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BESCOM Proposes a Tariff Separation for Open Access Consumers Above 1 MW in Karnataka

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has proposed a separate tariff for >1 MW open access consumers, as it causes the non-recovery of fixed costs. BESCOM has requested for an increase in charges for consumers of 1 MW and above with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial, Grid Connected, India, Karnataka, PV, Renewables, Solar | Tagged BESCOM, High Tension, HT2A, HT2B, HT2C, Karnataka, KERC, Open Access, Solar, Solar PV | Leave a comment

RERC Sets Benchmark Tariff of ₹3.93/kWh for Solar PV Projects in Rajasthan for FY 2017-18

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has fixed ₹3.93 (~$0.06)/kWh as the generic tariff for solar PV projects without accelerated depreciation (AD) in Rajasthan. The tariff is levelized for 25 years. The AD component of the tariff has been fixed … Continue reading →

Posted in DISCOM, India, PV, Rajasthan, Renewables, RERC, Solar | Tagged Accelerated Depreciation, ₹3.93, Deemed Generation, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, RERC, Solar PV, Solar Tariff, Tamil Nadu | Leave a comment

Grid Parity of Solar PV Rooftop Systems for the Commercial and Industrial Sectors

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

Grid Parity of Solar PV Rooftop Systems for the Commercial and Industrial Sectors: New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute. 172 pp. Amazing Compilation of Details and a must read Grid Parity_SolarPV Rooftop

Posted in Commercial, DISCOM, Grid Connected, Ministry of Power, MSEDCL, Net Metering, PV, Renewables, Residential, Rooftop, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Transmission and Distribution | Tagged India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Solar, Solar Comparison, solar energy, Solar India, Solar Power, Solar PV, Solar Residential, Solar Rooftop, Telangana | Leave a comment

Karnataka’s rooftop solar scam: 9 executive engineers suspended

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

BENGALURU: Jolted by a rooftop solar power project scam, the Karnataka government on Wednesday ordered the suspension of nine executive engineers from three electricity supply companies for having executed fake power purchase agreements (PPAs). Briefing reporters here, power minister D … Continue reading →

Posted in DISCOM, Grid Connected, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, Karnataka, Net Metering, PV, Renewables, Rooftop, Solar, Solar Policy, Solar PV | Tagged B V Jagdish of Hiriyur, BESCOM, D H Umesh of Gadag, D K Shivakumar, D Mahesh of Koppal and Basappa K Pattanashetty of Sindhanur, fake power purchase agreements, Feed-in tariff, GESCOM, H Krishnappa of Haveri, HESCOM, K H Guruswamy of Madhugiri, K L Lokesh of KGF, Karnataka, Karnataka government, Karnataka Solar Policy 2014-21, M R Ramesh of Chikkaballapur, Power Minister, Power purchase agreements, PPA, PPAs, revenue register, Shivanna Gowda R Patil of Bagalkot, Solar, Solar FIT, Solar India, Solar Rooftop | 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 →

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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 →

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

Clarification on standard format of Power Purchase Agreements in respect of Solar Power Plants of 1-3 MW projects of land owners and Institutions – Karnataka

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

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Posted in Crystalline, Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems, India, Karnataka, KSERC, PV, Renewables, Solar, Solar Policy, Thin Film | Tagged energy, Farmer PPA, Karnataka, Karnataka Solar Farmer PPA, KREDL, Photovoltaic, PV, Renewable Energy, solar energy, Solar Farmer PPA, Solar PV | Leave a comment

Karnataka list of bidders with prices for 500MW of Solar Power Plants, lowest successful bid starts from Rs. 6.71 per KWh and highest at Rs. 7.12 / KWp

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

In another validation that Solar prices are now firmly at around Rs. 7 and below, just 8 Karnataka bidders below Rs. 7.12 have succeeded in picking up 500MW of Solar Projects. Click here for the PDF file Karnataka Financial Bid … Continue reading →