Business Standard

By Shreya Jai

The government, in order to stabilise rates, had been contemplating a benchmark rate, officials said. Sector experts, however, said the benchmarking had come at a time when players had become unsure of the cost of solar power. Indian solar panel makers have moved the Directorate General of Safeguards for a duty on solar imports. The DGS has suggested a preliminary duty of 70 per cent.

The Hindu

By SanjayVijayakumar

In its tariff order for the current financial year (April 2018 – March 2019), the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has decided to allow the continuation of the banking of wind energy for existing projects, much to the relief of the industry.

Business Standard

For a 3,000 MW project cluster (250MWx12), the maximum tariff payable is set at Rs 2.93 a unit for 25 years. Bidders will have to quote below the benchmark rate. Location of the projects and sale of power will be managed by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the nodal agency for tendering solar projects. Read more

ET Energy World

By Kaavya Chandrasekaran

Acting on a petition from domestic solar manufacturers who claimed imports of solar panels and modules were causing their industry serious injury, the Directorate General of Safeguards had in mid January suggested slapping a whopping 70% levy on solar imports. Over 90% of solar equipment used in Indian projects is imported, mostly from China and Malaysia.

Business Standard

By Shine Jacob

“The United States and India will pursue four primary pillars of cooperation: (1) Oil and Gas; (2) Power and Energy Efficiency; (3) Renewable Energy and Sustainable Growth; and (4) Coal. Both parties may consider establishing additional pillars of cooperation based on mutual agreement,” Pradhan said.

The Economic Times

According to experts, dumping of these products is happening because of the huge domestic solar market. On January 11, 2010, India had launched its national solar policy, named Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The country has an ambitious target of generating 20,000 megawatt (MW) of solar power by 2022. Many foreign companies are interested in supplying solar equipment to tap the growing sector in India.

The Financial Express

By Anupam Chatterjee

The Gujarat Government has cancelled the 500MWsolarauction held recently as it found the tariffs “discovered were on the higher side”. The lowest tariff discovered in the bidding that took place in March was T2.98 per unit, compared with the all-time low solar tariff of T2.44 per unit found in May last year for the Bhadla project in Rajasthan.

Business Standard

By Shreya Jai

A batch of solar power projects with a total capacity of 7,670 megawatts (MW) is set to be put out to tender in the next two months where the benchmark tariff will vary according to location. Also, there will be no viability gap funding for bidders, like earlier auctions, to quote lower than the market rate.

The Hindu

By Syed Mohammed 

Land parcels in Miyapur and Nagole to be used for the purpose The Hyderabad Metro Rail is on track to become fully ‘green’ and a third of the energy requirement will be generated from solar power. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the second CII GreenPro Summit on Tuesday, L & T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) Project Director M. P. Naidu said, “The Metro is on course for full ‘green’ (certification).