NHPC Opens Bids For 1.2 GW Wind-Solar Hybrid Tender Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy NHPC recently issued a tender to select developers for a 1.2 GW wind-solar hybrid project, with or without energy storage systems. The project includes a greenshoe option, and bids are invited until January 16, 2025. The bidders may use technology-agnostic resources such as crystalline silicon, thin film, or CPV technologies, with or without trackers, for […] Read more
NTPC 1.2 GW Solar Project Results- 6 Winners Announced Updated On Tue, Dec 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC has announced six winners for its 1.2 GW solar project tender with a greenshoe option. The winners are Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Onward Solar Power, ReNew Solar Power, Illuminate Hybren, Adyant Enersol, and DineshChandra R Aggarwal. Collectively, these projects amount to 1,020 MW, with an additional greenshoe option of 600 MW. According to […] Read more
CERC Lays Down Process For Scheduling of Infirm RE Power After COD Updated On Mon, Dec 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) published the Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC) Regulations, 2023, which came into effect on October 1, 2023. Amendments and orders have been issued to address difficulties in implementing certain provisions. The commission has the power to issue Removal of Difficulties order where it feels the intent of the rules […] Read more
APTEL Accepts Solar Thermal Generators Plea, Allows PPA Cancellations Updated On Thu, Dec 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy Direct Natural Irradiance (DNI) proved to be a bugbear for three solar thermal generators who set out to build projects based on figures provided by MNRE in 2010. The three generators, namely M/s. Aurum Renewable Energy Private Limited (in short “AREPL”), M/s. Diwakar Solar Projects Limited (in short “DSPL”) and M/s. KVK Energy Venture Private […] Read more
High Solar Cell Price Can Push Up Tariffs For Developers: CRISIL Updated On Wed, Dec 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The government’s move to extend the Approved Lists of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) to solar cells from June 1, 2026, envisions accelerating solar cell manufacturing in India. An analysis by CRISIL Market Intelligence & Analytics estimates domestic capacity can make solar cells more than quadruple to 43-47 GW by June 2026 from 10 GW in […] Read more
NHPC Floats 1.2 GW Wind-Solar Hybrid Tender With Greenshoe Option Updated On Wed, Dec 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a bid to procure hybrid power, NHPC recently floated a tender to supply 1,200 MW of power from wind-solar hybrid power projects, with a greenshoe option, The tender also said these projects could be established with or without Energy Storage Systems (ESS) anywhere in India. NHPC set 16th January 2025 as the last date […] Read more
Solar Power Europe Terms 2024 A ‘Warning’ As Solar Growth Slumps To 4% Updated On Wed, Dec 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy After years of stellar growth, the EU solar sector has been hit by a significant deployment slowdown – tumbling from 53% growth in 2023 to 4% in 2024, amounting to a 92% slowdown in solar growth over the last year. With 65.5 GW of new solar in 2024, the sector just inched past its 2023 […] Read more
Railways Setup 3.7 MW Of Solar Plants Along Track, Says MNRE Updated On Tue, Dec 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian Railways has set up 3.7 MW of solar power plants along railway tracks till now, data from MNRE revealed. Minister of State (MoS) for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik in his latest statement before Lok Sabha shed light on the solarisation of Indian railways. This comes at a time when the Indian […] Read more
Bangladesh’s Tender For 353 MW Of Solar Projects To Test Pricing Claims Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy In what is likely to test claims of having bought power at expensive rates from developers including from India, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPD) has come out with its first large scale solar tender. The tender invites bids for 12 proposed solar projects across the country, ranging in size from 10 MW to 45 […] Read more
