
MSEDCL Invites Bids for 325 MW of Wind Power; Tariff Cap of ₹2.65/kWh, 12 Year PPA
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has invited bids to procure 325 MW of power from intrastate wind projects. The last date to submit the bids is June 9, ...

Gujarat Floats 500 MW Wind Tender with Greenshoe Option
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has invited bids to purchase power through a competitive bidding process from 500 MW of grid-connected wind power projects (Phase-III) with the greenshoe ...

Sembcorp Wins Railways’ 50 MW Wind Auction
Sembcorp (Green Infra Wind Energy ) has won Railway Energy Management Company Limited’s (REMCL) auction to procure 50 MW of wind power. The tariff-based bidding was held for the power ...

Onshore Wind Installations in India Forecasted at 4.1 GW in 2023: GWEC
According to the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Global Wind Report, 2022, the Indian wind market outlook for 2022 and 2023 is projected at 3.2 GW and 4.1 GW of ...

Punjab Regulator Approves Power Procurement from a Delayed Adani Wind Project
Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved Punjab State Power Corporation’s (PSPCL) proposal to procure power from a 50 MW wind project with a power sale agreement (PSA) with ...

Tamil Nadu Regulator Orders TANGEDCO to Pay Interest Due to a Wind Developer
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), in a recent order, directed Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay a wind developer the interest on the delayed payments for ...

GWEC Highlights Countries with the Next Wave of Floating Offshore Wind Potential
Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Philippines, and the U.S. could spearhead the next wave of floating offshore wind development, according to Global Wind Energy Council's (GWECs) report 'Floating Offshore Wind – ...

DISCOM Asked to Pay for Surplus Energy Injected From an Open Access Wind Project
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) directed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to purchase and pay Ghodawat Energy, an open access wind project developer, for the surplus energy injected ...

Wind Developers Get an Additional Three-Month Extension to Commission Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order granting an additional time extension of up to three months in the scheduled commissioning date for wind power ...

Regulator Rules in Favor of Captive Wind Developer, Marks Down Transmission Charges
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) recently ruled that a wind project developer was liable to pay inter-DISCOM (distribution company) transmission charges for 8.8 MW out of the total ...

NTPC Issues EoI for Land to Develop Wind Projects in Seven States
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for shortlisting suitable land banks and parcels to set up wind energy projects in ...

Lease Auction for Offshore Wind Firm in US Raises a Record $4.37 Billion
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the New York Bight Offshore Wind Lease auction results, which was the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history. The department said around ...

MERC Approves Tariff of ₹2.65/kWh for 157.9 MW of Wind Projects
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has granted its approval to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (MSEDCL) to procure 157.9 MW on a long-term basis from wind generators at tariff ...

Wind Can Pump $18 Billion Gross Value into India’s Economy: Report
In its recently published report, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) finds that India could save an extra 229 million metric tons of CO2 emissions over the lifetime of a ...

Wind Capacity Additions in India Up 30% YoY with 1.45 GW in 2021
India added 1.45 GW of wind capacity in 2021, a 30% year-over-year (YoY) increase compared to 1.11 GW installed in the previous year, according to the recent data released by ...

DISCOM Asked to Refund Charges After Commission Declares a 36 MW Wind Project As Captive
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) recently ruled that the 36 MW Harapanahahlli wind project was a captive power project, and 14 captive users procured power from the project for ...

Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa’s Revenue Declined 20% YoY in Q1 2022
Siemens Gamesa, a Spain-based wind turbine maker, has reported a revenue of €1.83 billion (~$2.21 billion) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, a 20.3% decline compared to €2.29 billion ...

In a Turnaround, Suzlon Posts ₹370 Million Net Profit in Q3 FY 2022
Pune-based renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Energy Limited has reported a turnaround with a net profit after tax of ₹370 million (~$4.93 million) in the third quarter (Q3) of the ...

Tamil Nadu Regulator Asks DISCOM to Pay Amount Due to a Wind Developer With Interest
Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has directed the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to pay the deficit amount of ₹170.41 million (~$2.26 million) for the financial year ...

NTPC Floats Tender for BoS Package with Land for 720 MW of Wind Projects
NTPC Renewable Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has invited bids for the development package (Balance of System with land) of the interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind energy projects ...

NTPC Issues Tender for 150 MW of ISTS-Connected Wind Projects
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has invited bids to develop 150 MW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects anywhere in India. The last date to submit bids ...

APTEL Asks Power Grid to Refund Encashed Bank Guarantees to Three Wind Energy Generators
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, set aside the order passed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Limited ...

SECI Issues Tender for 1.2 GW of ISTS-Connected Wind Projects
The Solar energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to develop 1,200 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects (Tranche XIII) in the country. The last date ...

APTEL Sets Aside CERC Order, Grants Extension to a 50 MW Wind Project
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in a recent order, condoned the delay of 132 days in the commissioning of a 50 MW wind project and said that the scheduled ...

Maharashtra Regulator Asks DISCOM to Ensure Timely Payments to Power Generators
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to develop a timebound and transparent mechanism to ensure payments to power generators. It ...