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NHPC concludes e-reverse auction for developing 2000 MW solar generation capacity amid lockdown

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 20, 2020

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has successfully concluded an e-reverse auction for developing a 2000 MW of solar generation capacity at a competitive tariff of Rs. 2.55/2.56 per unit at a time business are struggling due to lockdown. The E-RA was conducted...

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Greenko, Renew Power bag SECI mega renewable cum storage based projects

By : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2020

Greenko Group with 900 mega watts (MW) and Renew Power with 300 MW bag Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) reverse auction for the world’s largest renewable energy cum storage power purchase tender. The tender was for 1200 MW with 600 MW assured supply for 6 hours daily...

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Two schemes floated to revive stranded gas-based power units

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 8, 2020

The power ministry has finalised two schemes to procure 4,000 MW from gas-based power plants to rescue stranded units put up at a cost of about Rs 1,00,000 crore. The schemes include procuring 2,000 MW from gas-based plants through auction and bundling it with an equal...

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Wind to become largest power source by 2050, says Irena

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2019

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a new report named 'Future of Wind' in which it has suggested that wind energy could be the single largest source of power generation by mid-century. The report says that wind has the capability of satiating one-...

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Wind developers petition APTEL against Tamil Nadu power regulator

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 24, 2018

Wind developers in Tamil Nadu are up in arms over the state’s power regulator approving a ceiling tariff for a forthcoming auction which is even lower than the feed in tariff the regulator had...

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Gujarat refuses land transfer approval for central wind projects

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2018

Gujarat, which has been a leading state in generating renewable energy, is going slow in leasing land for wind projects auctioned by central agencies, and allowing only the ones backed by its...

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Hybrid solar and wind tender will see reverse auction among two bidders

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2018

The government will go ahead with the reverse auction for its first solar and wind hybrid tender which will see the two bidders, Adani Green Energy and Softbank-backed SB Energy, competing for a...

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India’s NTPC tenders for another 1.2 GW of solar

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2018

Indian state-run utility NTPC has issued a tender for 1.2GW of solar PV to be connected to the national grid (ISTS) through NTPC generating switchyards in Western Region.

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Centre raises ceiling tariffs for renewables project auctions

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 12, 2018

After several aborted attempts to lure players to participate in the auctions for wind, solar, and hybrid projects, the Centre has now hiked the tariff ceilings in an attempt to elicit a better...

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ReNew Power commissions project under first reverse wind auction

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2018

 ReNew Power said today that the first phase of its 250 MW wind project located in Kutch district of Gujarat has been commissioned. This project is part of India's first wind power reverse...

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