CERC Approves Trading Margin of Rs.0.07/kWh in SECI’s PSAs with Distribution Firms Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), in its petition, had asked the CERC for the approval of the trading margin of Rs.0.07/kWh agreed to by the distribution companies (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport; Tripura State Electricity Corporation) in the Power Supply Agreements signed for capacities of 334 MW and 100 MW respectively. The CERC […] Read more
CERC Denies Granting ‘Change Of Law’ Benefits To Adani Green Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest judgment, declined to give relief to Adani Green on ‘Change of Law’ events on procedural issues. It came after Adani Green, who was a respondent in a petition filed by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The Petition was related to the adoption of tariffs. The Petition […] Read more
Adani Green Meets Manufacturing Commitment, SECI Certifies Plant Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that its associate company, Mundra Solar Energy Ltd., has received approval for its solar photovoltaic plant from the Solar Energy Corp. of India. The renewables arm of the Adani Group received the commercial operational date certificate from SECI for solar PV cells and solar PV modules […] Read more
Renewable Energy: Looking Beyond Gujarat In 2023 Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian story of renewable energy is actually a story of paradoxes. Thus, even as the country has made remarkable progress in adding renewable capacity, it still fell comfortably short of the 175 GW target for 2022 Nationally, the country today has achieved 168 GW of renewable energy including large hydro power but the travesty […] Read more
Robotic Cleaning Represents Only 1-2% Of overall Capex, But Can Be Decisive: Amit Singla, Ecoppia India Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Israeli firm Ecoppia offers AI, data-driven robotic solar panel cleaning solutions. It claims to have deployed 3,900 MW of projects, over 10.5 mn autonomous cleaning sessions and cleaned over 9.24 bn solar panels. The firm, which has a global presence, is expanding operations in India. Some of the firm’s clients from India include NTPC, Azure […] Read more
CERC Adopts SECI’s Agreed Tariff For 1200 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects Updated On Thu, Apr 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Thursday adopted the individual tariffs as decided by the Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) for its 1200 Megawatt (MW) of Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Projects (Tranche-IV). These projects will be connected to the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS). SECI issued the Request for Selection (RfS) for these projects […] Read more
ISA Hosts Lecture on Deployment of Renewable Technologies in Developing World Updated On Tue, Mar 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) recently hosted a special lecture in New Delhi, which also saw the presence of officials from The Rockefeller Foundation. The theme of the lecture was ‘Tackling the Climate Crisis by Dramatically Expanding Access to Renewable Technologies Across the Developing World’. The Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropy body built on collaborative partnerships […] Read more
SECI Payout of Rs 804 Cr to Solar & Wind Developers for Oct Sees 10% Slide Since Sep Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Payments totaling Rs 804 crore were made to solar and wind power producers by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the power it purchased in October 2022. The amount is almost 10% less than what was paid out in September. Against its power purchases, the agency had released Rs 893 crore. Nearly 88% […] Read more
First Solar will supply 700 MW solar modules to Silicon Ranch Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Tennessee based independent power producer, Silicon Ranch and America’s largest solar manufacturer, First Solar, announced the expansion of the 4-GW master supply agreement (MSA) that they signed in April. To support its growing portfolio of contracted solar projects, Silicon Ranch has secured an additional 700 megawatts (MW) of advanced, responsibly produced, thin film photovoltaic (PV) […] Read more
