Andhra Pradesh issues combined amendments to its solar, wind and, solar-wind hybrid policy
In a recent development, the Andhra Pradesh Government has taken some steps and amended its Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy 2018, Andhra Pradesh Wind Policy 2018, and Andhra Pradesh Solar & Wind Hybrid Policy 2018. The development took place post the
INR 2.67/unit tariff discovered for hybrid wind-solar 1.2 GW tender
The maiden tender for ISTS-connected hybrid wind-solar projects discovered an L1 tariff of INR 2.67/unit recently. The tender postponed six times in the past, due to lack of interest and the capacity was also reduced to 1.2 GW from 1.5
Andhra Pradesh Government asks the state discoms to accept full power from the wind developers
Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the state DISCOMs to take all the power the wind developers produce and further pay for it, irrespective of the Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) of the developer’s project. In one of the state’s order regarding
Major wind project acquisition gets cancelled following an APERC order
A recent order of Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) was stayed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court related to the reduced tariff of electricity supplied by the wind projects that received Generation-based Incentive (GBI) from the center. A recently proposed
MERC announces generic tariff for various RE sources
Recently the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) announced an order for generic tariff determination of various renewable resources including Solar and Wind. Even after the generic tariff is realized, DISCOMs opt for competitive bidding for tariffs due to the low
TARIFF OF RS 2.85 DETERMINED AT THE LATEST WIND AUCTION
In an auction conducted by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) for a 500 MW grid connected wind project, the lowest tariff quoted was Rs 2.85/kWh. This tariff was quoted by Adani Green Energy and KCT Renewable Energy Private Limited
SUBSIDIES IN THE RE SECTOR
Encouraging RE installation in the state, till now, the country’s policies have provided various benefits in the form of subsidies, generation based incentives, viability gap funding, etc.As the installed capacity of solar and wind energy has been increasing consistently, the
PETITION ON BACKING DOWN ORDERS ON ELECTRICITY GENERATION DISMISSED BY RERC
A petition has been filed by Renew Wind Energy, Ostro Renewables, Mytrah Vayu and CLP Wind Farms against Rajasthan SLDC and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd against the unlawful and unpredictable instructions issued by SLDC for backing down of
WIND TARIFF HAS HIT A NEW LOW IN A REVERSE AUCTION HELD BY GUVNL
E-reverse auction for grid connected wind project of 500 MW in Gujarat which took place on 21 December 2017 saw the tariffs dipping to a historically low value of Rs 2.44/kWh. This is lower than the price determined in the second auction
TNERC REVISES RATE OF POWER PURCHASE WITH RESPECT TO WIND ENERGY REC GENERATORS
TANGEDCO, in a memo dated 15/11/2017, has released the revised rate of power purchase with respect to the wind energy REC generators from FY 2012-13. The On REC WEGs availed Accelerated Depreciation is as follows: On REC WEGs not availed Accelerated Depreciation: