CERC pushes Developers to settle Change in law issues with SECI directly, not in court Updated On Tue, Feb 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy In two recent judgements, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) rejected projects developers’ plea to intervene in the cases of claims arising out of Change in Law (CIL) events before the petitioners had attempted to mutually settle the matter with the parties involved in their respecting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), i.e. the Solar Energy Corporation of […] Read more
15 GW Solar Projects risk impact from BCD on April 2022, Says NSEFI Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy With barely six weeks to go before the the Basic Customs Duties (BCD) on solar module imports(40%) and solar cells (25%) kick in, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the MNRE to make a case for grandfathering of these projects. By grandfathering, these projects would, in effect be exempt from […] Read more
Swiss Sustainability Fund Guides Hydropower Developers Towards Sustainability Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hydropower project developers and operators can now apply for funding from a ‘sustainability fund’ for independent assessment of their project’s sustainability performance. The sustainability fund is patronized by the Swiss government. Apart from the sovereign’s backing, the fund has the support of a few other eminent institutes – the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and the […] Read more
Powerledger Wins Award for Its Distributed Solar Electricity Project in UP Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Australian technology company Powerledger has won an award from World Summit Awards for their work in promoting distributed electricity in Uttar Pradesh, India. The WSA scheme recognises digital applications that have a strong positive impact on society, and out of 8000 entries, the software company was singled out for its promise of bringing electricity to […] Read more
Ayana, Fortum bag 600 MW Solar Power Auctions for Gadag, Koppal in Karnataka Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading solar power companies Project Eight Renewable Power Private Limited (Ayana) and Solar One Energy Private Limited (Fortum) have won 600 MW in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) solar power auctions. This particular bid was for the Gadag Sub-Station. Talking about individual success of both the players, Ayana has won 300 MW capacity at […] Read more
Adani Green raises Rs 612 cr to refinance debts pertaining to solar projects Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy (UP) Ltd, Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd and Parampujya Solar Energy Pvt Ltd – three subsidiaries of Adani Green Energy Ltd – that collectively house 930 MW of operational solar power projects, have raised Rs 612.30 cr by their maiden domestic bond issuance. This has been done on a private placement basis. The […] Read more
APTEL Favors Solar Developers On Tariff Denial by BERC Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy In a recent judgement, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favour of three solar developers who were aggrieved on account of being denied the benefit of a certain tariff determination by an order passed by Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC). The developers — Responce Renewable Energy Ltd, Glatt Solutions Pvt Ltd, […] Read more
SECI Announces Results of 1800 MW of Solar, Wind Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy On a big day for tender results, SECI has announced the winners of the tender for 1200 MW solar projects in Karnataka, under Tranche X of its tendering programme. Ayana Renewable Power (Represented by Project Eight Renewable Power Private Limited) and Fortum (Represented by SolarOne Energy Private Limited) have been awarded 300 MW each at […] Read more
Solar O&M Market Set To Grow to $15 billion By 2030-Woodmac Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Global non-residential solar operations and maintenance (O&M) spend is expected to hit US$15 billion by 2030. But new research from global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac) indicates that increasingly competitive auction prices, coupled with rising labour and supply chain costs, mean service vendors face challenges to stay profitable. Leila Garcia da Fonseca, senior manager, Wind […] Read more
