KERC Sweetens Rooftop Solar tariffs To Rs 4.02/unit to Drive Adoption Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has passed an order on generic solar tariffs for the state. It has hiked solar rooftop tariffs to Rs 4.02, mainly in an effort to increase rooftop solar adoption, an area where the commission felt progress had been tardy. KERC has determined the generic tariff as follows: For grid connected […] Read more
Vistra, LG Energy Expand Californian Battery Facility to 1.6 GWh Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra Corp., a Texas-based energy firm, and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery maker, have completed setting up the 400 MW/1.6 GWh Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California. Vistra recently finished construction on Phase II of the facility. The battery system is now storing power and releasing it to California’s grid […] Read more
NHPC Issues 2 Solar Power Tenders For 100 MW And 500 Mw In Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Stepping up the pace after its 100 MW floating solar tender early this week, NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) has issued two tenders, for a 100 MW and a 500 MW solar project. Both projects are to be located in Tamil Nadu. With these, the pace of solar development returns to Tamil Nadu, after a […] Read more
MSEDCL Issues Tender for 487 MW Solar Projects Under Component A of KUSUM Scheme Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender for bids under component A of the KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan) scheme, that has a focus on improving incomes of farmers and generating solar power at the scale. Until now, most of the solar success under KUSUM has been […] Read more
Why So Slow? JP Morgan Energy Paper Seeks To Answer The Question Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The asset and wealth management arm of JP Morgan Chase & Co. Has released its annual energy paper, “Eye on the Market,” which examines current trends on the ground every year as the fourth great energy transition unfolds. The 11th edition of this paper zero’s in on one question: Why is the transition taking so […] Read more
Will Concentrated Solar Power be Reborn? Report Says Yes Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), which has lain moribund for a decade, is about to be reborn, according to a new report from Rethink Technology Research, with global capacity to increase several times over by 2030. The study expects CSP to claim its place serving power grids, green hydrogen complexes, and industrial process heat in California, […] Read more
Scientists Make Bifacial Solar Cell with Record Power Output at 29% Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy A team of scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have used laser processing to produce a record-breaking bifacial solar cell with a front conversion efficiency of 24.3% and a rear conversion efficiency of 23.4%, representing a bifacial factor of 96.3%. This performance represents an effective power output of approximately 29%, well exceeding the performance of the […] Read more
Maharashtra Renewable Plans Back On Track, Powered By Lower Costs Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy 2021 has been a good year so far, for renewable energy growth in Maharashtra, with the primary state discom, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) finally happy with the bids it received for its recent tenders. With prices dropping to as low as Rs 2.42 for its last solar tender, besides Rs 2.62 for […] Read more
3.5 GW Solar Capacity Added in H1 of 2021 in India, Says Report Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy A report by renewable energy research firm JMK Analytics says that India added 3.5 GW of solar capacity in the first six months of the financial year 2022. It places cumulative renewable capacity at 96.95 GW, a figure at variance with government claims of having hit 100 GW. Typically, these differences are accounted for by […] Read more
