Accurate Forecasting of Renewable Generation a Tough Task for Solar & Wind Developers
With India’s target to install 175 GW of renewables by 2022, the share of renewables is only going to grow, making the grid integration of these intermittent renewable resources into ...
EBRD Extends $15 Million Loan to Boost Lending for Energy Efficiency in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has decided to provide a loan of $15 million (~₹1.07 billion) to the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) for fostering energy efficiency ...
Singapore’s Temasek Partners with Swedish EQT to Build Solar & Wind Farms in India
Temasek, a Singapore-based Holdings company, has partnered with EQT, a Swedish private equity company, to launch a renewable energy platform in India. The platform, called 02 Power, aims to construct wind ...
Tariff Adoption Delays are Hurting Investments and Jobs in the Solar Sector
According to Section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003, authorities such as the state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) are expected to adopt tariffs that have been discovered through a transparent ...
CERC Seeks Consultants to Develop Tariff Regulations for Renewable Sources
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has invited Terms of Reference (ToR) to engage consultants who will help them frame the regulations for renewable energy (RE) tariff determination starting April ...
Solar Power Generation Dipped in the Third Quarter of 2019 By Nearly 14%
Solar power generation numbers declined by 14% quarter over quarter (QoQ) in the third (Q3) quarter of 2019. Solar power generation in India stood at 10,530 million units (MUs), according ...
Tenders Announced for 328 E-Carts for Solid Waste Management in Vellore
The Rural and Panchayat Raj Department in the state of Tamil Nadu has issued tenders for the procurement of 328 battery operated carts for solid waste management in the village ...
ADB Approves $6 Million Grant to Tuvalu to Increase its Renewable Energy Generation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $6 million grant for the Government of Tuvalu (located in the south Pacific) to help it shift away from fossil fuels and to ...
Solar Imports to India Declined by 39% in Q2 2019
India’s solar imports declined significantly in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2019. Solar modules and cells worth $399 million (~₹27.75 billion) were imported by India in ...
Solar Auction Activity Increased in October with 1.3 Gigawatts
Auction activity increased in October 2019 while tender announcements decreased compared to the previous month, according to Mercom India solar tender tracker. About 2.7 GW of solar tenders were floated ...
India’s Solar Market Leaders Unveiled for First Half of 2019
India’s solar installations recorded in the first half (1H) of calendar year 2019 totaled 3.2 GW and the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity has exceeded 31.5 GW. India’s pipeline of utility-scale ...
Trading Platform for International Renewable Energy Certificates Started in Singapore
Singapore-based SP Group, one of the leading names in the energy utility business, has now become the first authorized local issuer of International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) in the Asia ...
Tamil Nadu Floats Tender to Procure 117 E-Carts for Solid Waste Management in Vellore
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, has issued a tender for 117 battery-operated carts for solid waste management in the village panchayats of Vellore district ...
Solar MSMEs are Not Benefiting from Safeguard Duty and Domestic Content Rules
Over the past year and a half, the government has launched several policy measures to support the domestic solar manufacturing industry — these range from the imposition of a safeguard ...
U.S. Begins Year-Long Withdrawal Process from Paris Climate Change Accord
The United States government has said that it has submitted its formal notification of withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement to the United Nations, starting the one-year-long process. President ...
Month in a Minute: News Highlights from India’s Renewable Sector in October 2019
Compared to the previous month, there was a lull in India’s renewable energy sector mainly due to the long festive season in October. However, there were some important highlights and ...
Bengaluru-based Fuel Cell Startup Log 9 Materials Gets $3.5 Million in Series A Funding
Bengaluru-based fuel cell startup Log 9 Materials has announced that it has secured $3.5 million in the latest Series A round of funding led by Exfinity Venture Partners and Sequoia ...
ABB Set to Acquire Majority Stake in Chinese E-Mobility Company
Switzerland-headquartered ABB is set to acquire a 67% share stake in Shanghai Chargedot New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese e-mobility solution provider. According to the company statement, the ...
North-East India Continues to Have the Highest Power Supply Deficit in First Half of FY20
India’s power supply deficit stood at 0.5% during the six months between April and September 2019, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). During these six months, 683,389 million units ...
Government’s New Transportation Fuel Guidelines Promote the Use of Biofuels
In a significant move that is bound to pave the way for the entry of new players in the fuel marketing space, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has ...
Madhya Pradesh Orders Solar and Wind Generators to Appoint QCAs Within 2 Months
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has published the first amendment of its 2018 regulations for forecasting, scheduling, and deviation settlement mechanism for wind and solar projects. The regulations ...
SECI Revises Tariff Ceiling for its 1,200 MW Wind Tender to ₹2.93/kWh
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued an amendment revising the tariff ceiling for a 1,200 MW wind tender that it had floated last month. In September 2019, SECI ...
Center Mulls 5-Min Time-Block for Deviation Settlement as Renewable Generation Surges
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently organized a conference “Energizing South” in Tamil Nadu’s capital city of Chennai. The conference’s theme was “India at 75: Forging Ahead: Commercially Smart, ...
Has Safeguard Duty Created a Market for Domestic Small-Scale Solar Manufacturers?
In July 2018, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommended a safeguard duty on cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia, which upended the solar supply chain in ...
Rajasthan Regulator to Issue Notices to Companies for Non-Compliance of RPO
In one of the toughest moves to enforce the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) order, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has said that nine companies will be issued notices for ...
