SECI Signs PSAs Worth 600 MW with two State Discoms Updated On Fri, Jun 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has signed PSA with two state discoms for supplying nearly 600 MW of power from renewable projects. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced that it has signed Power Supply Agreements (PSA) with two state discoms for supplying nearly 600 MW of power from renewable projects. The first agreement has been signed […] Read more
SECI Signs PSA’s Worth 800 MW Solar and Wind Power with Bihar Discoms Updated On Fri, Jun 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed three Power Supply Agreements (PSA) with Bihar DISCOMS worth 800 MW. The 3 PSAs aggregating 450 MW Solar and 350 MW Wind Power signed by SECI with the state distribution companies of Bihar. 3 PSA s aggregating 450 MW Solar and 350 MW Wind Power signed […] Read more
UP Discoms Submit Plans For Meeting Backlog and Future RPO Commitments Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy The total shortfall in RPO fulfilment (up to November 2018-19) for non-solar power stood at 4295.52 MU and that for solar stood at 3993.69 MU. The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) recently reviewed in a suo moto proceeding, the fulfilment of RPO targets by obligated state distribution companies (discoms), as per the commissions RPO […] Read more
MNRE Mulling Over Public Portal To Disclose Payment Delays by Discoms Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE may open an online portal to publicly disclose the status of Discoms’ payments. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is considering setting up a web portal to publicly disclose payment delays to renewable energy players from power distribution companies (Discoms). The move is expected to usher in more transparency in pending payments. […] Read more
The Case for the benefits of Rooftop Solar for Discoms Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Energy and environment think tank, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) recently published an article highlighting the positive impact rooftop solar can have on the countries struggling discoms, which have arguably been among the leading causes for the slow adoption of solar rooftop solutions. India has committed to 175 GW of Renewable Energy by 2022. […] Read more
The Case for Discoms and Mini-Grid Providers to Work together Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy One of the biggest challenges in providing quality power to the poor has been the poor coordination between discoms and service providers who can work well in these areas, especially mini-grid players. A report from Power For All looks at this aspect of the challenge, and provides some options. Read more
Telangana, AP Power Discoms Hit by Malware Attack Updated On Thu, May 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy A Ransomware is a malicious software designed by hackers to lock someone’s computer system/server. Generally, such hackers demand huge money from the computer owners in lieu of unlocking the system or they threaten to publish data of the owner. The computer systems of power distribution companies (discoms) of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states have been […] Read more
Discoms trip up India’s Move to Power-Surplus with Peak Deficit at 0.8% in 2018-19 Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy India missed its target of becoming a power-surplus nation after its peak power deficit stood at 0.8 percent and the overall energy deficit remained 0.6 percent for the financial year 2018-19. In its Load Generation Balancing Report (LGBR) for the fiscal year, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had pegged overall energy and peak power surpluses at 4.6 percent and […] Read more
14 West UP Discoms Meet to Take Action Against Defaulters Updated On Wed, May 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Three contract firms have already been issues show-cause notices for not attending the meeting and a lodging of FIR was ordered against Bareilly based contract firm for its slow progress of work in Moradabad. A surprising meeting was called by discoms of Western UP districts to take stringent measures against some power vendors of the […] Read more
