WIND TARIFF HITS A NEW LOW

In an auction held yesterday in Tamil Nadu by TANGEDCO, the latest tariff which has been determined is Rs 3.42 per unit. This is lower than the tariff determined in the auction held in February and below the tariff determined under FiT mechanism. The auction was won by ReGen Powertech, Leap Green Energy and Powertech India for 200 MW, 250 MW and 50 MW capacities respectively.

Keeping in view the recent trend of cancellation of PPAs which were signed at a higher rate, the power minister Sree Piyush Goyal has requested the state utilities to honor them as this can pose a threat to the development of the projects which have already been signed. Though this falls in line with the government’s initiative to have 175 GW RE capacity by 2022, it may also prove to be counterproductive.

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