At ₹3.85, CERC Approves 7% Hike in APPC for Open Access Solar in 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In its order notified last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for open access at ₹3.85/kWh. This implies that for wind or solar generators that are regional entities and selling power under open access, which is not accounted for RPO compliance of obligated entities, and […] Read more
Could Deep Shaft Mines Get a Second Life As Energy Storage Sources? Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Finding a way to extend or wring some positives out of abandoned or exhausted mines, particularly deep shaft mines, has become a new challenge for many stakeholders. Startups like Gravitricity have got close to building a business out of using them for energy storage, for instance. Now Centennial, an Australian mining company which is a […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing Finally Gets Cabinet Approval Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yet another piece in India’s solar manufacturing ambitions fell into place today with the union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approving the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme ‘National Programme on High-Efficiency Solar PV (Photo Voltic) Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of […] Read more
Tata Power Solar Doubles PV Manufacturing Capacity to 1.1 GW Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar has announced an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, taking the total production capacity of cells and modules to 1.1 GW Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, one of India’s largest integrated solar companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has announced a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in […] Read more
Vistra to Close Coal Plant in 2022 as it Transitions to a Cleaner Future Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra seeks to invest over $550 million across central and southern Illinois to build zero-emission renewable energy centers at plant sites Vistra and its subsidiary, Electric Energy, Inc., are today announcing the retirement of the Joppa Power Plant by Sept. 1, 2022, three years earlier than previously disclosed. The revised closing date is part of an agreement […] Read more
SECI Extends Bid Deadline for 50 MW Tamil Nadu Solar Tender Again Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has extended the bid deadline for its tender for commissioning of 50 MW solar project with land having 10 years plant O&M at Tamil Nadu The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of 50 MW […] Read more
Wärtsilä Selected by RWE for 80 MWh Energy Storage Project Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system in Georgia, USA from RWE Renewables. The technology group Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system to the […] Read more
Fujitsu, AutoGrid to Boost Renewable Energy use in Japan With VPP Solution Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Fujitsu will begin offering Autogrid Virtual Power Plant (VPP) solution in Japan under a new collaboration agreement. Fujitsu Limited and AutoGrid Systems have announced that Fujitsu will begin offering Autogrid’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) solution in the Japanese market. Fujitsu will leverage the solution to maximise the use of distributed energy resources in the domestic […] Read more
ONGC Tenders for 15 MW Solar Plant at Vagra Site in Gujarat Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy ONGC has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 15 MW (ac) grid-connected solar power plant at its Vagra Site in Gujarat. The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), a multinational crude oil and gas entity, has issued a tender for the commissioning of a 15 MW (ac) grid-connected solar power plant at […] Read more
