
NTPC’s 520 MW Hydropower Project Damaged in Glacier Burst and Floods
A glacial lake burst led to a rise in water levels in the river Rishiganga in Uttarakhand, damaging part of NTPC's 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project which was under ...

Tender Issued for 733 Solar Street Lighting Systems in Nainital
Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) issued tender inviting bids for approximately 733 solar street lighting systems in Nainital. The contract includes a five-year warranty and comprehensive maintenance as well ...

Uttarakhand Issues Empanelment Tender for 250 MW of Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has invited bids to empanel firms to develop 250 MW of solar power projects. The projects would be set up under the Mukhyamantri ...

Uttarakhand Plans 1,000 Solar Projects of 25 kW For Unemployed Youth and Small Farmers
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued an order extending the control period for benchmark capital costs and generic tariffs as a one-time exception. This is for 10,000 of ...

Validity of Levelized Tariff for Solar Projects in Uttarakhand Extended
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has extended the validity of benchmark capital cost and levelized generic tariffs for solar projects to March 31, 2021. The Commission had previously extended the validity ...

Uttarakhand DISCOM Mulls Passing on Tariff Rebates to Power Consumers
Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) seeks feedback on a petition filed before the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) on a draft plan to pass on the benefits of electricity tariff ...

Military Engineer Services Gets Net Metering for Rooftop Solar Above Ceiling Capacity
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has allowed Military Engineer Services (MES) branches at Roorkee and Dehradun to set up a 2 MW grid-connected rooftop solar system each under net metering ...

Uttarakhand Sets Net Generic Tariff of ₹3.48/kWh for Rooftop Solar Projects Up to 10 kW
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) announced generic tariffs for rooftop and small solar projects under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program with a subsidy ...

Bids Invited to Set Up Rooftop Solar Systems on District Court Campuses in Uttarakhand
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has issued a notice inviting tender for installing 575 kW of grid-connected rooftop and small solar projects in district court campuses of Uttarakhand ...

Bids Invited to Set Up a 2 MW Rooftop Solar System at a University in Uttarakhand
Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise, has issued a tender for 2.285 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems at the G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and technology in ...

Uttarakhand Reissues Tender for 40 MW of Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Project Development and Construction Corporation Limited (UPDCC) has invited fresh bids for 40 MW of grid-connected solar power projects. The projects are to be installed near Haripura and ...

Uttarakhand Floats Tender for Briquetting and Bio-Oil Projects
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) seeking developers for briquetting or bio-oil projects based on biomass-based fuels. A briquette is a compressed block ...

Uttarakhand Extends Validity of Levelized Tariff for Solar Projects to September 30
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued an order stating that the benchmark capital cost and levelized generic tariff, issued in June 2019, will continue to be applicable until ...

Uttarakhand Issues Tender for 575 kW of Rooftop and Small Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a tender to empanel contractors for 575 kW of grid-connected rooftop and small solar power projects ranging between 1 kW and ...

Uttarakhand Floats Tender for Supply of 900 Solar Meters
The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has floated a tender for 900 single-phase (10-60a) whole current solar meters in the state. Interested bidders are expected to submit an earnest money ...

UERC Rejects Plea for Changing Billing Cycles of Rooftop Solar Systems with Net Metering
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has dismissed a recent petition filed by the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) for the settlement of net energy from a captive rooftop ...

Uttarakhand Seeks Interested Bidders for 10 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has floated a tender inviting expression of interest (EoI) for the rate contract and empanelment of vendors for grid-connected rooftop solar power projects between ...

Uttarakhand DISCOM Allowed to Use Surplus Non-Solar RPO to Meet its Solar RPO Deficits
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has allowed Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) to carry forward the surplus non-solar renewable purchase obligations (RPO) of the financial year (FY) 2019-20 to ...

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 ...

Uttarakhand Announces RfP for 52 MW of Grid-Connected Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) to develop 52 MW of solar projects. The RfP is for the procurement of solar power ...

Gross Tariff of ₹4.49/kWh to Apply for Solar PV Projects in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued benchmark tariffs and capital costs for solar power projects in the state. The commission had issued draft regulations in December 2018 and ...

Uttarakhand Extends Deadline for 40 MW of Solar Projects Due to Ongoing Elections
The Uttarakhand Irrigation department has extended the last date for the submission of Request for Proposal (RfS) for its proposed tender for the installation of 40 MW of solar projects ...

Tender Announced for 200 MW of Solar Power Projects in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has floated a new tender for setting up 200 MW of grid-connected solar power projects under Uttarakhand Solar Energy Policy-2013 (Amended -2018). The ...

Uttarakhand Irrigation Department Invites Proposals for 40.84 MW of Solar Projects
The Uttarakhand Irrigation Department (UID) has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) for the installation of 40.84 MW of solar PV projects on the periphery of Tumaria and Haripura dams ...

Uttarakhand Commission Proposes Benchmark Costs for Solar Projects for FY 2019-20
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued a draft order regarding the review of benchmark capital cost for solar PV, solar thermal, grid-interactive rooftop, and small solar PV projects ...