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TNERC invites comments/suggestions on the Tamil Nadu Solar Policy 2012

Policy, Regulation, Rooftop PV, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Tamil Nadu /

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) has released a consultative paper on “Order on Issues related to Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012”. In this paper, the following issues are highlighted for discussions and comments/suggestions are invited on the following topics. The last date for submission of comments is 28th December 2012. a. Solar Purchase […]

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Will the JNNSM Domestic Content Requirement help Inverter manufacturers with base in India?

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With the announcement of the JNNSM Phase 2 draft policy and the initiation of investigation into dumping of PV modules by a few global companies, lot of discussions have been centered around the Domestic Content Requirement in the policy. Will the DCR be waived in Phase 2 or will Thin Films also be included in

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Andhra Pradesh releases bid documents for 1000 MW solar projects

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Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited(APTRANSCO) has released the bid documents(RfS) for the bidding of 1000 MW of Solar projects.The date of submission is 19 January 2013. The salient features are reproduced below. a. Minimum capacity of project – 1 MW and Maximum capacity of a project- 20 MW AC(+/- 10%) with annual reduction of

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Tamil Nadu – Bid document for 1000 MW released

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Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited(TANGEDCO) has released the tender documents today(05 December 2012). The salient features of the document are given below.     a. The timeline is as under b. Pre-bid meeting with tenderers – 19 December 2012(Update : The details of the pre-bid meeting can be found here) c.Minimum project capacity –

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TEDA releases the status of SPV applications under the off-grid scheme of JNNSM

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Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency(TEDA) has recently published the status of the subsidy disbursal for off-grid solar photovoltaic projects under the JNNSM scheme. One of the concerns many folks have is that subsidy may not be disbursed, and TEDA has addressed that concern by making all the details of the subsidy status will bring in

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JNNSM Draft policy guidelines for Phase 2 released..

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The wait for the JNNSM Phase 2 guidelines seems to be over. The MNRE has released the draft guidelines. Please note that this is only a draft document and final decision on certain key issues are awaited.The draft can be accessed here. Some of the highlights from the document are reproduced below. a. Target for

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MNRE revises off-grid PV benchmark price with immediate effect

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MNRE has revised the benchmark price for the remaining period of the financial year 2012-13(upto March 2013). The major change is that the benchmark price is now linked to the size of the system. Earlier, there was only one benchmark price(Rs. 270/Wp for system with battery back-up and Rs. 190/Wp for system without battery) for

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Tamil Nadu Solar Policy – Bid documents to be released in December 2012

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At the consultation meeting conducted yesterday (23/11/2012) regarding the roll-out of the Tamil Nadu State Policy , the TANGEDCO(Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company) officials clarified the following points a. Payment Security will be ensured through a Letter of Credit(LOC) . Since many of the wind farm developers have not received their payments for several

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