EPC Tender Floated for 220 MW of Solar Projects in Gujarat
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has invited bids from contractors for an engineering, construction, and procurement (EPC) package along with land for the development of 220 MW(AC) of grid-connected ...
GUVNL Invites Bids to Procure Power from 500 MW of Solar Projects
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has invited bids from developers to purchase power from 500 MW of grid-connected solar power projects (Phase-XIII). The last date to submit the bids ...
Five Lowest Solar Tariffs in 2021 [Infographics]
Almost 20 GW of solar projects were auctioned in India in 2021. The lowest tariff discovered in these auctions was ₹2.14 (~$0.028)/kWh, an increase of nearly 8% compared to the ...
Gujarat Sets Tariff of ₹1.75/kWh for Surplus Wind Energy from Captive Projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), in a recent order, approved the tariff of ₹1.75 (~$0.023)/kWh for the purchase of surplus power by distribution companies (DISCOMs) from wind power projects ...
Tariff of ₹2.64/kWh Approved for 100 MW of Solar Projects at Raghanesda Solar Park
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), in a recent order, approved the tariff of ₹2.64 (~$0.035)/kWh to procure power from a 100 MW solar project (PhaseX-R) being developed by SJVN ...
Gujarat’s Residential Rooftop Solar Program Extended to 750 MW from 600 MW
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has said it has decided to allow registration of residential rooftop solar applications for up to 750 MW capacity from empaneled vendors for ...
Issuing a Letter of Award Results in a Concluded Contract – Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, in a recent judgment in the case relating to an infrastructure project, has ruled that the issue of a letter of award results in a concluded ...
Gujarat: No Cross-Subsidy and Additional Surcharge for Captive Solar Projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), in a recent order, approved the amendments sought by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to the earlier order passed by the Commission ...
Surplus Solar Power Generated by MSMEs in Gujarat to be Compensated at ₹2.25/kWh
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) partly allowed a petition seeking amendments in the tariff framework to procure solar power by distribution licensees (DISCOMs) and others. It passed a series ...
Surplus Energy by Captive Solar Projects to be Compensated at ₹1.99/kWh in Gujarat
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), in a recent notification, announced that the average of solar tariffs discovered and contracted through competitive bidding process conducted by GUVNL for non-park ...
Uttar Pradesh Scraps 500 MW Solar Auction, Plans to Re-Auction Hoping for Lower Bids
In a new development, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has canceled its 500 MW solar auction. An official statement from UPNEDA stated that the auction ...
Commission Approves Tariff Adoption for GUVNL’s 500 MW Solar Auction
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has allowed Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) to adopt the tariff discovered through a competitive bidding process for procuring power from grid-connected solar photovoltaic ...
SJVN Wins GUVNL’s 100 MW Solar Auction
SJVN Limited, a joint venture between the central government and the government of Himachal Pradesh, has won a 100 MW solar project in the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited's (GUVNL) auction ...
COVID-19 Impact: Deadline to Sign PPAs for Distributed Solar Projects Extended
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has extended the time limit for the execution of power purchase agreements (PPAs) between the state distribution companies (DISCOMs) and small-scale distributed solar project ...
Winning Tariff of ₹2.20/kWh in the GUVNL Solar Auction Hasn’t Factored BCD
The Indian Government's endeavor to encourage domestic manufacturing of solar modules and cells led to the imposition of BCD (Basic Customs Duty) on solar modules with HSN Code 85414012 BCD ...
Coal India Floats EPC Tender for a 100 MW Solar Project in Gujarat
Coal India Limited (CIL) has invited bids for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning of a 100 MW (AC) grid-connected solar power project in Gujarat. The successful bidder ...
Supreme Court Upholds NCLT’s Stay of Termination of GUVNL’s PPA with Solar Developer
The Supreme Court, in a recent order, has said that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had correctly stayed the termination of ...
APTEL Directs GUVNL to Maintain Status Quo in the 700 MW Scrapped Solar Auction
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has asked the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to maintain the status quo in the scrapped 700 MW solar auction until further orders ...
First Auction After BCD: GUVNL’s 500 MW Solar Auction Gets Lowest Tariff of ₹2.20/kWh
Sprng Ujjvala Energy, NTPC Renewable Energy, Coal India, and TP Saurya-a Tata Power subsidiary - were declared winners in the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited's (GUVNL) auction to purchase power ...
GUVNL Reissues Tenders for 800 MW of Solar Projects Scrapped Earlier
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has reissued tenders to purchase 800 MW of solar power from grid-connected solar projects at the Dholera and Raghanesda Solar Parks in the state ...
Gujarat’s 500 MW Solar Tender Receives Strong Response
The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited's (GUVNL) tender to purchase power from 500 MW of grid-connected solar projects (Phase XII) in the state has received a good response and has ...
‘Change in Law’ Clause Approved in Draft PPA for Setting Up Distributed Solar Projects
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited's (GUVNL) request seeking incorporation of the 'Change in Law' clause in the draft power purchase agreement ...
APTEL Provides Interim Relief to Developers in the Scrapped GUVNL 700 MW Solar Auction
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to extend the validity of bids placed by developers in its scrapped 700 MW solar auction ...
In Another Bad Precedent, Gujarat Regulator Allows DISCOM to Scrap 700 MW Solar Auction
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has allowed the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) to cancel the 700 MW solar auction in the state’s Dholera Solar Park and retender ...
L&T Wins Solar EPC Contracts from NTPC and GSECL for Projects in Gujarat
The renewable energy arm of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has won the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the 200 MW project in Gujarat through an e-reverse auction conducted ...
