After weeks of suspense, 29 developers will be issued Letters of Intent for a total of 226 MW. The Hindu reported this today, and the report says that the board of Tangedco Board of Directors have approved this selection. It may be recalled that bids were received for a total of 499 MW and the […]
Tamil Nadu Solar – 226 MW to be commissioned by January 2014 Read More »
Karnataka is the latest state to release an RfP for allocation of projects totaling 130 MW. Karnataka follows Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Odhisha in releasing an RfP. Unlike most of the recent tenders, Karnataka has not opted for L1 process for project allocation. Instead, it will be similar to the reverse bidding
Karnataka Solar – RfP for 130 MW released ; No L1 process Read More »
The financial bids for project allocation under the Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy were opened yesterday. It may be recalled that there was an over subscription of the bids. The Hindu Business Line has reported that the lowest bid(Rs. 6.52/unit) was by Essel Mining and Industries Ltd., which is part of the Aditya Birla Group.According to
Andhra Pradesh Solar – (Updated) Lowest bid at Rs. 6.49/kWh by Sunborne Energy Read More »
The budget proposals being announced today are matter of some joy to those involved in the renewable energy sector. The announced proposals breathes some much needed life into the wind energy sector which had lost steam due to the lack of clarity on the available incentives. There was also some good news for the solar
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The number of channel partners has increased to 190 System Integrators(SIs) as of 14.02.2013, compared to 171 SIs on 01.01.2013. The number of RESCOs remain the same, at 5. The increase in number of companies getting accredited could partially be attributed to the fact that many government tenders mandate that the bidders should be MNRE
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The Kerala government has been taking significant strides in promoting the use of solar in the state. Previous announcements such as the 10,000 rooftop solar(more details here, here and here) and the 75,000 rooftop solar program aims at proliferating the use of solar in the state with an aim to alleviate the growing energy deficit.
Kerala Releases Comprehensive Solar Policy Draft; Targets 500 MW by 2017 Read More »
Bihar Government, through Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited(BSPHCL), has floated RFP for co-development of solar plants and pisci-culture projects to catalyze the growth of rural economy. The solar projects will be ground mounted projects. Since land is a constraint in the state, Bihar came up with the idea of using the land used for
In July 2012, India faced one of the worst blackouts, where almost 48,000 MW of load got disconnected from the New Grid. More than 600 million people were affected by the blackout. What led to the blackout which lasted two days? Did it happen because of bad grid infrastructure? or failure in following the set
Andhra Pradesh Transmission Company(APTRANSCO) announced the list of bidders who submitted their RfS for allocation of 1000 MW under the AP solar policy. Efficient Carbon, based in Hyderabad, has posted the list of bidders in its website and has reported that the list can be accessed from the e-procurement website. It is interesting to note
Andhra Pradesh Solar – 184 applicants bid for 1340 MW, oversubscription of 34% Read More »
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited(RRECL) opened the financial bids submitted towards the allocation of 100 MW of solar projects. (The full list of bidders is available here). The total bids come to 185 MW by 23 companies and as per our sources, the lowest bid was Rs. 6.45 for a 10 MW allocation. The highest
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