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

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

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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NTPC UP 100 MW Solar Bidders

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

1 PRAYATNA DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED 4.78 2 AZURE POWER INDIA PVT LTD 4.78   3   ACME SOLAR HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED   4.79   4   OPG POWER GENERATION PRIVATE LIMITED   4.81   5   Orange Renewable Power Private … Continue reading →

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Tender Results of NTPC 420 MW Rajasthan Solar Park Bid

Posted on January 23, 2016 by

Tender Results : NTPC 420 MW Rajasthan Solar Park Bid Results Sr. No. Bidder’s Name Quoted Value Loaded Value Allotted Capacity (MW) 1 Fortum Finnsurya Energy Pvt Ltd 4.34 4.34 70 2 Rising Sun Energy Pvt Ltd 4.35 4.35 140 3 … Continue reading →

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PPA with NTPC raises questions of tariff overload

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

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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SunEdison To Supply Cheapest Solar Power In India

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

U.S.-based SunEdison has won a bid to sell solar power in India at a record low tariff, which could boost the appeal of the renewable source at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing for clean energy to … Continue reading →

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NTPC to sign fresh PPAs with buyers, bundle thermal, solar in 85:15 ratio

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

NTPC, India’s largest power producer, has decided to sign fresh power purchase agreements (PPAs) with existing customers and bundle thermal power with solar power in 85:15 ratio. According to a directive issued by the power ministry, utilities will have to … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution now a Modi Government Priority

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

Barely 16 miles from central Delhi, a 40-year-old coal-fired power plant run by NTPC Ltd. stands testament to the bargain struck by India’s capital city: The world’s dirtiest air for electricity. The state-owned utility is now seeking to cut emissions across its … Continue reading →

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