Author Archives: Shaurya Bajaj
About Shaurya Bajaj
Shaurya is a staff reporter at MercomIndia.com with experience working in the Indian solar energy industry for the past four years in various roles. Prior to joining Mercom, Shaurya worked with a renewable energy developer and a consulting company. Shaurya holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom.
Uttarakhand Seeks to Empanel EPC Contractors for Decentralized Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has floated a tender inviting expression of interest for the empanelment of EPC contractors to develop off-grid and decentralized solar projects. The scope ...
Safeguard Duty to be Considered as Change in Law for ACME’s Solar Projects in Karnataka
In a recent order, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has stated that the imposition of safeguard duty will be treated as ‘Change in Law’ for ACME Solar’s projects in ...
Now, Andhra Pradesh Decides to Withdraw Connectivity of 98 MW of Wind Projects
In a letter to its chief engineer, the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTRANSCO) has instructed the removal of “irregular connections and loads” from wind energy projects. According to APTRANSCO, ...
Removal of 1 MW Cap on Net Metering Crucial for India’s Rooftop Solar Growth
The rooftop solar market in India has been growing steadily over the last five years. According to the recent Q2 2019 India Solar market update published by Mercom India, cumulative ...
Tamil Nadu’s New EV Policy Aims to Mobilize ₹500 Billion for Manufacturing in the State
The government of Tamil Nadu has launched the state’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2019. The policy aims to mobilize ₹500 billion ($7 billion) investment in EV manufacturing in the state ...
Perovskite and CIGS Semiconductors Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Modules
Combining thin-film solar modules based on perovskite semiconductors with semiconductors made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS), solar module technology could cross the 30% efficiency mark, according to a ...
National Solar Federation Says Domestic Content Requirement May Hurt KUSUM Program
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) in a consultative session with industry stakeholders held last week, has expressed its concerns regarding the domestic content requirement (DCR) being mandated ...
Haryana Tenders 57 MW of Solar Projects to be Set Up at Three Locations
Haryana Power Generation Company Limited (HPGCL) has issued a tender for three grid-connected solar photovoltaic projects of a total capacity of 57 MW. The scope of work under this tender ...
Rajasthan Solar Policy 2019 Sets Target of Achieving 25 GW Capacity by FY 2020-21
The Rajasthan government, through the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL), has launched its Solar Energy Policy 2019. The policy aims to deploy 25 GW of solar energy capacity in ...
Haryana DISCOM Calls for Empanelment of Agencies for Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVN), a Haryana power distribution company, has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel agencies to install grid-connected rooftop solar systems between 1kW-500 ...
Intent Is Not to Terminate Solar & Wind PPAs but to Arrive at Mutually Agreed Tariff: Andhra
On Friday, September 13, 2019, the Andhra Pradesh High Court heard arguments from legal representatives of the state government and developers in the matter of the state government’s attempt to ...
Maharashtra Commission Asks DISCOM to Allow Open Access to Captive Wind Energy Generators
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued a common order with respect to five separate petitions which were filed by Ghatge Patil Industries Limited, Liberty Oil Mills Limited, Siddhayu ...
Maharashtra Commission Allows Modifications in PPAs and PSAs for 252 MW of Solar Projects
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the requests of a petition filed by the Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Limited’s (MSPGCL) for two solar power projects of 150 ...
Solar Renewable Energy Certificate Trading Reduces by Half in August 2019
In the August 2019 renewable energy certificate (REC) trading session, there was a significant fall in the number of solar and non-solar RECs that were traded compared to July. A ...
NLC India Commissions a 95 MW Solar Project, Exceeds 1 GW of Renewable Capacity
The state-owned Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India has reached another milestone with the latest commissioning of a solar project in Tamil Nadu. In a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange, ...
REIL Issues 3 Tenders to Procure Solar Cells and Module Mounting Structures
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), the government-owned manufacturer of electronic products, has issued three separate notices inviting tenders for rate contracts for the procurement of 4.5 watts (W) ...
Indian Railways Floats Tender for 2 MW of Solar Systems To be Installed on Coaches
The Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels (IROAF) has issued a tender for 2 MW of rooftop solar systems which will be installed on the roof of each trailer coach ...
APTEL Directs Madhya Pradesh DISCOM To Compensate Biomass Developers for Fixed Costs
In a judgment favoring biomass project developers, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has found that in the case of one part tariff, developers cannot be denied fixed cost component ...
BHEL Seeks Vendors to Supply Floatation Platform for a 100 MW Floating Solar Project
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a public sector undertaking, has issued a tender for the design and supply of a complete floatation platform for 100 MW of grid-connected floating solar ...
Himachal Pradesh Launches Program to Deploy 28 MW of Solar Projects
The Himachal Pradesh nodal agency, HIMURJA, has announced a program to develop 28 MW of solar projects in the state. The state has invited applicants from within Himachal Pradesh to ...
Renewable Developers May Approach National Company Law Tribunal: RK Singh Warns Andhra
The Union Minister of Power R.K. Singh has written a letter to Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, regarding the non-payment of dues from state electricity ...
Maharashtra DISCOM Issues Tender for 80 MW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Projects
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender for the procurement of hybrid renewable power to meet its renewable purchase obligation (RPO). The tender also aims ...
IIT Kharagpur to Install 1,100 kW of Solar Systems at its Campus
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) is looking to install grid-connected solar energy projects totaling 1,100 kW at its campus. The institution has issued a tender for the design, ...
Rooftop Solar Subsidies Should be Transferred to Beneficiaries, Not System Integrators
The Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Developer Association (UPSEDA) has written a letter to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the additional secretary of the cabinet secretariat highlighting ...
Tender Floated For 50 MW of Rooftop Solar on Government Buildings in Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) has issued a tender for 50 MW of rooftop solar projects under the RESCO model. The scope of work under this tender would ...
