SaurEnergy Explains- The Solar Tender At the Centre of Adani’s US Controversy Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy By now, a lot has been written about the charges brought at a US district court against key names in the Adani group, besides Azure power. While those charges will be contested no doubt by the firms as already announced, it is a good time to understand just what tender it was where allegations of […] Read more
SECI’s Plea For Extra Trading Margin In BESS Deal Fails To Cut Ice With CERC Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting take on what constitutes fair margins, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) considered a plea by SECI on an additional margin of Rs. 0.07/kWh for facilitating the sale/ purchase, scheduling, accounting, charging, and discharging of BESS for Grid Ancillary Services (150 MW) portion through IDAM/ RTM/TAM/Bilateral mode on behalf of the National […] Read more
SECI Issues Tender For 400 MWp Of DCR Solar Modules Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has now issued a tender seeking solar modules upto 400 Mwp. These modules have been envisaged to be used in the proposed solar project at Ramagiri in Andhra Pradesh. The SECI tender said that these solar modules must be Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) compliant. The participating module makers […] Read more
SECI Imposes Bar On Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power For 3 Years Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has now issued an official notification to bar Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, Reliance NU BESS, and any of its subsidiaries from participating in tenders for the next three years. This comes after investigations revealed the alleged use of forged documents to win SECI tenders by the firm. This […] Read more
SECI Tenders For 1.2 GW RTC Renewable Energy Projects Across India Updated On Mon, Nov 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy SECI, has issued a tender to select renewable power developers to supply 1.2 GW of Round-the-Clock (RTC) power for renewable projects across India. The last date for bids submission is 16th December. With a commissioning time of 24 months, the 4 hour RTC supply will need to maintain a Demand Fulfillment Ratio (DFR) of 80% […] Read more
Powerica Wins 50 MW Wind Energy Project From SECI Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recently announced power generation company Powerica as the winner of its 50 MW auction out of the total 500 MW wind project. The company secured the project at a tariff rate of ₹3.81 per unit. The initial tender was intended for a 500 MW project. However, SECI has […] Read more
Q2 Results: JSW Energy Reports Marginal Surge In Net Profits Updated On Fri, Oct 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy JSW Energy Limited today reported its results for the quarter (“Q2 FY25” or the “Quarter”) ended September 30, 2024. Key Highlights of Q2 FY25 Operational: Net Generation increased 14% YoY at 9.8 BUs driven by wind capacity additions, higher generation at thermal and hydro plants Total RE generation is up by 14% YoY at 5.0 […] Read more
JSW Energy Signs 700 MW Solar Power Agreement with SECI Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy JSW Renew Energy Eleven Limited, a subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). The agreement covers the supply of 700 MW of solar energy through the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS). This capacity was awarded under SECI’s Tranche XIII program. The power will […] Read more
Sharp Fall In BESS Tender Bids Signals Faster Energy Storage Additions In India Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy In the past three months multiple BESS (Battery-based Energy Storage system) tender results have pointed to yet another mini-disruption in the fast-evolving Indian renewable energy sector. Energy storage targets for 2028 might be a lot closer in 2026 itself. The price drops have been attributed primarily to falling lithium cell costs, which have led to […] Read more
