Tata Power’s Analyst Call Q1 FY23: Large-Scale Renewable Projects, Orders In Offing Updated On Wed, Aug 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Close on the heels of its announcement of Q1 FY 23 results, an analyst call of Tata Power has further shed light on the Q1 FY23 earnings of the power company. The participants of the call included Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD of TATA Power; Sanjeev Churiwala, CFO; Jinendra Patil, Financial Controller; Soundararajan Kasturi, […] Read more
Centre Gives States A New Green Power Mandate To Encourage RPO Compliance Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Government has asked state governments to meet a quarter of their power demand through renewable energy sources in the current year, which can be scaled to 47 % in the following eight years. Although consistent with India’s clean energy commitments, the new trajectory of the Union Government will be difficult for the already […] Read more
Power Crisis, RPO Drives Haryana Regulator to Approve 1100 MW of Renewable Purchases Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Haryana Electricity Regulatory commission, in two orders within days of each other, has approved total RE purchases of 1100 MW for the state. Driven by both the power crisis being experienced by the state as well as the pending and future RPO obligations, the state regulator did make the Hydro power purchase from NTPC […] Read more
Power Min Proposal For Phasedown of Thermal To Allow for 30 GW of Renewables Could face States Roadblock Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy In its latest initiative to support renewables growth and allow for an orderly exit from thermal power, India’s power ministry has proposed a phasedown of 58,000 million units of thermal generation across 81 thermal power stations spread across the central, state and private sectors. The idea is to allow such a phased reduction to allow […] Read more
KSEB Invites Bids For Supply of 150 MW Solar Power Between June’22 and March’23 Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB), the govt owned entity with a distribution license for all of Kerala, has invited bids for supply of solar power to the state. The 150 MW requirement will need to be supplied between June 15, 2022 and March 31, 2023. According to the bid document, all the generators /State Utilities […] Read more
Fresh CERC Regulations For RE Certificates for RE Market Development Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) released on May 9 a set of regulations for development of renewable energy market through renewable energy certificates, holding back the date of enforcement. The National Load Despatch Centre remains the mandated Central Agency to enforce a host of regulations like (i) registration of eligible entities, (ii) developing a […] Read more
Jharkhand Seeks Bidders To Conduct Topography Survey For 80 MW Solar Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has invited bids for the engagement of agency for conducting topography survey, geo-technical investigation and hydrological study for an upcoming 80 MW solar park at four different locations namely at Deoghar, Simdega, Palamu and Garhwa in Jharkhand. Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) is the state agency mandated to […] Read more
GRIDCO Will Buy 200MW Solar Power from NTPC Updated On Tue, Apr 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO), a public sector undertaking of Odisha State Government has signed a Power Sale Agreement (PSA) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Bhubaneswar for the purchase of clean energy. The official statement of GRIDCO reads that under the Power Sale Agreement, GRIDCO will procure 200 MW of solar power at […] Read more
MoP Launches Fresh Version of Scheme For Bundling Thermal with Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Apr 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has repealed its scheme on bundling thermal/hydro power plants with standalone renewable energy projects, substituting it with a fresh scheme. In November, 2021, MoP issued the ‘Scheme for Flexibility in Generation and Scheduling of Thermal/Hydro Power Stations through bundling with Renewable Energy and Storage Power’ to comprehensively cover replacement of […] Read more