Power Ministry Proposes Tariff Rebates on Advance Payments by Discoms Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has advised SERCs to establish reduction of generation/ transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments by state Discoms The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued an order, advising state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) to establish the reduction of generation or transmission tariffs in cases of full or advance payments […] Read more
Tariff Relief For Welspun, NSEFI Through APTEL in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), the final authority, other than the Supreme Court, for adjudicating on power-related issues, has provided relief to Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited, in its appeal against an order of the TNERC. (Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission) with the TANGEDCO as co-respondent. The TNERC order was passed on 28th March […] Read more
E.ON and RWE Complete Renewable Power Supply Agreement Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy E.ON and RWE Renewables have announced a new 2.5-year agreement on purchasing the output of more than 20 British wind farms amounting to nearly 892 MW E.ON and RWE Renewables have announced a new 2.5-year agreement on purchasing the output of more than 20 British wind farms, supplying sustainable power to the grid and supporting […] Read more
SECI Schedules Meeting With Prospective Bidders for 1200 MW RE Tender Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI will conduct a technical meeting with prospective bidders for its tender for setting up of 1200 MW RE projects with assured 6-hour peak power supply. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has notified that it will conduct a technical meeting/ session with prospective bidders for its tender for setting up of 1200 MW […] Read more
No Backing Down by AP On PPA’s with RE Firms Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy With its latest move to challenge the High Court ruling of September 24, that barred it from renegotiating existing PPA’s with many RE players, and put the onus on the APSERC, the Andhra state government continues to muddy the investment climate for renewables. In fact, as and when an analysis is finally done on the […] Read more
Is Chindia the Answer to India’s Manufacturing Puzzle? Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy When it comes to manufacturing in Solar, it is not a rankings fight globally. China settled that some time ago. By 2012 to be accurate. It’s a fight for the other 30 percent market share, be it with breakthrough innovations, temporary tariff protections or sheer cussedness as the US is doing right now. But eventually, […] Read more
MNRE Amends Bidding Guidelines for Procurement of Solar Power Updated On Mon, Oct 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued amendments to its guidelines for the bidding process for the procurement of power from grid-connected solar PV power projects. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments to its guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process for the procurement of power from grid-connected solar PV power projects. The said […] Read more
National Police Academy Hyderabad Tenders for 1 MW Rooftop Solar System Updated On Fri, Oct 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The SVP National Police Academy has tendered for the setting up of a rooftop solar project of 1 MW capacity under the RESCO model in Hyderabad. The Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy has issued a tender for the setting up of a grid-connected rooftop solar project of 1 MW capacity under the RESCO model […] Read more
Project Monitoring Committee at Ministry Could Fast-Track Project Implementation: Ved Mani Tiwari Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government has introduced an online system for seeking forest clearance that has been very beneficial in securing this critical clearance. To streamline state level clearances for transmission projects, the appointment of a nodal officer at the state level could be very helpful. Similarly, having a Project Monitoring Committee at Power Ministry level for a […] Read more
