As Cancellations Surge, India’s Solar ‘Pipeline’ Drying Up Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy News from the much celebrated 2 GW auction of NTPC in 2018, where top developers had bid for prices as low as Rs 2.59 is not good. 70 percent of the capacity won by developers, namely, Acme Solar, Shapoorji Pallonji, and Azure Power, have opted out of the deal, citing regulatory delays. The option of […] Read more
Corporations Bought Record Amount of Clean Energy in 2019: BNEF Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Corporations bought a record amount of clean energy through PPAs in 2019, up more than 40 percent from the previous year’s record. Corporations bought a record amount of clean energy through power purchase agreements, or PPAs, in 2019, up more than 40 percent from the previous year’s record. The majority of this purchasing occurred in […] Read more
Limited CERC Relief For Avaada, Canadian Solar in GST Dispute with SECI Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a detailed order with far reaching implications for multiple cases related to the same issue, the Central Electricity Regulatory Comission (CERC) has provided limited relief to Avaada Power Private Limited and Canadian Solar Holdings on their GST related claims. The pricipal issue for both firms was that the enactment of the GST law was […] Read more
Reduction in Power Cost due to Prepayment by Customers: Power Ministry Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has asked the state and UT governments to consider reducing the cost of power due to prepayment by the end consumers. The Ministry of Power (MoP) has in its latest notification asked the state and UT (Union Territory) governments to request the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERC) to consider reducing the […] Read more
Solar PV Sources Emit More CO2 Than Geothermal : Study Updated On Wed, Jan 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new research has revealed that Solar PV cells emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) than geothermal power plants during their lifetime. New research published in the journal Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources has revealed that Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) than geothermal power plants during their lifetime. According to […] Read more
Thinner Solar Cells Could Lead to lower Costs and Faster Expansion Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers at MIT and at the NREL have outlined a pathway to slashing costs of solar cells by slimming down the silicon cells themselves. Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater than most analysts had expected. But with most of the potential areas […] Read more
NTPC Tenders for O&M of 10 MW Solar Plant in Telangana Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC Ltd has issued a tender for the biennial O&M contract for the 10 MW solar PV plant at the NTPC-Ramagundam in Telangana for 2020-22. NTPC Ltd has issued a tender for the biennial operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for the 10 MW solar PV plant at the NTPC-Ramagundam in Telangana for 2020-22. All bidders […] Read more
HPERC Sets Levelised Tariff for Solar Projects for Last 6 Months of FY19-20 Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy HPERC has set the generic levelised tariff for solar PV projects for the last six months of the financial year FY 2019-20 between Rs 3.93 and 4.06/kWh The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has in its latest order set the generic levelised tariff for solar PV projects for the last six months of the […] Read more
Limiting Global Warming Will Minimise Climate Costs: Study Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy A recent study suggests that if global warming can be restricted to 2 degrees Celcius, the costs of climate damage control will also decrease. A recent study by a group of Postdam scientists has found that the Paris Agreement apart from being politically sensible makes sense in terms of the economy as well. The Paris […] Read more
