Tariffs of Rs 2.65/kWh and Rs 3.46/kWh Approved for 2 GW of Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy CERC has approved tariffs proposed by SECI and PTC India for 2 GW of wind power projects. The petitioners had quoted a tariff of Rs 2.65/kWh & Rs 3.46/kWh. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in its latest notification approved the tariffs proposed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and PTC India Limited […] Read more
India’s Installed Wind Capacity Crosses 37 GW, Tamil Nadu Well Ahead of Rest Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s installed wind energy capacity has surpassed the 37 GW mark, Union Power Minister RK Singh has informed. India’s installed wind energy capacity has surpassed the 31 GW mark with nearly 37090 MW of capacity installed in the country as of October 31, 2019. The information was provided by RK Singh, Union Minister of State […] Read more
Amazon Announces 3 new RE Projects Worth 329 MW in USA and Spain Updated On Tue, Dec 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the USA and Spain that support it’s commitment to the Climate Pledge Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the USA and Spain that support it’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80 percent renewable energy by 2024 and 100 percent renewable energy […] Read more
MERC Approves Rs 2.52/kWh Tariff for Procurement of 500 MW Wind Power Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy MERC has approved the tariff of Rs 2.52/kWh for the procurement of 500 MW wind power as requested by the MSEDCL in its last petition. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has in its latest order approved the tariff of Rs 2.52/kWh for procurement of 500 MW wind power as requested by the Maharashtra State […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
Renewables to Surpass Coal in US by 2021, Says IEEFA Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an historic crossover, the yearly power generation from renewable energy is likely to surpass power generation from coal-based power plants for the first time in the United States (US) in 2021, said IEEFA report. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, recent trends for coal has been rapidly declining, […] Read more
MNRE Invites Bids for Publication of its ‘Akshay Urja’ Magazine Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a tender inviting sealed bids from reputed organisations located within Delhi and NCR, for the publication of its bi-monthly magazine ‘Akshay Urja’ in electronic format. As per the tender document, the magazine will be published both in Hindi and English separately in e-book format. Initially, it […] Read more
MNRE Extends Bid Submission Date for Evaluation of 5GW VGF Scheme Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Now, the last date for submitting proposals, in four envelope system, has been extended till November 27, 2019 in place of, earlier, November 20, 2019. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has further extended the bid submission deadline for the evaluation of its 5 GW (5,000 MW) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme. Now, […] Read more
Power Ministry Proposes Tariff Rebates on Advance Payments by Discoms Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has advised SERCs to establish reduction of generation/ transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments by state Discoms The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued an order, advising state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to establish the reduction of generation or transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments […] Read more
