CERC Adopts Rs. 2.63/kWh Tariff for 300 MW Solar Project Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has accepted NTPC Limited’s petition to adopt the tariff of Rs. 2.63/kWh and a trade margin of Rs. 0.07/kWh for a 300 MW solar project. In 2019, NTPC (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) had issued a request for selection (RfS) for setting up 1,200 […] Read more
Climate Change And Extreme Temperatures To Stretch Power Utilities Like Nothing Before: Study Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy As more cooling is installed and as home heat gets decarbonized, hampering the grid, global utilities will need to lay on more than 1,500 TWh in fresh power resources – collectively about the same amount of electricity that India supplies to its 1 billion citizens, finds a new report by Rethink Energy. The report is significant […] Read more
Power Sector PSU’s Get Strong Backing To Push For Renewables Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yesterday, (September 8) at a meeting to discuss the action plan for enhancing the investment by power sector CPSEs (Central Public Sector Undertakings) in renewable energy projects under the Chairmanship of R.K Singh, Union Minister of Power & NRE yesterday representative of all Hydro CPSEs, NTPC Ltd., MNRE and SECI came in. Key decisions were […] Read more
577 MW of Solar Projects Approved For Mumbai By Maharashtra Cabinet Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra state cabinet on September 8 cleared two solar power projects to be set up by Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation ltd (Mahagenco) for supplying power to capital Mumbai. The two projects, of 187 Megawatt (MW) and 390 MW capacity respectively, are expected to be completed by 2023. Impetus for the approval came from […] Read more
POSOCO Report Finds Clear Bias Against RE Developers in Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, Sep 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Following APTEL’s order in August, the Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has submitted a report on renewable energy curtailment in Tamil Nadu. The order, widely welcomed by solar developer bodies like the NSEFI, had asked for verification of claims made by both sides on the issue of curtailment. As it turns out the POSOCO […] Read more
Could KUSUM Deliver Crucial GW’s to Solar Target for 2022 Updated On Wed, Sep 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s solar capacity target of 100 GW installations by 2022, which has been hit by multiple blows due to payments, policy, legal and finally the covid hurdle, has been up for speculation for some time now. While some of us observers have been predicting a miss since 2019, others have become more insistent about it […] Read more
GESCOM Seeks Bids to Empanel Agencies for 10 MW Solar Project Updated On Tue, Sep 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the empanelment of agencies for a 10 MW rooftop solar project in Karnataka. Interestingly, this is the second effort by the discom to empanel firms, after a previous effort in March earlier this year seems to have failed. The scope of the […] Read more
6 States to Lead Growth in Indian Renewable Open Access Space: Study Updated On Tue, Sep 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The bulk of the new capacity addition of renewable Open Access projects would likely be centred in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh in the near term, finds a new report. Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd (TCCL), a joint venture between Tata Capital Limited and International Finance Corporation, Washington D.C. (World Bank Group) has […] Read more
IREDA Releases List of Tentative Bidders for 5 GW CPSU Scheme Updated On Mon, Sep 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), the agency appointed by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the implementation of the CPSU Scheme Phase II, has released a tentative list of bidders for building 5000 MW capacity of renewable energy. Under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme phase-II, 12,000 MW grid-connected […] Read more
