EESL, MSEDCL Commission 8 MW Solar Agro Project at Devdaithan Updated On Tue, Dec 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy EESL and MSEDCL have commissioned an 8 MW solar-agro project at Devdaithan. The work on the project was completed in six months. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) have commissioned a 7987 kWp (8 MW) solar-agro project at Devdaithan. The work on the project was completed in six […] Read more
MSEDCL Petition to Float Open Tenders Under MSKVY Halted by MERC Updated On Mon, Nov 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy MSEDCL has had its petition with MERC, seeking approval to float open tenders and taking land on lease by paying rent under MSKVY Scheme, halted for now. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has filed a petition with the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) seeking approval to float Open tenders and taking land […] Read more
Avaada Gets Relief at APTEL Against CERC Order for Maharashtra Project Updated On Thu, Oct 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in January this year, we had carried this story on how a CERC order had ruled against Avaada in a petition to stay cancellation of its PSA with SECI. Many of the other key issues in the project, like the fate of the 28MW already built, or the power generated there, or even the […] Read more
MSEDCL Continues To Write the Rulebook On Killing Solar Rooftop Updated On Fri, Sep 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra State Energy Distribution Company Limited continues to find new ways to rile up solar stakeholders. Their latest effort, or ‘non effort’ relates to the piffling demand for central solar subsidy worth Rs 3 crores, for just 25 MW, when the potential in the state according to most experts is easily over 1000 MW. […] Read more
Despite MERC Relief in Wind Energy Case, Project Execution A Challenge for Hero Wind Updated On Mon, Sep 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy In a case it brought against MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited) at the state power regulator MERC, Hero Wind Energy, through its subsidiary (Clean Wind Power (Bhavnagar) Private Limited) handling the project in question managed to get some relief. But that hardly indicates an end to the problems facing the project. The issue […] Read more
SECI Fails To Wriggle Out of MERC Jurisdiction. Faces MSEDCL Claims for Damages Updated On Tue, Sep 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy In an order with possibly far reaching consequences for SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), the Maharashtra Electricity Regulator (MERC) has opted to place the central government undertaking on the dock, for a claim brought in by MSEDCL (Maharastra state Electricity Distribution Company Limited). MSEDCL’s main complaint against SECI, which it opted to bring before […] Read more
Is Maharashtra Ready For ‘Renewable Only’ Capacity Creation? Updated On Sat, Aug 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Coronavirus pandemic might have achieved what no amount of push from well meaning people did. Force one of India’s top Industrialised states, Maharashtra, to consider a full stop on fresh thermal energy capacity creation in the state. A report in the Economic Times quotes Maharashtra Energy minister Nitin Raut saying that no more thermal […] Read more
MERC Rules Against MSEDCL in Three Cases Updated On Wed, Aug 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy All Cases Pertain to Non-Payment of Dues to Wind Energy Generators The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in three separate cases has ruled against the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL). All the cases pertain to non-payment of dues by MSEDCL to wind energy project owners. Riddhi Siddhi Gluco Biols Ltd. (RSGBL) had approached […] Read more
Maharashtra has Achieved 9.7 GW of its 22 GW by 2022 RE Target Updated On Mon, Aug 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy As of June 2020, Maharashtra has an installed renewable energy capacity of 9.7 GW, which is 44 percent of its 2022 target of 22 GW. Maharashtra has renewable energy potential of 75 GW, which is 8.3 percent of the country’s total potential. As per the state’s National Electricity Plan 2018, Maharashtra has a renewable energy […] Read more
