One of the reasons often cited for the delay in signing of the PPAs under the Tamil Nadu Solar policy is that Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commision (TNERC) has not approved the tariff proposed by Tangedco. And one of the reasons TNERC has not approved the tariff is because it does not have a Chairman […]
Tamil Nadu Wind sector’s golden age has come to an end. At least it appears so going by the installation numbers for the current year and last year. The sector added a little more than 6 GW during the decade 2002-03 to 2011-2012 and ended the period by adding an average of 1 GW per
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
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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Dear Patrons and Readers of RESolve blogs, It is my pleasure to share with you the “Solar Updates in States” Map. Solar in India is no longer restricted to the central programme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission(JNNSM), administered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE). More and more states have come up with
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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After a lot of suspense, Tangedco has issued Letter of Intent(LoI) to several bidders who have expressed their interest in setting up solar PV projects in Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu state solar policy. While the exact number of LoI details are not yet available to us, it is estimated that LoI has been
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The Ministry of Power(MoP) has released its First Annual Integrated Rating of the State Electricity Distribution Utilities. The ratings were carried out by the rating agencies- ICRA Limited and CARE. In total, 39 state utilities from 20 states were rated and the utilities from Gujarat came on top with excellent ratings whereas the
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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