MERC Directs MSEDCL to Compensate Solar PV Project Developers Updated On Fri, Jul 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar PV Projects totaling 100 MW will be benefited The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has provided partial relief to Juniper Green Energy Pvt. Ltd. (JGEPL), and Nisagra Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. (NREPL), developers of solar PV projects in Maharashtra. JGEPL and NREPL had petitioned the MERC to intervene and finalize a compensation mechanism and […] Read more
MERC Provides Relief To Renew Power On Project Delay Plea Updated On Fri, Jul 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a ruling that follows a well trodden path for multiple wind energy developers in Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), has provided relief to Renew Power SPV (Special Purpose vehicle) Renew Vayu Urja Private Limited (Renew) in a case against the MSEDCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd). Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) […] Read more
MERC Rules In MSEDCL Favour In Case Involving Greenko Subsidiary Updated On Mon, Jul 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has gone with the MSEDCL view in a case involving Orange Maha Wind Energy Private Limited (Orange Wind), a subsidiary of Orange Renewables, now owned by the Hyderabad based Greenko group. The judgement was uploaded on July 11, on the MERC site. The case in question,involved the contention of […] Read more
MERC Approves Tariffs For a Combined 633 MW of Solar Power in Maharashtra Updated On Wed, May 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Last Week for a busy week for Maharashtra, with approvals for close to 633 MW of solar power procurement to meet Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL’s) Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) for the state. MSEDCL, which has been procuring just about 3.5 percent of its power requirements from Solar, needs to ramp it up […] Read more
MERC’s Take On Solar Rooftop Sets The Benchmark Updated On Thu, Apr 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy In a critical decision for solar rooftop sector in Maharashtra, the state regulator, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has settled the Grid Support Charge (GSC) issue for good, it seems. With this, state consumers and installers can hope for a much better time for solar rooftops, hopefully. The announcement, hidden deep in the detailed tariff […] Read more
MSEDCL 500 MW Solar Tender Receives Only 2 Bids Worth 350 MW Updated On Mon, Mar 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy MSEDCL latest tender for the long-term procurement of power from 500 MW solar projects has received only two bids worth a combined 350 MW. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s (MSEDCL) latest tender for the long-term procurement of solar power from 500 MW of intra-state grid-connected projects (Phase – V) has been undersubscribed by […] Read more
REIL Tenders for 3.5 MW Solar Power Plants in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Mar 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy REIL has issued a tender for setting up of solar PV based power plants with capacities ranging from 500 kWp to 2 MWp in the state of Maharashtra. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL) has issued a tender, inviting sealed bids from interested bidders for setting up of solar PV based power plants with […] Read more
MSEDCL Subsidy Scam Highlights Attitude To Solar Power in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s latest ‘scam’ potentially shows up just why getting discoms on board to promote renewable power is so difficult. A MERC (Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) appointed committee has filed a report that accuses the state power distribution utility, Mahavitaran or MSEDCL as its English moniker goes, of outright fraud. The report claims that MSEDCL has […] Read more
The Red Tape Challenge. How RE Producers in India Are Squeezed Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy While meeting people within and outside the renewables industry, almost everyone agrees that unlike other sectors, a key part of the work, namely, the actual build up of renewable projects, in terms of procurement, transportation and commissioning at site, is probably the easiest part of the job.In fact, the mismatch between the time taken to […] Read more
