Kerala Regulator Gives Nod To Reduced Tariff On Procurement Of Solar Power Updated On Thu, Jul 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has received the nod of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) towards the procurement of 90 MW of solar power for 25 years at a reduced tariff of Rs 2.77 kWh from NTPC. The Commission gave its approval to KSEB to finalise the PPA at the lower tariff. […] Read more
NTPC Starts Commercial Operation On India’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Updated On Fri, Jun 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s largest power producer, State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has revealed starting commercial operations on a Kayamkulam Floating Solar PV Project at Kayamkulam, Kerala. It is currently executing the last part capacity of 35 MW out of the 92 MW project. This makes it India’s largest floating solar power plant. The project EPC was […] Read more
First Hybrid Solar And Wind Power Project Comes Up In Kerala By ANERT Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a novel beginning, the Electricity Minister of the Kerala Government, K Krishnankutty, has inaugurated a hybrid solar and wind energy project in the state. The renewable energy project was developed by the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) as the first of this kind in Kerala at Chooralmala in Wayanad. […] Read more
Kerala Invites Bids for Wind Energy Projects Worth 65 MW Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy For the development of 65 MW of wind power projects, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEBL) has invited bids for the selection of developers under tariff-based competitive bidding. The last day for the submission of bids is June 20, 2022 and the tendered bids will be opened on June 23. As per the notification by […] Read more
NTPC commissions 35 MW Floating Solar Project in Kayamkulam Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy State owned power producer NTPC has announced that consequent upon successful commissioning, second part capacity of 35 MW out of 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar PV Project at Kayamkulam, Kerala, is declared on commercial operation w.e.f. 06:00 Hrs. of 19 May 2022. As per the announcement, the first part capacity of 22 MW was already […] Read more
Low demand for grid-connected rooftop solar systems in Kerala Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Kerala, the most literate state in the country with a high proportion of urban, independent housing, is failing the rooftop solar test. Grid-connected rooftop solar power systems, one of the key projects identified to meet the state’s solar target, is failing to attract many users. This, even as the state discovered fairly competitive prices for […] Read more
Kerala power board plans battery storage project in Thiruvananthapuram Updated On Mon, Mar 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to recent media reports, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is keenly looking at grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), given the growing emphasis on renewable energy and the rising peak-time power demand in the state. The state power utility proposes to pilot a BESS project in Thiruvananthapuram city, B. Ashok, chairman and managing […] Read more
Kerala Plans 200 MW Renewable Projects Over 10 Dams Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is seeking bids to develop 100 megawatt (MW) each of wind projects and floating solar projects. All of these projects will be constructed in ten dams of the state. The government has said that the bids for the wind energy projects shall open on February 24. It has also […] Read more
KSERC Approval for 300 MW Solar Buy Exposes Multiple Challenges Facing SECI, Developers Updated On Wed, Nov 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an order dated November 15, 2021, the Kerala state electricity regulatory commission (KSERC) finally allowed the state discom, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to procure 300 MW of Solar power from SECI from its tranche IX solar tenders, at a cost of Rs 2.44/kWh including trading commission. While many will see the order as […] Read more
