SOLAR TARIFF HITS ANOTHER NEW LOW

Solar tariff has hit another low in the auction held for the solar park in Rajasthan’s  Bhadla. The top slot was won by ACME, a domestic company for Rs 2.44 a unit for 200 MW. SoftBank Energy closely followed at Rs 2.45 for 500 MW. As per the analysis given in an article by Business Standard. there has been an 80% fall in solar tariff since the past 6 years.
 
As per a Livemint article, this drastic reduction in solar prices has caused a decrease in the number of clean energy deals as there is a fear that the DISCOMS will not honor the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) signed earlier at a higher rate since this has happened in the past.
A link to our previous analysis can be found here and here.