REC trading report- November 2012
Non-solar RECs Volumes reduced sharply and prices remained at floor price for the third month.(Rs.1500/REC at IEX and PXIL; from September). Only 1.32 lakh RECs were redeemed this month (down by 41% from last month). The total supply was more than
Private Equity investment in cleantech reduces sharply
According to The Business Standard, private equity (PE) investments in clean technology projects have almost halved this year. This year the RE sector had 12 PE investments worth around $396 million whereas last year there were 36 PE deals worth
Proposal for benchmark capital cost of Solar PV projects for FY13-14
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC) recently announced the new benchmark prices for the Solar Projects (PV & Thermal) for the year 2013-14. For Solar PV projects it will be Rs.8 crore/MW (-20% from 2012-13) and for Solar Thermal projects it will
REC market may crash if state distribution companies don't meet their RPO
According to and article in the Economic Times, REC markets have crashed in the recent months (see trade results of Oct 2012 and Sept 2012 here) as the state power distribution companies have not yet met their obligation by purchasing
MNRE proposes amendment in Electricity Act to strengthen RPO
According to a report in the Business Standard, at a Solar Energy summit in Mumbai, Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said," We have realised that some private companies and state discoms are not complying