Azure Completes Rs 2400 cr Refinancing Updated On Thu, Oct 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Azure Power Global Limited, has announced the successful completion of its ₹24 billion refinancing transaction, structured as an INR Term Loan underwritten solely by REC Limited. Following this transaction, the company has successfully prepaid its Green Bonds, originally issued in 2019 for $350 million and backed by 10 solar projects commissioned between 2016 and 2019. […] 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
CERC Terms SC Order On GIB As ‘Change Of Law’, Awards Compensation To Azure Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in a significant judgment termed the 2021 Supreme Court order on the Great Indian Bustards (GIB) as a ‘Change of Law’ event. It also granted compensation to Azure Power Maple Private Limited on account of its alleged additional expenditures. The case came to light after the petitioner Azure Power […] Read more
R&D Engineer – Power Systems Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- Design, implementation, validation, and testing of power system relevant control strategies. Support complete R&D project life cycle, from design to testing. Knowledge and usage of Power System and Control System modeling and simulation tools (DIgSILENT, PSCAD, PSS-E, Matlab Simulink) Support the implementation of the logics on Hitachi Energy automation platforms (controllers and PLC) using […] Read more
CERC Grants Extension of Time for Drawal of Start-Up Power to NTPC Updated On Mon, Feb 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The CERC has given its green signal to a petition filed by NTPC seeking permission to allow drawal of start-up power for Unit-I (800 MW) of Telangana Ph-I (2X800 MW) from the grid beyond the period of fifteen months (after 15.2.2023). NTPC shared that the Telangana (steam-based thermal power station) STPS consists of two units […] Read more
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
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
CERC Rejects Azure’s Plea for Extension of LTA Start Date, Exemption from Transmission Charges Updated On Mon, Jan 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The CERC has quashed the petition of Azure Power and its subsidiaries Azure Power Forty-Three, Azure Power Forty-One and Azure Power Maple, which sought the extension of the long term access start date. The petition also pleaded for extension of deadline from completion of the dedicated transmission line and pooling substation and exemption from transmission […] Read more
Jakson Group wins bid for O&M of NTPC Bhadla Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Apr 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy To strengthen its legacy as an energy solution provider, Jakson Group, one of the India’s fastest-growing energy companies, won a bid for comprehensive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for 260 MW Bhadla Solar PV Plant located at Bhadla Solar Park in BAP, Rajasthan. Jakson Group will have the responsibility to continuously monitor the site for all […] Read more