The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) has released the performance date for June 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 and 2) as well as the plants that were commissioned under the RPSSGP scheme. […]
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MNRE has updated the renewable energy capacity additions in the country for the month of June 2013. Worryingly, the capacity additions are experiencing a downward trend. The wind energy sector, which used to be the flagbearer of renewable energy in the country has been in turmoil. With no clarification on Generation Based Incentives(GBI) or Accelerated
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With the commissioning of the first CSP plant allotted under the JNNSM Phase 1, the total solar installed capacity in Rajasthan has reached 608.5 MW. During the period April 2013 to June 2013, a total of 55.75 MW was commissioned in the state. An analysis of the projects commissioned till March 2013 can be found
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We had earlier written about CERC proposing to amend the REC guidelines in a blog post in April 2013. The CERC, vide an order dated July 10th 2013 titled Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for recognition and issuance of Renewable Energy Certificate for Renewable Energy Generation) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2013 has made the
2012 was year in which the Indian solar sector lost some of its momentum. True – almost 1 GW of solar power generation capacity was added in 2012. But almost all of this capacity was allocated in 2011 and the projects were commissioned in 2012. Most of these projects were allotted under the JNNSM Phase
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It is now official. MNRE has released a notice saying that it is no longer accepting any new applications to become channel partners. The full notice reads” The SPV division has stopped receiving new applications to become channel partners under Off-Grid and Decentralized Solar Applications programme for the time being. The already received applications will
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MNRE has released the data for the cumulative installed capacity of renewables in India till 31st May 2013. The previous data was till March 31, 2013 and the data shows that the capacity addition grew by 376 MW in April and May 2013. Most of the capacity addition(grid-interactive power) in these two months happened in
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MNRE has announced the list of Channel Partners as of 01.07.2013. About 6 months back, we did an analysis of the channel partners and found some interesting details. For example, we found that in February 2013 that NCR region(Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad) had the highest number of channel partners(37) followed by Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
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REC trading for the month of June 2013 concluded on Wednesday. Keeping up with the downward trend, the Solar RECs have reached new lows and hit the floor price for the first time since trading began trading at the floor price of Rs. 9300 per certificate at both IEX and PXIL. This appears to be
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Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) recently issued a RFP inviting eligible bidders to submit proposals for procurement of 100 MW of solar PV power. The projects are to be located in Bihar for which a PPA would be signed for a period of 25 years. Some of the important highlights and dates from
