Budget: Rajasthan Promises 150 Units Of Free Power For Solar Users Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy Rajasthan government has now promised to provide solar prosumers with free electricity. Today, the state government presented its budget for the next financial year in the state assembly. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari in her budget speech announced the extension of the free power for solar consumers. “By leveraging the PM Surya Ghar Scheme, the […] Read more
MoP Advises REIAs To Co-Locate ESS With Solar Plants In Upcoming Tenders Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released an advisory on the co-location of energy storage systems (ESS) with solar plants. Its latest advisory aims to incorporate a minimum of a 2-hour co-located Energy Storage System (ESS) equivalent to 10% of installed solar capacity in future tenders. The notification stated, “This requirement will help mitigate intermittency […] Read more
NHPC Issues 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS Tender For Andhra Project Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy NHPC Limited has now come up with a fresh tender to boost energy storage projets in Andhra Pradesh. The Navratna company issued a tender accordingly. The tender seeks developers to develop a 500 MW/1000 MWh energy storage project under Tranche II. These will be developed near substations of the STU network in Andhra Pradesh. The […] Read more
Waiver of ISTS Charges-Will Power Ministry Oblige RE Developers? Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2025 by Saurenergy Inter State Transmission Charges or ISTS charges are a key component of power bills across India. Thus, their waiver for renewable energy producers has been a major support on which the energy has grown, by helping keep costs lower than they would otherwise have been. Of course, most states have sought to extract their own […] Read more
SECI Issues Tender To Build 500 MW Solar Project Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has released a 500 MW (Tranche-XIX) ISTS-connected solar tender. SECI has invited bids for the project until March 17, 2025, for soft copy submission and March 19, 2025, for hard copy submission. A plain vanilla solar tender has become a bit of a rarity in recent times, making […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh To Soon Have Five Model EV Cities Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Urban Development & Housing Department recently released the draft Madhya Pradesh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2025. The draft document aims to develop robust and accessible EV charging infrastructure for all, including differently-abled individuals. MP’s draft policy designates Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, and Ujjain as model EV cities, where detailed plans will […] Read more
APTEL Withholds KERC Order On Incremental Solar Tariff Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) in a recent judgment dismissed a petition by a Karnataka discom to not allow incremental tariff to compensate a solar energy generator on account of ‘change of law’ events. The petitioner Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM) had earlier moved APTEL seeing its intervention against an impuged order of […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar Powers 9,369 Varanasi Homes With Rooftop Solar Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2025 by Saurenergy Varanasi, a key district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), has been performing well under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The region witnessed an increase in solar installations, benefiting 549 households in February 2024, 2,856 in June 2024, 7,179 in October 2024, and reaching 9,369 in December 2024. The region has seen the installation of […] Read more
APTEL’s Relief To ACME Over COVID-Linked ‘Force Majeure’ Updated On Thu, Feb 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) has now ordered in favour of ACME Heergarh Powertech Private Limited in a case related to force majeure, triggered by the COVID pandemic. The judgment was passed after the petitioner (ACME) approached the apex body by challenging an impugned order, earlier passed by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). […] Read more
