Last week, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) held extensive meetings with solar project developers in Tamil Nadu who have been issued LOI. The result of the meetings has been that the Power Purchase Agreements(PPA) between the developers and Tangedco is likely to be signed before end of October 2o13 and the work project […]
After allotting rooftop projects in 2 phases(details of Phase 1 and Phase 2 can be accessed here and here), the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited Request for Selection(RfS) from prospective bidders under the Phase III of the allocation. Some of the winners in the past include Azure Power, Sun Edison and Welspun
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“ Lack of Visibility of Projects” – This was cited unanimously by the CEOs of the top solar project developers in India as the biggest challenge faced by the sector. On the opening day of the 7th RE Expo in New Delhi on 12th September 2013, CEOs like Inderpreet Wadhwa(Azure Power), Alan Rosling(Kiran Energy), Pashupathi
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APTRANSCO has issued an open offer from prospective project developers for development of solar projects in the state. It maybe recalled that Andhra Pradesh announced a solar capacity allocation of 1000 MW, but due to a relatively low tariff of Rs. 6.49/kWh announced by APTRANSCO, many of the developers lost interest in the state policy
When Solairedirect quoted Rs. 7.49/kWh for a 5 MW plant allocation under the Phase 1Batch 2 of JNNSM in December 2011, the news sent shock waves through the industry and it was thought at that time that the bottom price has been reached. But just when you think that the lowest bids under a solar
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The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) had earlier invited bids from prospective developers to install rooftop PV systems across six cities in India totalling 11.1 MW. The allocations were to be made to developers who offered the lowest price per Wp for installing the rooftop PV systems in the various cities. Following the tendering
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MNRE has announced the list of Channel Partners as of 01.07.2013. About 6 months back, we did an analysis of the channel partners and found some interesting details. For example, we found that in February 2013 that NCR region(Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad) had the highest number of channel partners(37) followed by Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
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Punjab has released the details of the winners who bid for 300 MW of projects allocation in the state(Click here for the RfP details). It may be recalled that bids were invited under 2 categories – Category 1 for newly incorporated/existing companies with project size between 1 and 4 MW and Category 2 for existing
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The Hindu reports that 34 bidders have accepted the Rs 6.49/kWh price offer for setting up projects under the Andhra Pradesh state solar policy. These developers will install and commission a total of 350 MW. It may be recalled that when the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited(APTRANSCO) released the tender for 1000 MW, it
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Tangedco and the policy makers in Tamil Nadu have the last laugh. The Hindu has reported today that project developers in Tamil Nadu have come forward to set up 690 MW under the Tamil Nadu Solar Policy(The news is available here). When the bids were opened(technical and commercial), the sentiment was one of disappointment, and
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