SECI Payout of Rs 804 Cr to Solar & Wind Developers for Oct Sees 10% Slide Since Sep Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Payments totaling Rs 804 crore were made to solar and wind power producers by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the power it purchased in October 2022. The amount is almost 10% less than what was paid out in September. Against its power purchases, the agency had released Rs 893 crore. Nearly 88% […] Read more
IEX Power Market Update For November Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s premier energy exchange, achieved 7764 MU total volume traded in November 2022, including Green Power trade of 354 MU, and 3.72 lac RECs (equivalent to 372 MU). The total electricity volume traded on the Exchange in November’22 was 7392 MU, an increase of 9% on YoY. However, the overall volume […] Read more
MSEDCL Discovers Price of Rs 2.90/kWh In 500 MW Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has discovered a best price of Rs 2.90/kWh for 100 MW out of the 500 MW it auctioned to secure 500 MW of long-term power from grid-connected intrastate solar projects. SolarArise was the lowest bidder, while state owned SJVN Green Energy, and Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Renewable […] Read more
Tata Power Renewable Energy Bags 255 MW of Hybrid Projects For Delhi Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s all within the group as Group Firm Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) bagged the 255 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid auction from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL). The supplies are meant for the Delhi market, where TPDDL is one of the 3 discoms operating, besides the two BSES discoms. The winning bid of Rs 3 […] Read more
Rajasthan Opens PM-KUSUM Online Land Registration Portal Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Rajasthan has created the Saur Krishi Ajivika Yojna (SKAY) to encourage the development of decentralised solar projects at load centers with primarily agricultural usage in rural areas. By enabling farmers and landowners to lease out their unused or unproductive land on […] Read more
As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
Green Markets: Playing a Pivotal Role in Renewable Energy Integration Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian power sector is undergoing a paradigm shift with rapidly increasing renewable capacity addition in the system. Renewable electricity generation has seen over 15 per cent compounded annual growth rate over the last few fiscal years (2016-17 to 2021-22) vis-à-vis a total growth of around 3.5 per cent. The country now boasts of a […] Read more
CERC Relents, Allows GST Compensation On O&M Expenses To Azure Power, Others Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has finally relented, and ruled in favour of GST compensation for a clutch of developers in seven cases (5 of which involve Azure Power owned entities). The issue has been contested around the treatment of GST on O&M (Operations and maintainence) contracts of solar projects […] Read more
USA’s Enfinity Increases India Presence with 205 MW of RE Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a release issued this week, US-based energy firm Enfinity Global has announced it has added 205 MW of solar capacity in India. The global RE conglomerate said that the feat has been achieved through the interconnection of renewable projects worth 135 MW in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The company has also acquired six […] Read more