GRIDCO to Purchase 400 MW Wind Power from SECI Updated On Mon, Feb 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) – a public sector undertaking of Odisha State Government – has said that it will be procuring 400 MW low cost wind power from Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) connected wind energy projects in Karnataka and Gujarat. The green power purchase by GRIDCO will be through Solar Energy Corporation of […] Read more
Sprng Energy Finally Gets Exit From 100 MW Wind Project At CERC Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Sprng Wind Energy Private Limited, has finally received confirmation for termination of the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project in question was a 100 mega-watt (MW) wind project planned in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. While delays in the signing of the PPA, and subsequently, the covid pandemic […] Read more
CERC Asks SECI to Pay Azure Subsidiary Additional Project Cost Following Safeguard Duty Norms Updated On Mon, Jan 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulation Commission has directed SECI to recompense Azure Power FortyOne, a subsidiary of Azure Power India, on the incremental posts costs along with additional costs as incurred by the firm due to the imposition of safeguard duty. The duty led to the shot up of the project cost for Azure. Further, the […] Read more
JSW Energy Marks Entry into Energy Storage With LoA from SECI Updated On Thu, Jan 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy A subsidiary of JSW Energy Ltd, JSW Renew Energy Five Limited has announced that it has received a Letter of Award for standalone battery energy storage systems from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). The cumulative capacity of the BESS projects is 500 MW/1,000 MWh which entails two projects each of 250 MW / […] Read more
Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Tender for 13 Off-Grid Solar Plants Updated On Wed, Jan 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a tender for the supply of 13 off-grid solar photovoltaic power plants. The solar power plants are to be set up in Central Armed Police Forces (Indo Tibetan Border Police). The date on which bids open is 23.01.2023 at 16.30 while the bid closes on 23.01.2023 at 16.00. […] Read more
APTEL Asks Andhra Pradesh DISCOM to Pay Dues to Vibrant at Lower Rate Than in PPA Updated On Wed, Jan 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity at New Delhi (APTEL) has directed APSPDCL (the southern power DISCOM of Andhra Pradesh- Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited) to compensate Vibrant Greentech India Pvt Ltd for the electricity supplied to it by the firm. Further, the APTEL has asked APSPDCL to compensate the firm at Rs.2.93 per […] Read more
MNRE Does Away With Reverse Bidding For Wind Energy, Targets 8 GW Tenders Every Year Updated On Fri, Jan 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new directive from the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy (MNRE) has confirms a long pending demand of the wind energy sector in India. The central government is looking to issue tenders inviting bids for 8-GW of wind power projects every year until the end of this decade (2030). The directive said that there […] Read more
CERC Approves Tariff For SECI’s 1200 MW RTC Power Project Updated On Tue, Jan 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy SECI’s landmark RTC tender for green energy has received formal CERC approval for tariff adoption and trading margins. SECI had issued a tender in 2019 for “Round-the-Clock” supply of 400 MW ISTS-connected Renewal Energy project with assured peak power supply in India under tariff based competitive bidding. SECI recently filed a petition with CERC for […] Read more
SECI Issues RFS for Vendors for Off-Grid Solar Pumping Systems with 1-10 HP Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking dedicated to the solar energy sector, has issued an RFS for selection of vendors under Component-B of PM-KUSUM Scheme of MNRE. This particular component looks at “installation of 20 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps” and “CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or […] Read more
