The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) had floated a tender for procurement of 500 MW of solar power and it had received bids for a total of 300 MW from 22 developers(earlier post here). The price bids were opened yesterday, and The Hindu newspaper(read here) has reported that the lowest bid is Rs. 4.40/kWh […]
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission, which has been very active of late(having passed the solar tariff order and the order on declining to approve the Tamil Nadu solar bidding process), has proposed electricity tariff hikes. Stakeholders have been given time till 23rd October 2014 to submit their views on the same. The Chief Minister
“The bidding process conducted by TANGDCO for the purchase of 708 MW of solar power from 52 developers has no legal sanctity”. This is the gist of a landmark order passed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) on 15 September 2014, according to “The Hindu”. The report by The Hindu says that TNERC ruled
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Some good news for Tamil Nadu Solar at last. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission(TNERC) has finally released the tariff order on solar power. The tariff order comes more than a year after the TNERC released a consultative paper proposing a tariff of Rs.5.78/kWh. The tariff, applicable for a control period of one year, will be Rs
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“No time extension will be given. We are confident that all the projects will be commissioned by November 2013” – This was the response of one of the officials at a pre-bid meeting in December 2012 when several prospective bidders pleaded for time extension in order to take part in the Tamil Nadu Solar bidding(more here
The Annual International Renewable Energy conference organized by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency(TEDA) will be held during the period 12-15 June, 2014 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. This event is among the top renewable energy events in the country, and is the biggest in South India. It is a well known fact that
I had the opportunity to present on the topic ” Tamil Nadu Wind at Crossroads – The Way Forward”. The event was held on 20th March in Chennai and was organised by the ASSOCHAM. I am sharing the presentation below. Comments and suggestions welcome. Wind assocham from RESolve Energy Consultants ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to RESolve Energy
In a move that has been widely welcomed in the state, the Tamil Nadu state government announced its plans to set up a green energy transmission corridor at a cost of Rs. 1,593 Crores. Apart from this, Rs. 5,400 Crores will be provided for tariff subsidy. The state government will also take over liabilities of
According to the updates released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the total wind capacity in India stood at 20,226 MW. A total of 1,175 MW of wind capacity was added during the first 10 months of the FY 2013-14 till January 2014. Gujarat added 362 MW, followed by Maharashtra with 297 MW
The Tamil Nadu Electrcity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) in a notice issued yesterday has proposed to amend the solar component of the RPO under the Renewable Purchase Obligations 2010 to state that the solar component of the state’s RPO would be increased to 2% from 0.05% earlier. TNERC has specified that the total RPO enforced in
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