
Commission Allows Avadh Sugar and Energy to Inject Slop-Based Power into the Grid
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulation Commission (UPERC) has directed the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) to allow Avadh Sugar and Energy to inject slop-based power into the grid from ...

SECI Clarifies Queries Regarding Empaneling Agencies in the Electric Mobility Space
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued clarifications on an expression of interest (EoI), it issued in October 2020 to empanel agencies to identify and implement business opportunities in ...

Tata Power Receives Letter of Award to Develop a 110 MW Solar Project in Kerala
Tata Power has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to develop a 110 MW solar project. The energy will be supplied to KSEB ...

Goa Issues Empanelment Tender for 80 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for empanelment of agencies to design, supply, install, test, and commission grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems ...

Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in December 2020
Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from December 2020: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee to ...

Andhra Pradesh’s Tender for 6.4 GW of Solar Projects Oversubscribed by 8.5 GW
The Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Corporation’s (APGECL) tender to develop 6.4 GW of solar power projects has been oversubscribed by 8.5 GW, according to Mercom’s sources. The state agency received ...

5 Lowest Solar Tariffs of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected project deadlines, availability of labor, and component supplies in 2020. However, solar tariffs continue to fall, with the lowest ever recorded tariffs discovered just this ...

SECI’s 1.2 GW Solar-Wind Hybrid Auction Gets Lowest Tariff of ₹2.41/kWh
Three companies won 1.2 GW of solar-wind hybrid projects quoting a tariff of ₹2.41 (~$0.0326)/kWh – the lowest-ever for solar-wind hybrid projects, according to Mercom’s sources. The tariff was discovered ...

EESL Releases Tender to Procure 500 Electric Cars
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has floated a tender to procure 500 cars. The procurement will be financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its program for scaling ...

Tata and Ashoka Buildcon Win 470 MW in NTPC’s Auction for Solar EPC Services
Tata Power Solar Systems Limited and Ashoka Buildcon Limited have won 470 MW of solar projects in NTPC Limited’s engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) auction for 1,070 MW of solar projects ...

Railways to Discuss Ways to Make Solar Tenders More Attractive After Poor Response
The Railway Energy Management Limited (REMCL), a subsidiary of RITES Limited, has announced a stakeholder meeting on December 23, 2020, to get feedback for developing future strategy and bid documents market ...

Poland Allocates 800 MW of Solar and 900 MW of Wind Capacity in Latest Auction
The largest renewable energy auction conducted by the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) in Poland took place on November 26, 2020. The auction was intended for solar developers with an installed ...

Solar Auction in Kazakhstan Sees Tariff Dip to $0.034/kWh
Kazakhstan’s power market operator JSC KOREM has announced the culmination of auctions for renewable energy projects. Auction for solar projects has resulted in the lowest tariff of KZT14.58 (~$0.034)/kWh. According ...

Military Engineer Services Floats EPC Tender for 1.5 MW of Solar Projects in Tamil Nadu
The Military Engineer Services (MES) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 1.5 MW grid-connected solar power project at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The project is ...

India’s New Record for Lowest Solar Tariff is ₹2/kWh
The Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction for 1,070 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan set a record-low lowest (L1) tariff of ₹2 (~$0.0270)/kWh (Tranche-III), according to Mercom's sources ...

NTPC, Tata Power Win Kerala’s 200 MW Solar Auction at 2.97/kWh
NTPC Limited has won 90 MW of solar projects in the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited’s (KSEB) reverse e-auction for 200 MW. It won the capacity for the lowest (L1) discovered ...

NHPC Issues EPC Tender for 65 MW of Solar Projects in Uttar Pradesh
NHPC Limited has floated a tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of 65 MW of solar projects at the Parasan village in the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Interested ...

REC’s Subsidiary the Lowest Bidder with ₹2.58/kWh in SECI’s 10 MW Bagru Solar Auction
The REC Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of REC Limited, announced that it was the lowest bidder in the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) e-reverse auction ...

Brazil’s Copel Awards 595 MW of Solar and Wind Projects
Brazil's Copel Mercado Livre, a subsidiary of Companhia Paranaense de Energia, announced that it had awarded 595 MW of renewable energy projects for 13 years to expand its renewable energy ...

REIL Releases Tender for 6,500 Polycrystalline Solar Modules
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) issued a tender for the manufacture and supply of 6,500 polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules with a wattage of 330 W. The modules ...

SJVN To Commission 100 MW Project in Gujarat’s Dholera Solar Park by March 2022
SJVN Limited, a state-owned hydropower generator, announced that it won 100 MW of solar projects in the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited’s (GUVNL) auction for 700 MW of solar projects ...

Vena Energy, JSW Solar – Winners in SECI’s Auction for Blended Solar Wind Projects
Vena Energy and JSW Solar have won 970 MW of blended wind projects under the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) 2.5 GW auction for interstate-connected (ISTS) blended wind power ...

Winners of Gujarat’s 700 MW Solar Auction: Vena Energy, Tata, ReNew, O2 Power, SJVN
Vena Energy Renewables, Tata Power, ReNew Power, SJVN Limited, and TEQ Green Power (a subsidiary of O2 Power) are winners in the auction for 700 MW of solar projects floated ...

Amp Energy, Tata, Azure, and O2 Power Winners in NTPC’s 1.2 GW Solar Auction
O2 Power, Azure Power, Tata Power, and Amp Energy have together won 1,170 MW of projects in NTPC Limited’s auction for 1.2 GW of the interstate transmission system (ISTS) connected ...

SECI’s 7.5 GW Leh-Kargil Solar Tender Gets Another Bid Deadline Extension
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for 7.5 GW of grid-connected solar power projects slated to be developed in ...