Data & Statistics
Competitive Bidding
Data & Statistics
Trends
Bidding Reforms: TBCB amendments for renewable energy projects
India’s tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) framework for renewable energy projects has played a pivotal role in the country’s energy transition, providing industry players with a structured, market-driven mechanism to scale up clean energy deployment while […]
Trends
Growth Surge: Tender and tariff trends
The renewable energy sector in India continues to grow by leaps and bounds year after year. Many in the industry would agree that this is in part due to the country’s successful and transparent bidding […]
Policies and Programmes
MoP announces ‘Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Projects’
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued new guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process to procure power from grid-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects to achieve fair procurement of electricity, transparency, and competitive prices. By creating a […]
Policies and Programmes
MoP announces guidelines for competitive bidding of renewable energy with energy storage
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for a tariff-based competitive bidding process to procure firm and dispatchable power from grid-connected renewable energy projects with energy storage devices. The aim of the guidelines is […]
Interviews
Views of SECI’s Shailesh Kumar Mishra: “Resolving transmission issues”
The advent of competitive bidding had brought in a period of inactivity for the entire wind power segment. However, the segment has started regaining traction after a year of lull, with about 15 GW of […]
Wind Power
Changing Business Models: Competitive bidding regime disrupts the wind EPC market
By Ashay Abbhi The adoption of competitive bidding for project allocation and tariff determination completely disrupted the wind power market in 2017. Tariffs plummeted to Rs 2.44 per kWh, putting huge pressure on developers and […]
Companies
Interview with GE’s Gilan Sabatier: “We are focused on India’s wind needs”
The evolving wind energy landscape in India has opened up an interesting mix of challenges and opportunities for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Renewable Watch recently spoke to Gilan Sabatier, general manager, business operations, South Asia, […]
Finance
Competitive Capital
The move from a generic feed-in tariff (FiT) regime to project-specific competitive bidding for tariff determination has disrupted the entire wind power segment. Its ripple effects can be felt in every aspect of project development, […]
Interviews
Interview with M. Tacke and R. Kymal: “The wind power market is here to stay”
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has achieved the commissioning of 5 GW of wind power capacity in India. Markus Tacke, global chief executive officer, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, and Ramesh Kymal, Onshore CEO for India, Siemens […]
Solar Power
Subdued Growth: Ongoing transition leads to lower wind capacity addition
After a record capacity addition of over 5,400 MW in 2016-17, the wind power segment witnessed significantly subdued growth in 2017-18. Capacity addition dropped to 1,739 MW, a 68 per cent decline over the previous […]
State Focus
Views of Arvind Singh: “Our focus will be on network modernisation”
Maharashtra’s power sector has witnessed significant developments since the unbundling of its state electricity board in 2005. While various initiatives have been taken to modernise and upgrade the state’s power system, grid modernisation continues to […]
Wind Power
Legal Perspective: Stringent guidelines and penalties required for PPAs
The Indian renewable energy sector is facing many challenges despite witnessing significant growth. The annual installed capacity has increased considerably owing to the competitive bidding regime that led to a tariff reduction in subsequent auctions. […]
Wind Power
Auction Outcome: GUVNL announces Gujarat wind tender results
After a long delay, the results of the 500 MW wind power auction conducted by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) have finally been announced with six companies winning contracts to set up this capacity. […]
Trends
Dynamic Changes: Policy and regulatory moves keep pace with emerging sector needs
The policy and regulatory initiatives taken over the past few years have provided an impetus to the renewable energy sector. Dynamic adjustments made to the renewable policy framework have led to capacity growth in line […]
Wind Power
Bleak Times: Wind project pipeline dries up
The turbulence in the wind power segment is getting worse by the day as the industry is at loggerheads with the government regarding multiple issues, most of which stem from the ongoing process of migration […]
Interviews
“Make India a model country for wind power”: Views of MNRE’s Anand Kumar
At a recent conference, “Wind Power in India”, organised by Renewable Watch, Anand Kumar, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), discussed the issues and challenges facing the wind power sector and the way […]
Interviews
“Challenges in providing grid connectivity”: Views of SECI’s Jatindra Nath Swain
In 2016, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued a 1 GW tender under the competitive bidding mechanism. This brought a transformation in the wind segment, pushing tariffs to as low as Rs 3.46 […]
Interviews
Auction Impact: Uncertainty and upheaval in the wind segment
The results of the first tranche of 1,000 MW capacity tendered in February this year have had a mixed response. With drastically low prices being discovered in the tender, the industry is concerned about the […]