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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 →

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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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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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Tender Results of NTPC 420 MW Rajasthan Solar Park Bid

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Ritesh Pothan

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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Rajasthan Solar Policy 2014 looking for 25 GWp Solar Capacity

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The Government of Rajasthan launched a new ” Solar Energy Policy-2014″ to pave the way for establishment of 25000 MW solar capacity in the state. The main objectives of the policy are creation of conducive environment for the investors in … Continue reading →

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Uttar Pradesh government finalises 230 MW solar power projects

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

State government finalised agreements with seven private power players and a public sector undertaking to produce 230 MW of solar power. At a function on Thursday, Chief Minister AkhileshYadav handed out Letter of Intents to Jakson Power Solutions, Moser Bayer Clean Energy Ltd, Sree Developers, DK Infracon, Refax Energy, Azure Surya Ltd and Essel Infra. These … 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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Godawari CSP comes online but with no storage, undermining its true purpose

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Parabolic troughs harness energy from the sun at the Godawari solar-thermal power plant, near Nokh, Rajasthan, India. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg   Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. (GODPI) started Asia’s biggest solar-thermal plant as India limps toward clean-energy targets with prices … Continue reading →

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India May Defer Fines on $1 Billion Solar Thermal Plants

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is seeking to defer penalties on about $1 billion of solar-thermal power projects that are delayed by a lack of water, financing difficulties and equipment shortages. Seven projects totaling 470 megawatts in capacity … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan allots 75MW Solar Power Projects under competitive bidding Rajasthan Solar Policy 2011 (Phase I)

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar Power Projects Under Competitive Bidding, Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy Sr. No Reg No Name of Company Capacity in MW Address District Location 1 S/428/2004 Essel Mining and Industries Limited 20 Aditya Birla Centre, SK Ahire Marg,Worli. Mumbai- 400030 Jodhpur … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan has a total of 512.75 MW installed as off March 2013

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

While a vast majority of Solar projects are JNNSM, REC based projects are picking up. Below are the names of the 84 odd organizations who have installed Solar Power Plants in Rajasthan with their capacities, technology and commissioning date upto … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan releases draft Rfp for 300MW Wind

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Request for Proposal (RfP) (DRAFT) Document For Setting up of Grid Connected Wind Power Projects of Total Capacity 300 MW in Rajasthan during FY 2013-14 Under “Policy for Promoting Generation of Electricity from Wind, 2012” RfP/Wind/2013-14/RREC/01 ISSUED BY Rajasthan Renewable … 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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Rajasthan solar tender turns up lowest fixed tariff of Rs. 6.45 per KWhr with no escalation

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Rajasthan’s tender for purchase of solar power has turned up the lowest ever tariff offered for selling electricity generated by solar plants. Essel Mining, which wants to put up a 10 MW solar photovoltaic plant and supply the power to … 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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Rajasthan may face blackout from Sunday as NTPC threatens to snap supply for defaulting on Rs 367 crore pay

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Natgrp: Why are we not surprised that centralized power is not a true solution. In a regulatory notice to the three distribution companies NTPC has said it would either curb the supply of 1258-MW or regulate it.   Consumers in … Continue reading →

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Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compels state government to promote solar power generation

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Gujarat accounts for close to 58 per cent of the country’s total solar power output of 1190 MW, followed by Rajasthan with nearly 17 per cent. Rest are way behind. But thanks to Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets specified by state electricity regulatory commissions, state governments … Continue reading →

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List Of Solar PV Projects Under JNNSM Phase I Batch II that have achieved Financial Closure As Per Schedule

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Sl. No. Name of the Company Capacity (MW) Location State 1 GAIL (INDIA) Limited 5 Village Raghawa, Tehsil Ramgarh Distt. Jaisalmer Rajasthan 2 POKARAN SOLAIRE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED 5 Village Bawdi Barsingha, Tehsil Phalodi, Distt. Jodhpur Rajasthan 3 SUNBORNE ENERGY … Continue reading →

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Statewise Installed Solar Capacity

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

State/UT MW State/UT MW Andhra Pradesh 21.8 Punjab 9.3 Chhattisgarh 4.0 Rajasthan 198.7 Gujarat 690.0 Tamil Nadu 15.1 Haryana 7.8 Uttar Pradesh 12.4 Jharkhand 16.0 Uttarakhand 5.1 Karnataka 14.0 West Bengal 2.1 Madhya Pradesh 7.4 Andaman & Nicobar 0.1 Maharashtra … Continue reading →

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PLF/CUF for 16 Projects across multiple Indian States – IREDA, surprising numbers for Rajasthan, Orissa and Thin Film

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

State No. of Projects PLF Technology Andhra Pradesh 1 18.72% Polycrystalline Chhattisgarh 2 15.22-18.83% Polycrystalline Haryana 2 15.55% Polycrystalline 18.75% Thin Film Maharashtra 3 18.74% Polycrystalline 16.53-18.71% MonoCrystalline Orissa 3 12.80% Thin Film (a-Si) 3.17-12% Polycrystalline Rajasthan 2 9.73% Polycrystalline … Continue reading →

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Status update of solar policies and allocations across India

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

  Last summer, Ritesh Pothan blogged about India’s Central Government Policy as well as certain key state policies for solar power in Part 2 of his Indian Solar Saga series. In this latest piece, he updates us on the state … Continue reading →

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Blowing in the Wind

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Is the answer to the Indian Renewable story blowing in the wind? Read about it on my article on Renewable Energy Magazine Ritesh Pothan offer us an in-depth analysis of the wind industry present and future in India. “Wind is … Continue reading →

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Rajasthan’s solar programme indefinitely postponed

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Source: The Hindu Business The 200 MW solar programme of the state of Rajasthan has been indefinitely postponed. On Thursday, the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation put up a circular on its website, which read: “Last date of receiving of bids … Continue reading →

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India’s largest solar power plant inaugurated on April 1, 2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

JAISALMER: The desert state on Saturday achieved the glory of having the country’s biggestsolar power generation plant. The 40MW plant has been set up at Dhoodsar village near Pokhran in Jaisalmer district and the plant started power generation from Saturday. In … Continue reading →

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Four Rajasthan electricity officials suspended for irregularities in issuing incorrect certificates for solar power plant production.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

JAISALMER: The state government on Friday evening suspended four officials including two executive engineers for issuing certificates of production of solar energy even before the work started at the plants in Pokhran sub-division in Jaisalmer. As per the information, seven out of 10 5MW each solar … Continue reading →

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Lanco Group granted incorrect commissioning certificates for seven solar power plants as part of JNNSM Phase 1 Batch 1

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

In a major scam, seven associates of the Lanco Group, an infrastructure company owned by Congress MP Rajagopal Lagadapati, were granted commissioning certificates in January by a Rajasthan government body for seven 5 MW solar power plants each in Askandra village, Jaisalmer, … Continue reading →

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First Solar PR Director explains further on hot climate issues, in reply to our post

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

In reply to our earlier post, Brandon Mitchener, director of public relations at First Solar said, this report was based on a misreading of what First Solar said and the Hindu Business Line is (belatedly) in the process of correcting it. … Continue reading →

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Benchmark Tariffs for Solar PV power plants announced for Rajasthan with submission dates extended to 16th March 2012

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RERC) has issued a suo-motu draft Tariff order for Solar Plants dated 23rd January, 2012. As per this order the generic tariff levelised for 25 years for Solar PV is summarized as under: Generic tariff … Continue reading →

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