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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 →

Posted in Andhra Pradesh, Cross Subsidy Surcharge, DISCOM, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, Net Metering, Policy, PV, Solar, Transmission Charges | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, AP Solar, APTRANSCO, NREDCAP, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Status, Solar, Solar Banking, Solar Parks, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Solar Rooftop Projects – Gross/Net Metering, solar systems, Third Party Sale / Captive Use, Transmission and Distribution charges for wheeling of power | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, JNNSM, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV | Tagged 2.97 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), ACME, Andhra Pradesh, Ashivini Kumar, Avaada Power Private Limited, Bhadla phase-III, Kadapa Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh, Managing Director, MPUVNL, NTPC Ltd., Phelan Energy Group, Piyush Goyal, Rajasthan, Rewa Solar Park, Rs 2.44/unit, Rs 3.15 per unit, Rs 3.3 per unit, Rs. 2.44 KWh, SBG Cleantech, SECI, Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd (SECI), Solar India, Solar Parks, Solar Power, Solar PV | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Government, India, PV, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar Parks, Solar Policy, Solar PV | Tagged ACME, Andhra Pradesh, Avaada Power Private Limited, Azure, Kadapa, Mahindra Renewables, Phelan Energy Group, Piyus Goyal, Renew, SBG Cleantech, Solar Mega Power, Solar Park, Solar PV | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Renewables | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Azure Power (Rs 4.38), Canadian Solar Energy (Rs 3.39), Greenko Energies (Rs 4.09), Kadapah, Mahindra Renewables (Rs 4.68), Mohoba Solar (Rs 4.54), NTPC, Ostro Energy, Punjab, Rajathan, Reverse Auction, Solairedirect, solar bidding, SunEdison, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Bagasse, Biofuels, Biomass, CERC, Cogeneration, Geothermal, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Hydro, India, Maharashtra, MNRE, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar Parks, Solar Policy, Solar Pumps, Waste, Waste To Energy, Wind | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Biomass, Concentrated Solar Power, Electricity generation, energy, environment, Goods and Service Tax, GST, Gujarat, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Photovoltaic system, power plants, PV, Service Tax, Solar, Solar India, Solar Power, solar taxes, Taxes | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, JNNSM, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, energy, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Mizoram, Odisha, Photovoltaic, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, solar power plants, solar power projects, Solar PV, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west bengal | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Batch I, Batch II, Government, JNNSM, Phase I, Phase II, Power Generation, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar Parks, Tranche I | Tagged Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Odisha, Photovoltaic, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Renewable Energy Certificates, Solar Power, solar power projects, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west bengal | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Government, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Power Generation, Punjab, PV, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh | Tagged Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Electricity generation, energy, environment, Gujarat, Haryana, India, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, solar blog india, Solar Power, solar power projects, Solar PV, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west bengal | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Government, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, Gujarat, Haryana, India, JNNSM, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ministry of Power, MNRE, New Delhi, Power Generation, Punjab, PV, Rajasthan, Renewables, Solar, Solar PV, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh | Tagged Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, CPSUs MW, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, India, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Odisha, Others, Projects MW, Puducherry, Punjab, Pvt. Initiative (Roof top) MW, Rajasthan, REC Scheme MW, Renewable Energy Certificates, RPO MW, Solar Power, solar power projects, Solar PV, State Policy MW, State/UT, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Total commissioned capacity till 31-01-16 (MW), Total MNRE, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west bengal | Leave a comment

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 →