Solar Rooftop: Over to the States Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Missing Player Rooftop Solar. Right up till 2014, when India shifted gears in solar with an ambitious new target and a new focus on utility scale solar, solar usually meant rooftop solar, or even solar water heaters and other distributed solar products. And this was not because we had a lot of rooftop solar […] Read more
REC Sales up 64 Percent to 21.42 Lakh Units in February Updated On Mon, Mar 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Sales of REC rose over 64 percent to 21.42 lakh units in February compared to 13.02 lakh in the same month a year ago owing to high demand Sales of renewable energy certificates (REC) rose over 64 percent to 21.42 lakh units in February compared to 13.02 lakh in the same month a year ago […] Read more
Four Boralex Projects Worth 180 MW Selected Under RfP in New York Updated On Mon, Mar 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Boralex has announced that four of its solar energy projects were selected by NYSERDA, as part of its 2019 Renewable Energy Standard Solicitation Boralex has announced that four of its solar energy projects – Greens Corners (120 MW), Sandy Creek (19.99 MW), Bald Mountain (19.99 MW), and West River (19.99 MW) – were selected by the New York State Energy Research […] Read more
Power Trade at IEX Grew by 57% in February, REC Sales Increased Updated On Thu, Mar 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The volume of power traded at IEX grew by 57% in February, mainly due to Discoms opting for replacement of costlier power with exchange-based procurement. The volume of power traded at the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), the country’s largest online electricity platform, grew by 57 percent to 4,516 million units in February this year. IEX […] Read more
After Solar, TN Commission Issues Details for Wind Power Procurement Updated On Tue, Feb 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Tamil Nadu Commission has issued a consultive paper discussing the approach for procurement of wind power by Discoms and related issues of open access. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has issued a consultive paper discussing the approach for procurement of wind power by the Distribution Licensee (Discoms) and on related issues of […] Read more
MERC Approves Tariff of Rs 2.90/kWh Discovered in 500 MW Solar Tender Updated On Fri, Jan 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the tariff discovered by the MSEDCL for the procurement of 500 MW power from solar projects for meeting its Solar RPO. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its latest order has approved the tariff discovered by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for the long term procurement of 500 MW […] Read more
CERC Extends Validity of Expiring RECs Until March 31 Updated On Thu, Jan 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy CERC has in its latest order extended the validity of RECs that were set to expire on December 31, 2019, until March 31, 2020. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has in its latest order extended the validity of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) that were set to expire on December 31, 2019, until March 31, […] Read more
MSEDCL Seeks Approval for Procuring 500 MW RE With Storage to Fulfill RPO Updated On Tue, Sep 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MSEDCL has filed a petition with MERC for approval on procurement of 500 MW renewable energy with energy storage facility for 25 years The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation (MSEDCL) has filed a petition with the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for approval on procurement of 500 MW flexible and schedulable power from renewable energy […] Read more
REC Sales Drop to Nearly Half in August Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The sales of REC in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to 8.19 lakh units sold in the same month last year. The sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to […] Read more
