Want to Install a Rooftop Solar System on Your Home? Here’s What You Should Know
Solar energy is the most flexible form of renewable energy and has become affordable enough for most households. As solar costs keep dropping, the process of installing solar, what to ...
Haryana DISCOM to Purchase 10 MW of Solar Energy on Short-Term Basis at ₹2.70/kWh
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) approved a draft power purchase agreement by Haryana Power Purchase Center's (HPPC). The draft PPA was to be executed with LR Energy for 10 ...
Haryana Regulator Asks 50 MW Captive Open Access Solar Project to Supply Power to DISCOM
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has approved the Haryana Power Purchase Center’s (HPPC) draft power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amplus Sun Solutions Private Limited. The PPA was signed for ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Roll’s New Solar Mini-Grid to Power Himalayan Village
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: NTPC Limited has plans to add over 5 GW of solar capacity in the next two years ...
Buyers Lap Up Solar and Green Power from Indian Energy Exchange’s New Trading Platform
Solar power is trading at premiums ranging between ₹0.40 (~$ 0.0054)/kWh and ₹0.60 (~$0.0082)/kWh on the Indian Energy Exchange’s (IEX) recently launched renewable energy platform, an executive told Mercom. “IEX ...
Petronas’ Indian Arm Acquires 100 MW of Solar Assets from ACME at ₹8 Billion
Amplus, the Indian arm of Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Bhd), a Malaysian government-owned oil and gas company, has acquired 100 MW of solar assets from ACME Solar. The deal was valued ...
Green Term-Ahead Market Trades Three Million Units in August 2020
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has released the highlights of electricity trading on the platform during August 2020. The trading in the Green Term-Ahead Market (GTAM) commenced on August 21, ...
IPGCL Secures Lowest Bid of ₹3.09/kWh for RESCO Bids in Residential Rooftop Solar
The Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) has announced the tariff quoted by the lowest bidders (L1) for its rooftop solar projects under the RESCO model (Parts A and B) ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Flipkart Joins Climate Group’s Electric Mobility Initiative EV100
Here are some noteworthy cleantech news and announcements of the day from around the world: The technical commission delegated by the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Energy Resources of Ecuador ...
Determining Commercial Operation Date Essential for Wheeling Agreement for Renewables
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has ordered Amplus Green Power Limited to submit generation data to the state load despatch center (SLDC) to determine the date of commercial ...
Malaysia’s PETRONAS Decides to Invest in a Rooftop Solar Startup
PETRONAS, Malaysia's state-owned gas and oil company, signed an agreement to invest in SOLS Energy Sdn Bhd, a solar energy startup. The investment will help provide renewable energy to residential ...
Andhra DISCOM Says Expensive Renewable Power Procurement Threat to its Survival
The Eastern Power Distribution Company of India Limited (APEPDCL) has refused to rescind its open access amendments in the face of objections raised by renewable developers. The developers opposed to ...
Adoption of Solar Through Open Access: Roadblocks and the Road Ahead
In the Indian power sector, open access means a mechanism in which large consumers have access to the transmission and distribution network so that they are free to obtain power ...
Electricity Act Amendment Proposals That Could Invigorate the Renewable Energy Sector
The Electricity Act of 2003 was enacted by the Government of India to govern the country’s power sector with the best interests of all its stakeholders in mind. The Act’s ...
After Andhra, Haryana’s Flip-Flop on Solar Development is Costing Developers
The 2022 deadline for India's solar target is looming large, and now is the time when all states should be working cohesively towards enabling solar expansion. Instead, several states in ...
Chhattisgarh to Empanel Installers of Rooftop Solar Systems
The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has issued a tender to empanel rooftop solar installers. The deadline for the submission of bids is July 1, 2020, while the ...
Karnataka Wind Installer and DISCOM Spar Over Wheeling of Energy to Open Access Consumers
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ordered that Golden Hatcheries, a company that had installed a 3.2 MW wind power project, should be granted its due credits for the ...
Residential Rooftop Solar in Delhi to Cost Consumers Only ₹32,400 for a 1 kW System
The Indraprastha Power Generation Company (IPGCL) has revealed the lowest (L1) bidders and the quoted project costs for residential rooftop solar systems under the capital expenditure (CAPEX) model of B ...
IPGCL’s Rooftop Solar Empanelment Tender Receives Lowest Bid of ₹37,000/kW
The Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) has announced the lowest bidder (L1) and the quoted price for rooftop solar projects under the capital expenditure (CAPEX) model of Part A, ...
Indian Solar Industry Confronts Coronavirus Crisis
The Coronavirus pandemic is proving to be the solar industry’s biggest challenge this year, and the repercussions are being felt across industries all over the globe. Global supplies have been ...
Sizeable Investments Waiting to be Unlocked in India’s Solar Open Access Market
The total installed solar capacity in the open access market reached 3.6 GW at the end of the calendar year (CY) 2019 and the pipeline of projects under development and ...
Japan’s Marubeni Acquires Taiwan’s Chenya Energy to Leverage Floating Solar Business
In an important development, Japan’s Marubeni Corporation has executed a share purchase agreement with I Squared Capital to acquire Chenya Energy Company Limited, which is one of the leading solar ...
BESCOM to Empanel Agencies for 30 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems with Net Metering
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has invited expression of interest (EoI) for empaneled agencies to design, supply, install, and commission 30 MW of rooftop solar grid-connected power projects ...
Important Headlines from India’s Renewable Sector in February 2020
February was a busy month for the domestic renewable sector, with many important events and announcements making the headlines. There were several important announcements in the month, including the Union ...
Rooftop Solar Developers Approach APTEL Against Karnataka’s Net Metering Order
Four leading solar developers in the state have petitioned the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) against the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) order, which was issued in December 2019. The ...
