MNRE released the performance data for plants under JNNSM for the month of November 2013. As usual, the projects are under 4 different sections. The details of each one is given below. (Note: Please click on the image to enlarge it) JNNSM Phase 1 Batch 2 JNNSM Phase 1 Batch 1 JNNSM Phase […]
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In the Phase III of the implementation of the Rooftop PV systems by the Solar Energy Corporation of India, RfS was floated in September 2013 for allocation of projects in 9 cities totaling 10 MW(Details available here). SECI announced the winners a few days back, and the results are as follows. 1. Of the total
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The Solar Energy Corporation of Indian (SECI) had earlier released the standard PPA and VGF securitization agreement following which a pre-bid meeting was scheduled to clarify the details under the RfS as well as the PPA and VGF agreements. SECI has now released the clarifications to the queries raised in the pre-bid meeting. A highlight
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In the REC trading for the month of November 2013, the trade volume of non-solar doubled from the previous month and touched an all time high this year.However, Solar REC sales dropped by 22% from October 2013. Both non-solar and solar RECs were traded at their floor prices(Rs. 1500/REC and Rs. 9300/REC respectively) in both
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As per the latest update from MNRE, only 72.25 MW of renewable energy capacity was added in October 2013. No solar projects were commissioned in the month, while 52.25 MW of Wind and 20 MW of Small Hydro capacity was added. Overall, 881 MW of Wind and 394 MW of Solar capacity has been added
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Within less than 2 weeks of releasing the data for September 2013, MNRE today released the plant performance data for October 2013. The data for some of the plants is missing, while for the majority of the plants, it is available. The data under different schemes are given below. Click on the images to enlarge
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What causes the highest number of failure events in an operational PV plant? Which sub-system leads to highest loss of energy in a plant? These were the questions we asked in a survey of some of the top developers(Solairedirect) and EPCs(L&T, Tata Power Solar, Sterling & Wilson, etc) in the country,. Together, these companies manage
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The Solar Energy Corporation of Indian (SECI) released the standard PPA and VGF securitization agreement yesterday. Developers have been waiting for the VGF securitization agreement as the terms in it would affect the bankability of the projects. Some of the highlights from both the securitization agreement and PPA include Part commissioning of power plants is
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After a bit of a gap (and missing the month of August), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) has released the solar PV performance data for September 2013. The performance details, as always include the energy yield as well as the CUF of the power plants commissioned under the JNNSM Phase 1 (batch 1
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India’s solar focused expo, Intersolar India 2013, will be held in Mumbai from 11 to 14 November 2013. I will be representing RESolve at the event and I will be presenting on the topic “Maximizing PV plant performance – The O&M Strategy”. The distinguished panel has eminent panelists like Shaji John, Head of Solar Business,
