Ezine Archive
November Issue 2019
November Issue 2019
Month: November 2019
Projects
ANERT floats tender for 10 MW of offgrid solar projects in Kerala
The Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) has issued a tender for 10 MW of offgrid solar power projects at public institutions across 14 districts in the state of Kerala. The projects are […]
Projects
Nemji Solar plans to set up a 1 GW solar module manufacturing unit
Nemji Solar plans to start operating a 1 GW solar module manufacturing facility by April 2020. The new module manufacturing facility is expected to produce half-cut cell modules, bifacial modules, and BIPV modules. The Gujarat-based […]
Projects
GAIL floats tender for 1.8 MW of solar projects in Madhya Pradesh
GAIL Limited has floated a tender for a cumulative capacity of 1.8 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects to be developed at the GAIL complex in Vijaipur, located in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. The […]
Projects
Damodar Valley Corporation floats tender for 50 MW of solar projects in Jharkhand
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has issued a tender for setting up 50 MW of grid-connected solar projects. The projects are to be developed under the design-build-operate-transfer (DBOT) mode at Panchet in Jharkhand. The scope […]
Regulations
GERC to revisit net metering rules regarding surplus energy purchase for solar projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued an order dismissing a petition requesting it to purchase surplus energy from open access solar projects set up for captive use or third-party sale at the lowest […]
Regulations
Gujarat Commission sets average power purchase cost for various licensees
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has determined the average power purchase cost (APPC) for various licensees from the financial year 2014-15 to 2018-19. The Indian Wind Power Association had filed a petition against the […]
Regulations
Haryana discoms to allow net metering until rooftop solar capacity reaches 500 MW
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued an updated version of its regulations for rooftop solar grid-interactive systems based on net metering in response to a petition filed by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development […]
Regulations
CERC directs NLDC to issue RECs to a 24 MW hydro project overlooking procedural delay
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued an order providing relief to a small hydropower developer by overlooking procedural delays and allowing the issuance of renewable energy certificates (RECs). The petition was filed by […]
Editorial
November 2019
With this issue, we celebrate our ninth anniversary. As before, we use this occasion to share our own perspective on the state of the renewable energy sector in India in 2019. Overall, the sector has […]
Company Release
Emmvee to create a chaotic disruption in cloud-synced solar technology and smart engineering at the Intersolar Expo, 2019!
Emmvee is launching new products at the Intersolar Expo, this November. With the introduction of PowerHuband400Wp Solar Module, Emmvee aims to ease energy-saving hurdles with its innovative design. These new additions to the industrial range […]
Company Release
Petronas Ramps Up Efforts to Strengthen Footprint in India
New Delhi, 23rd November 2019 – Malaysia’s national oil company, PETRONAS is accelerating efforts to strengthen its business footprint in India by providing more innovative, tailor-made solutions that add value to the country’s energy aspirations. […]
Miscellaneous
BSES Rajdhani and Power Ledger to launch solar energy trading platform in Delhi
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has partnered with Power Ledger, a blockchain-based renewable energy trader, and launched trials for a peer-to-peer energy trading platform. The platform will allow residents with rooftop solar installations to sell […]
Financings
PROPARCO invests $15 million in Avaada Energy
PROPARCO, a French development financial institution, has made a $15 million equity investment in independent power producer Avaada Energy Private Limited. In April 2019, Avaada Energy had also secured financing of around Rs 10 billion […]
Projects
BHEL floats O&M tender for a 10 MW solar project at Haveri in Karnataka
BHEL has floated an operations and maintenance (O&M) tender for work on Karnataka Power Corporation’s 10 MW solar power project located at Haveri in Karnataka. According to the tender guidelines, the bidder should have carried […]
Projects
NTPC floats O&M tender for a 15 MW solar project in Madhya Pradesh
NTPC Limited has floated an operations and maintenance tender for a 15 MW solar power project installed at Jayant, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. The scope of work includes round the clock deployment of a qualified […]
Projects
Maharashtra invites bids for 3.65 MW of rooftop and ground-mounted solar projects
The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency has invited bids for 3.65 MW of grid-connected solar projects in the state. The tender includes both rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems to be installed at various existing water lifting […]
Projects
ONGC floats tender for a 15 MW solar project in Gujarat
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has floated a tender for the construction and installation of a 15 MW solar project at its Vagra site in Bharuch district of Gujarat. The scope of […]
Projects
SECI extends commissioning timelines of 1.95 MW solar tender with BESS for Lakshadweep Islands
SECI has revised the commissioning timelines of 1.95 MW of solar projects to be set up with 2.15 MW of battery energy storage systems at Lakshdweep Islands. For the 150 kW solar project at BangaRam […]
Policies and Programmes
Andhra Pradesh amends its solar, wind and hybrid policy
The government of Andhra Pradesh has issued a notification amending the state’s policy for wind, solar and wind-solar hybrid projects, taking away some incentives from the renewable generators. The amendments have changed or cancelled many […]