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Government awards 250 MW power capacity under second wind auction to Sembcorp Green Infra

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 14, 2017

The government has awarded a 250 megawatt (MW) wind power project to Singapore-based Sembcorp’s renewable energy arm Sembcorp Green Infra under India’s second nationwide wind power tender. Five...

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Karnataka government, regulator spar over wind power tariffs

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017

In a new development, the Karnataka government and its power regulator exchanged letters sticking to their positions in a dispute over whether power from wind projects commissioned before March...

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Eighteen firms bid to supply wind power in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 13, 2017

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has received bids from 18 companies for the supply of 500 MW wind power to the state-run power utility. The Gujarat high court in its recent order...

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KERC yet to decide on state order on lower wind energy tariffs

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017

The regulator on September 4 had set a fresh wind energy tariff after terminating its earlier order of February 2015, which had prescribed a tariff of Rs 4.50 per unit.
Two weeks after...

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Subject Tags: tariff , wind power

Karnataka overrules order to reduce discom tariff

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

In an unprecedented step, the Karnataka government has overruled a regulatory order that had reduced the tariff the state discom would pay for wind energy projects for which power purchase...

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World energy bodies caution India on wind projects

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 24, 2017

The recent tariff-based auctions for wind power capacity, which threw up a surprise low tariff of Rs. 2.64 a kWhr, is all fine, but make sure that the projects do come up, say world energy...

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Wind power capacity addition put on fast track, 4,500 MW up for auction

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 16, 2017

The government is planning to auction 4,500 MW wind projects in the next four months to upscale the wind capacity addition in the country, sources say.

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Subject Tags: SECI , wind power

Draft norms for wind block surveys issued

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 26, 2017

The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has unveiled draft guidelines on private participation in studies for identifying offshore wind power blocks.

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France’s Engie SA, Dubai’s Abraaj to set up wind power platform in India

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2017

French energy firm Engie SA and Dubai’s private equity firm Abraaj Group on Wednesday announced a partnership to build a wind power platform in India.

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Offshore wind, hydro projects may get green energy tag

By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 21, 2017

India doesn’t have any offshore wind projects currently.
The government plans to bring offshore wind energy and large hydro-electricity projects under the ambit of renewable energy, which...

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