TPREL Commissions 431 MW Solar Project At Neemuch In MP Updated On Tue, Dec 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian renewable energy company Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) today announced the commissioning of a 431 MW DC solar project at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh. The solar project is spread across 1,635.63 acres of land. TPREL said this is India’s first solar project site to incorporate a combination of single-axis trackers and bi-facial modules. […] Read more
Partial Relief For Amplus At APTEL For 50 MW Haryana Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Oct 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an order that tackled cross appeals filed by Amplus Solar and Haryana Power Purchase Centre for the same project, the Appellate tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) saw it fit to send the parties back to the state regulator to sort out the issue. Case Overview: Amplus had set up a 50 MW solar project in […] Read more
Ladakh: NTPC, Indian Army Set To Build Solar Hydrogen Microgrid Project Updated On Fri, Oct 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC has partnered with the Indian Army to establish a Solar Hydrogen-based Microgrid at Chushul, Ladakh. This would provide a stable power supply using Green Hydrogen in off-grid Army locations. The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of this unique project through video conferencing. NTPC has designed this solar hydrogen-based microgrid system to […] Read more
NHPC Opens Bids To Develop 1.2 GW Solar Projects Across India Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy NHPC, a PSU Navratna hydropower company released a tender to select solar power generators (SPGs) to set up 1.2 GW ISTS-connected solar power projects, with green shoe options upto 1200 MW. The tender sets November 4th, 2024 as the last date for bid submission. The tender said, “The minimum project size will be 50 MW […] Read more
NHPC Issues Tender For 1.2 GW Solar Project With ESS Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy NHPC Limited has now issued a tender seeking solar power generators for setting up of 1.2 GW solar power projects with 600MW/1200MWh (ESS) on anywhere in India. The company said that this project will be setup under an Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) transmission network. It also said that the bidders will get a Green Shoe […] Read more
Assam Issues Draft Net Metering Guidelines For Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Sep 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has released a draft notification, outlining the guidelines for group net metering and virtual net metering for renewable energy. The northeastern state, in its guidelines, stated, “The distribution licensees will be required to facilitate and bear the capital expenditure for Service Line cum Development (SLD). This aims to facilitate […] Read more
Resentment Among TN MSMEs Against Additional Rooftop Solar Charges Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar consumers across Tamil Nadu are now miffed with the additional charges levied by the state unlike many other Indian states which are promoting rooftop solar. The state agencies are now levying network or wheeling charges from the prosumers in the state. In a recent development, several Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) associations […] Read more
APTEL Sets Aside HERC Ruling, Awards Right To Sell Solar Power At Rs 5.68/unit Updated On Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL), in a key judgement involving the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), the Haryana Power Purchase Centre and some individual petitioners, issued an order setting aside the decision of HERC. In its order, the APTEL bench directed the HPPC to enter into a PPA to purchase power at the rate […] Read more
candi solar Aims To Touch 200 MW Capacity In India By FY25: Nishant Sood Updated On Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy How a solar company from Switzerland planned to invest in India? The main purpose of candi solar our company was to provide access to solar energy to industries, commercial entities, and any business entity that otherwise couldn’t access it. When we began our operations in India, around six years ago, PPA contracts were complex—70 pages […] Read more
