worth 600 MW

NTPC Ltd has issued an IFB for setting up of ISTS-connected wind energy project(s) up to a capacity of 600 MW anywhere in India. NTPC Ltd has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB), inviting online bids from eligible bidders for setting up of ISTS-connected wind energy project(s) up to a capacity of 600 MW anywhere […]

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SECI Extends Bid Deadline for 4 MW Floating Solar Plus BESS Tender

SECI has extended the bid submission deadline for its 4 MW floating solar plus 2 MW/01 MWh BESS tender at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a second time The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification, extending the bid submission deadline for its 4 MW floating solar power plant with 2 […]

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ThomasLloyd Investee Firm to Begin Work on 75 MW Solar Project in UP

ThomasLloyd investee firm SolarArise India has issued the first part of a Notice to commence the construction at its new 75 MW Solar Plant in Uttar Pradesh. ThomasLloyd has announced that its’ investee company SolarArise India Projects Private Limited (SolarArise), a Delhi-based solar project developer, has issued the first part of a Notice to Proceed […]

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RK Singh Dedicates 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres to Nation

New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has dedicated to the nation 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres for renewable energy integration. Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has dedicated to the nation 11 Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) for renewable energy integration. The minister also inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC) at a […]

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Stinging Order at APTEL Embarasses AP Discoms, Andhra Government By Extension

Adding politics to established policy is not recommended, and the consequences, when that is done, were there for all to see after the APTEL order yesterday (February 27). The case was a much followed one, of the Andhra Pradesh Discoms essentially, versus both the NTPC, as well as three of the key bid winners of […]

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