Monthly Archives: February 2014

MPPMCL – MP POWER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Solar Power winners at and below Rs. 6.97 per KWh

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

MPPMCL declares the price bids and successful bidders are those who quoted Rs. 6.97/- per KWh and below for a total of 100MW Sr. No. Company No. of Generatio n Source Total Capacity Offered (MW) Quoted Tariff Rs./unit 1 Emami … Continue reading →

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BIDDING RESULTS : JNNSM Phase 2 Batch 1 : 750 MW Solar PV Grid Connected Projects

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) opened bids for the allocation under batch one of phase two of the National Solar Mission (NSM). A total of 68 bids were received from 58 developers, covering 122 projects with a cumulative capacity … Continue reading →

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Are thin films a much more riskier proposition than Crystalline Modules – This comparison report from WISE definitely thinks so

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

  Life of the modules While all the modules manufacturers claim 25 years of life whether it is crystalline or thin film, the main question is what would be the balance capacity after 25 years considering the degradation rate. A … Continue reading →

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Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has published the Draft Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems) Regulations, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has published the Draft Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems) Regulations, 2014. Stake holders including public are requested to … Continue reading →

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Notification of Successful Bidders for Allocation of Roof Top PV Projects in Selected Cities/States-Phase-III

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Energy Corporation of India New Delhi-110 017 Notification of Successful Bidders for Allocation of Roof Top PV Projects in Selected Cities/States-Phase-III Ref: This has reference to the tender floated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for implementation … Continue reading →

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JNNSM Phase-II, Batch-I: Notification regarding Financial Bid opening and List of bidders found eligible for financial bid opening

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA NEW DELHI-110017 No. SECI/JNNSM/P-2/B-1/TC-Eval/2014                                                       Dated: 15th Feb, 2014 JNNSM Ph-II, B-I: Notification regarding Financial Bid opening and List of bidders found eligible for financial bid opening This has reference to the Request for Selection (RfS) … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy projects worth Rs 30,000 crore being implemented in Madhya Pradesh

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Renewable energy projects worth Rs 30,000 crore are being implemented in Madhya Pradesh, which have quietly reached out to companies and attracted GE, Reliance Power, Spanish wind major Gamesa and others, giving tough competition to Gujarat in the sector. The … Continue reading →

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IIT Madras to setup DC based solution to reduce blackouts and load shedding

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Ina few days from now, IIT-Madras will begin a project in a few hundred houses in the southern states aimed at eliminating load-shedding forever. IIT-M has developed a method that will let electricity boards provide a small amount of uninterrupted … Continue reading →

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MP Power Management Company Ltd. (MPPMCL) Solar Power Bids extended to 17th Feb

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

MP POWER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED (A GOVT. of MP undertaking) BLOCK No. 11 First Floor, SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAMPUR, JABALPUR (M.P.) – 482008 Tele/Fax-(0761)2667511,2702402,2702524 Email- rmehta@mptradeco.com Covering Letter-FinalRFP-PPA Final-PPA-02-Feb- 2014_Version1-1 Final-RFP-02-Feb- 2014_Version1-2 Date: 28.11.2013 No: 07-11/IPC/2013-14/Solar Power/1445 NOTICE INVITING TENDER The … Continue reading →

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Industries seek audits of Maharashtra power companies MSEDCL and MSPGCL

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

NASHIK: A state-level coordination committee of industrial associations and power consumers on Monday urged the state government for performance and energy audits of its power companies — Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (MSPGCL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company … Continue reading →

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Maharashtra Industries fume over govt’s power tariff eyewash

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Industrialists in Maharashtra are infuriated over state government pulling a fast one on them as regards to reduction in power tariff. The government announced that it has reduced the power tariff by 20% but it was just an eyewash. In … Continue reading →

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Sell 6 MW to MSEDCL for sugar tax relief – A step to promote renewable energy

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Maharashtra State energy ministry has announced the norms to be followed by sugar factories for getting exemption from sugar purchase tax. These are applicable to the sugar factories that have cogeneration power plants and have been framed with an aim … Continue reading →

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MSEDCL service not so reliable after all

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh: Ajoy Mehta claimed at the recent 3rd Feb 2014 Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industries event, that Maharashtra AT&C losses now only 14% and there was power availability to everyone! The reliability indices published by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution … Continue reading →

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Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Corporation (UPSIDC) is emphasizing on solar power plants

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

UPSIDC stresses on solar power to reduce scarcity. Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Corporation (UPSIDC) is emphasizing on solar power plants to reduce the power scarcity in the state. The solar plants would be set up near industrial areas so that … Continue reading →

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Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd penalized by UTTARAKHAND ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION for non-compliance of RPOs

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

In a breather for all those developers who have put up Solar plants under the REC scheme, the UERC comes as a shot in the arm, under these orders, the Commission decided to impose a penalty of Rs. 20,000/- on … Continue reading →

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