RMC Switchgears Secures 41 MW Solar PV Project In Maharashtra Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy RMC Switchgears today received an order to develop a 41 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic power project in Maharashtra. RMC Switchgears received a contract from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for the solar photovoltaic power project in the RESCO model. The project will be executed under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0, […] Read more
Adani Group Secures a 6.6 GW Solar,Thermal deal with MSEDCL Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s leading renewable energy provider, and Adani Power Limited (APL), the largest private thermal power producer in the country, have announced a new agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). This deal will provide Maharashtra with a total of 6.6 GW of energy from both solar and thermal […] Read more
Maharashtra Discom Issues Green Energy Open Access Norms Updated On Tue, Sep 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has now issued guidelines for the roll out of green energy open access in the state. This comes after the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission had notified its MERC (Distributed Open Access) (Second Amendment) Regulations 2023. The latest regulation allows consumers with contracted demand of 100 kw or […] Read more
MERC Declines MSEDCL’s Plea To Not Allow Virtual Net Meters Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest notification decided to stick to its plan to roll out the facility of virtual net-metering for residential consumers especially living in multi-storeyed buildings. The state power regulator in its discussion on a draft regulation on the issue ruled out the pleas of the Maharashtra discom and […] Read more
MSEDCL Seeks Bids To Setup 300 MW/600MWh BESS Pilot Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to set up (300 MW x 2 hours) of BESS capacity within the state, with September 16th set as the last date for technical and financial bids. The state distribution agency seeks to select bidders through a tariff-based global competitive bidding process. The […] Read more
Lower CUF: MERC Declines ACME’s Plea For Penalty Exemption Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), in its latest judgment, declined to grant ACME any relief for its shortfall in meeting the committed Capacity Utilisation Factor (CUF) from its 300 MW solar project at Bhadla in Rajasthan. ACME had signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) to […] Read more
MERC Offers Compensation To SJVNL On Delayed Payment From MSEDCL Updated On Thu, Aug 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) released an order in response to a petition filed by SJVNL, seeking payment of outstanding dues from its wind energy projects in Maharashtra. SJVNL also urged the state power regulator to penalise MSEDCL for their alleged delay in payments. The State Commisson, after hearing the arguments of the petitioner and […] Read more
A Delay Foretold. How MSEDCL Delayed a 500 MW RE Project Involving Tata Power Updated On Tue, Jun 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy In looking at the orders of regulators at the state and national level (CERC and APTEL), one is regularly surprised at how common sense is regularly abandoned in favour of abundant precaution. Among state entities like discoms, the fear of being seen as biased trumps everything when it comes to a project. Be it the […] Read more
SGEL Invites Bids For 400 MW MSEDCL Solar Projects Across Maharashtra Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy SJVN Green Energy (SGEL) has invited online bids through an open tender, for 400 MW MSEDCL solar project across Maharashtra. These bids were invited on a single stage two envelope format. It included envelope-I: techno-commercial bid and envelope-II: price bid. SGEL project is to be undertaken with reverse auction for the balance of system (BoS) package including power evacuation. […] Read more
