In an interview with Intersolar India, Sujoy Ghosh, Country Head, India, First Solar has shared that First Solar PV modules have been performing beyond expectations and that the CdTe thin film technology of First Solar has proved to provide more energy yield in Indian conditions as compared to polycrystalline technology. He attributes the higher yield […]
The REC trading for the month of October that took place on 30th October 2013. The trading of both non-solar and solar RECs showed marked improvement from previous month. The details of the trading are as follows Non-Solar The sale of non-solar REC increased by 3 times from the previous month, but it was still
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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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Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNJ) had earlier petitioned Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) proposing a retroactive tariff cut for the solar projects operating in the state citing that the capital costs had fallen considerably by the time the projects had been commissioned in the state. GUVNL had argued that the capital costs approved in
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC)’s recently released Consultative Paper on “Comprehensive Tariff Order on Solar Power” has created some panic in the market owing to the proposed tariff of Rs. 5.78/kWh. (Read our initial analysis of the same here). Several project developers and EPCs with projects in Tamil Nadu were very much concerned after reading
TNERC recently released a consultative paper which proposes to set the tariff for solar projects in Tamil Nadu. The consultative paper details the methodology involved in arriving at the tariff as well as the various assumptions that were made for the different variables in terms of cost for solar projects such as CAPEX, OPEX etc.
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REC trading for the month of May 2013 concluded yesterday. In a sharp turn of fortunes, the Solar REC segment which has so far seemed resilient to the ill fortunes of the non-solar REC market has experienced a downward trend hitting its lowest discovered price per REC since the solar REC trading began.
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The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has raised the electricity tariff across the state with effect from the first of May 2013. (The state cabinet will deliberate on the hike and find ways to reduce the impact). The revised tariff affects consumers who have a high electricity consumption per month as opposed to about
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REC trading for the month of April 2013 concluded last week. As expected, with the end of the previous compliance year, the trading saw a significant drop in numbers for the month of April both in terms of volume traded as well as the price discovered for the RECs. The trading data for the month
Following the announcement that the validty of the RECs would be extended beyond their present 365 day window, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has now released a second set of (draft) amendments to their REC guidelines. These amendments – as can be seen from the draft documents published by CERC are more clarifications of
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