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Going Slow: Status of ongoing storage-based renewable energy projects
At the current stage of transformation in renewable-based energy generation, the Indian power sector needs a range of demand and supply-side regulatory reforms. The reforms should be aimed at enabling effective grid management and providing […]
Interviews
Changing Wind Scenario: Move towards a competitive bidding regime
The year 2016-17 was marked by multiple changes aimed at reviving investor interest in the wind energy segment in India. While regulatory changes such as a reduction in accelerated depreciation (AD) benefits were brought in, […]
Solar Power
Tender Trends: Rewa disrupts solar bidding patterns
The 750 MW Rewa solar tender has marked a paradigm shift in the Indian solar power market by bringing solar tariffs to Rs 3.30 per kWh, about 25 per cent lower than the previous lowest […]
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Record Low Bids: Wind power comes of age
The year 2017 is turning out to be quite eventful for the renewable energy sector. First, solar power prices plummeted to Rs 3.30 per kWh in early February in the auction for developing the […]
Interviews
Views of R.K. Jain: “The 1 GW rooftop tender will give a major boost to the segment”
The country’s rooftop solar market has come a long way, from a negligible capacity in 2012 to over 1 GW of installed projects as of end-2016. Over half of this capacity was added during 2016 […]
Wind Power
Bid Positive: SECI’s wind tender receives strong response
The 1,000 MW competitive bidding wind tender floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has received bids for 2,594 MW. The financial bids, which are scheduled for February 23, 2017, will determine the […]
Finance
No Big Announcements: Budget fails to address key sector issues
Compared to the massive support the renewable energy sector has been receiving from the government for the past couple of years, Union Budget 2017-18 has little to offer to the sector. Apart from the announcement […]
Spotlight
Hurdles in the Way: Implementation challenges in solar park development
Nearly 20 cent of the country’s solar installed capacity target for 2022 is slated to come from solar parks. These parks have a number of solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of over 500 […]
Trends
Rewa Results: Ultra-low bids for ultra mega solar parks
In 2010, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission had set the levellised tariff for solar projects at Rs 14.95 per kWh for 2010-11. Seven years later, such exorbitant rates sound unthinkable, with solar tariffs hitting a […]
Finance