Policy

Rooftop Solar – SECI invites RfS for 11.1 MW in 6 cities in Phase II

MNRE, Policy, Rooftop PV /

After allocating 5.5 MW of Solar rooftop projects in 4 cities(details available here), Solar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) has invited RfS for allocation under Phase II. This covers 6 cities, including Bhubaneswar and Raipur which were part of the Phase I, but did not receive allocation, and Gurgaon, which received only a partial allocation of […]

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Small is the new big – The Indian solar rooftop revolution

1 Comment / MNRE, off-grid PV, Policy, Rooftop PV, Solar PV /

(Editor’s note – This article on the status of rooftop solar PV in India and the comparison of state rooftop policies appeared in the April 2013 print edition of PV-Magazine and the May 2013 edition of the Chinese edition of PV-Magazine. The article was written by Madhavan Nampoothiri, Director of RESolve. Click here to read

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Andhra Pradesh Solar – Tariff fixed at a disappointing Rs. 6.49/kWh

6 Comments / Andhra Pradesh, Policy /

In what has come as a disappointment to most solar developers who participated in the Andhra Pradesh(AP) tender for 1000 MW project allocation, the government of AP has announced a tariff of Rs. 6.49/kWh. It may be recalled that the AP tender received very enthusiastic response(click here for more details) in comparison to the lukewarm

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MNRE releases draft guidelines for 750 MW under VGF (JNNSM Phase 2, Batch 1)

1 Comment / MNRE, Policy, Solar PV /

With the unallocated electricity quota under the phase 1 of JNNSM no longer available and the fact that NTPC/NVVN is no longer the procurer of solar electricity under the JNNSM, MNRE has established the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for handling the power procurement from the second batch of the JNNSM. In this scenario

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Rajasthan Solar – RREC releases the list of 7 qualifying companies under the state policy

3 Comments / Policy, Rajasthan /

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited(RRECL) has released the list of 7 solar projects totaling 75 MW under the competitive bidding of the Phase 1 of the Rajasthan State Policy. The lowest price bid was Rs 6.45 /kWh(Click here for more) and the state followed an L1 bidding process, which meant that all the developers had

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Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commision issues order on Net metering in Tamil Nadu

2 Comments / Policy, Regulation, Rooftop PV, Tamil Nadu /

The TNERC had issued an order related to the Tamil Nadu Solar policy. This order follows the comments and feedback the TNERC received for its consultative paper on the policy(The consultative paper can be accessed here). The order covers the following areas a. Solar Purchase Obligations(SPO) – the order clarifies on the RPO obligated entities,

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