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Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy 2019

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT – Development of Solar Power in Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy-2018 – Orders – Issued. ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & INVESTMENT (PR.II) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 1 ORDER: Dated: 03-01-2019 Read … Continue reading →

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Yet another record low for solar power tariffs in India at Rs 2.44 per unit

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

“Latest solar power auction at Bhadla Solar Park 3 sets new record with electricity tariff of Rs 2.44/unit,” Goyal tweeted on Friday.  Solar power tariffs in India have fallen to a new record low of Rs 2.44 per unit in … Continue reading →

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Solar power tariff continues free fall; hits new low of Rs 2.62 a unit

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Phelan Energy Group and Avaada Power Private Limited have bagged 50 MW and 100 MW respectively at Rs 2.62 per unit while SBG Cleantech – a joint venture between SoftBank, Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn has bagged 100 MW at Rs … Continue reading →

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Solar Power Price drops to ₹3.15 per KWh in latest round of bidding

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

French company Solairedirect, which won the rights to put up 250 MW of solar plants and sell power to NTPC Ltd at a record-low tariff of Rs 3.15 a kWhr in the auction process that concluded on Tuesday, has created … Continue reading →

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How will GST impact Solar Projects in India

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Implications-of-GST-on-delivered-cost-of-Renewable-Energy Executive summary Multiple Indirect taxes are currently levied on transactions in India. Some of the taxes are levied and collected by the Central Government, while other taxes are collected by the State Governments. Accordingly, the current Indirect tax regime … Continue reading →

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Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under JNNSM upto 31st March 2016

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under JNNSM Sr. No. State/UT Total cumulative commissioned capacity till 31-03-15 (MW) Total commissioned capacity during 2015-16 (MW) Total cumulative commissioned capacity till 31-03-16 (MW) 1 Andhra Pradesh 137.852 435.114 572.966 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.025 0.240 0.265 3 Bihar 0 5.100 … Continue reading →

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Solar tariff trend in India from 2010-2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Trend of Solar Tariff Previous bid results     Year Capacity on Offer (MW)   Highest Bid (Rs./KWh)   Lowest (Rs./KWh)   Weighted Avg. Price (Rs./KWh) NSM Batch 1 Dec’10 150 12.76 10.95 12.16 NSM Batch2 Dec’11 350 9.39 7.49 … Continue reading →

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Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under JNNSM in 2015-16

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Commissioned in 2015-16 as on 31/01/2016 Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under JNNSM in 2015-16   Sr. No.     State/UT Total MNRE Projects MW   State Policy MW   RPO MW   REC Scheme MW Pvt. … Continue reading →

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Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects as on 31 Jan 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Cumulative Commissioned as on 31-01-2016  Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects     Sr. No.     State/UT   Total MNRE Projects MW   State Policy MW     RPO MW   REC Scheme MW   Pvt. Initiative … Continue reading →

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PPA with NTPC raises questions of tariff overload

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

This is a questionable deal that will burden the discoms and consumers and benefit NTPC, says M. Venugopala Rao, convenor of Centre for Power Studies. Energy consumers in Andhra Pradesh may have to bear a burden of Rs. 4505 crore … Continue reading →

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AP boosts Solar Power by applying Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) on all other sources including Renewables

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

AP has made Solar Power the preferred Open Access medium of choice by applying huge CSS on all other types of generation including wind, this is a validation of the need for Solar Power. Cross Subsidy Surcharge for FY2015-16*   … Continue reading →

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AP announces bidders of 1291MW vs 500MW of allocation for Solar Power Projects

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The lowest tariff quoted was by First Solar Power India Pvt Ltd at just Rs. 5.250 per KWh and the top 14 bidders out of 63 have walked away with 495MW of projects. The reason for the low quotes is the … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Tariff Order for Wheeling Tariffs for Distribution Business

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The filings for approval of Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and Tariff proposals for the Wheeling Charges of Distribution business for 3rd control period (from FY 2014- 15 to FY 2018-19), made on 4th December, 2013, by the four (4) Distribution … Continue reading →

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Solar Energy Corp seeks license for power trading from CERC

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Sensing huge potential in Solar power production, the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has applied for license for power trading with Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. SECI managing director Rajendra Nimje said the PSU is authorised to sell power … Continue reading →

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Study on the sustainability of Biomass based power generation in Karnataka TERI – 2013

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Biomass is a renewable resource and estimated to be surplus across the country. It has been identified as a potential source for power generation. Biomass is derived from the by-products of various resources like agricultural crops such as paddy, corn and sugarcane, wood … Continue reading →

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Discom restructure kicked off with 8 States in April 2013, Rs 1.60 lakh cr in bad debt

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Under the Centre’s package, half of the losses would be taken up by the States, which would issue long-term bonds in phases. For the remaining losses, the distribution companies would get a three-year moratorium on principal payment. The financial re-structuring programme … Continue reading →

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Accumulated losses of state power utilities

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

HANDLING POWER Accumulated losses of state power utilities States SEB /Discom losses (Rs cr) States SEB /Discom losses (Rs cr) Accumulated 2010-11 Accumulated 2010-11 J&K NA 1,892 Kerala 6,865 1,934 Mizoram NA 115 Bihar 5,821 NA Manipur NA 56 West … Continue reading →

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Solar power bidders accept Rs 6.49/unit offer from AP for a total of 418 MW

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The State has received proposals to develop 418 MW at Rs 6.49 per unit price finalised by the Group of Ministers. Andhra Pradesh has received offers for setting up 418 MW of solar photo voltaic power generation capacity under the … Continue reading →

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AP allow more firms to set up solar plants at Rs. 6.49 provided they submit their applications in the next 4 weeks

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to permit any company to set up a solar photovoltaic unit in the State assuring them of Rs 6.49 paise per kWh. Interested solar power developers have been told that they can submit applications within … Continue reading →

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AP Solar Grid Connectivity Application Form with evacuation locations within the state

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

As per Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy, 2012, vide G.O. Ms No: 39 Dt: 26.09.2012 & G.O. Ms. No. 44, dated: 16-11-2012 Vide item(9), Grid Connectivity and Evacuation facility, the power generated from a Solar Power Project shall be injected at an … Continue reading →

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Solar power now at grid parity! – AP receives bids for 350 MW solar PV power units at Rs 6.49 per KWhr

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Thirty-four bidders have accepted the Rs 6.49 per unit price offer for solar photovoltaic power project development under the Andhra Pradesh State policy. Of the 1000 MW on offer, the aggregate bids resulted in response for about 350 MW. According … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh Solar power bids heading for re-tendering? States now expecting developers to quote below Rs. 7

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The government’s bid to finalise tenders for solar power and encourage generation of non-conventional energy to meet the gap in the demand and supply from conventional sources may not be a smooth affair. It may even lead to cancellation of … Continue reading →

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2nd Workshop On “Challenges and Issues in Solar RPO Compliance/REC’s” December, 2012

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: This workshop had some very useful presentation on numbers behind REC and RPO as well as valuable information on certain states compliance rules. Proceedings of the Workshop Inaugural Session Mr. Tarun Kapoor (Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable … Continue reading →

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AP fixes Rs 6.49/unit for solar photovoltaic projects

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Andhra Pradesh is considering the possibility of a uniform tariff of about Rs 6.49 a unit for solar photovoltaic power projects. Following a detailed review of the various aspects of the bidding process, a Cabinet sub-committee on power seems to … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh net metering policy released on 25th March 2013

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar power policy pressnote. The Government announced its policy for encouraging solar power production in the State. A GO MS NO 22 to this effect has been issued on Monday. Keeping in view the good potential for harnessing solar power, … Continue reading →

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‘Faulty’ power policies widening demand-supply gap, states former Union Energy Secretary E.A.S. Sarma

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The growing gap between supply and demand in the power sector is due to the power policies of the government that are formulated to suit private players such as Reliance, former Union Energy Secretary E.A.S. Sarma has observed. Earlier, the … Continue reading →

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Discoms in Andhra Pradesh reeling under huge power deficit with power cuts ranging from 2 to 8 hours since March 1

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: Andhra has a shortage of 70 Million KWhr Units per day expected to increase to 80+ Million KWhr Units in the summer. Almost 17000 MWp of Solar PV required to plug this deficit just in the state of Andhra … Continue reading →

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AP receives lowest solar bid offer of Rs 6.52 per KWhr Unit from Essel Mining

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: Solar prices of between Rs. 7 – 9 per KWhr here to stay! The bidding process for setting up grid-connected solar power farms in Andhra Pradesh enters a crucial phase with the opening up of the price bids. According … Continue reading →

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Metering Protocol for Captive Solar Plants in Andhra Pradesh for REC

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  The Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy-2012 to encourage large scale solar power generation in the State vide G.O.Ms.No.39, dated 26.09.2012 & G.O.Ms. No. 44, dated 16.11.2012. As such, APTRANSCO / APDISCOMs have proposed to … Continue reading →

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Remote Village Electrification for 6033 villages sanctioned and new scheme of “Rural Area Energy Access Programme I” under development

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  Remote Village Electrification (RVE) for 6033 villages and hamlets have been sanctioned during the 11th Plan and work on 5211 nos. of villages and hamlets has been completed in various States including Tamil Nadu and Odisha. Two proposals of 61 hamlets and 161 … Continue reading →

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AP Solar bidding – List of bidders, bid location and capacity details

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

[Updated: Total Bid Capacity has been updated from 1339.5 MW to 1354.5 MW owing to addition of new information which was not available previously – 15 MW bid by Swiss Park Vanijya Pvt. Ltd. added to the list]… At around 3 pm on … Continue reading →

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Risk of corruption clouds Andhra Pradesh solar bids

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  The recent bidding guidelines launched by the Andhra Pradesh government for 1,000 MW of solar power projects, leave enough room for corruption. It’s been less than a month since the document has been put out and rumors are already … Continue reading →

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Salient features of state policies, by MNRE

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

We had published the state policy salient features on a number of occasions and so has MNRE MNRE has published the salient features for the states with solar policies on 20th Nov 2012, click here for the detailed document. This … Continue reading →

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More reforms needed to tackle Tamil Nadu power crisis

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Since J Jayalalithaa came to power in Tamil Nadu a year-and-a-half ago, she has sought to manage the grave power crisis in the state by increasing tariffs, launching new projects, unveiling an ambitious solar policy and approving the bailout of the state … Continue reading →

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Companies facing huge power shortage: Ficci. Its the right time for Consistent Renewable and Sustainable Solutions

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  Of the 650 firms surveyed, “61 per cent of the firms suffer above 10 per cent shortfall in production due to power cuts while 13 per cent suffer 2-5 per cent shortfall and the remaining 12 per cent suffer … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh releases its RFS for Grid connected Solar Plants

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

After TN failing miserably due to various issues on its 1000 MW ambitious solar plan, AP has taken up the baton. We anticipate that the credit ratings of the DISCOM may play a key role in getting in more players … Continue reading →

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Amendments to Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

A. Para 4(a) In Para 4 (a) “States other than AP State” in the heading and content shall be read as “within the State.” In addition, the following sentence will be added: “They will qualify for REC subject to applicable … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh likely to call bids for generation of 1,000 mw of solar power

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Andhra Pradesh Government is likely to call bids for generation of 1,000 mw of solar power shortly in a bid to overcome the power crisis and also to encourage non-conventional energy sector. The Andhra Pradesh Government is likely to … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy – 2012

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH – ABSTRACT Clean and Green Energy – Development of Solar Power in Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy – Order – Issued. —————————————————————————————- ENERGY (RES-A1) DEPARTMENT G.O. Ms. No. 39 Dt. 26-09-2012 ORDER:- In order … Continue reading →

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Andhra Pradesh announces Solar Incentives to attract Captive and REC based solar projects

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

India’s Andhra Pradesh state introduced its first solar-energy policy, offering tax benefits to projects and exemptions from power-transmission fees as the local government seeks investment to curb electricity shortages. Plants built by June 2014 will be able to claim the … Continue reading →

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