Thursday, March 21, 2013

TN govt plans to add 3,230 MW before March 2014


The Tamil Nadu state budget was tabled today and there is some good news for the debt ridden state electricity board (SEB). The government has said that the power situation in Tamil Nadu is set to improve and the SEB will turn around in 3-4 years. CNBC-TV18's Swathi Narayanan reports.

Tamil Nadu is currently facing a shortage of about 4,000 MW of power. The government has said that Rs 21,000 crore worth of power projects will be commissioned this year and 3,230 MW will be added by March 2014.

As far as improving the financial condition of the debt-ridden Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is concerned, the government has taken some firm steps. The have said that 50 percent of the short-term loans will be taken up by the government itself.

As of now, the short-term loans of TNEB stand at around Rs 12,213 crore. The total debt of TNEB is about Rs 45,000 crore. The government said they will give about Rs 11,242 crore to the electricity board this year and have also given guarantees to raise about Rs 10,000 crore from Rural Electrification Corporation ( REC ) and Power Finance Corporation ( PFC ).

The news is good for banks like Indian Overseas Bank ( IOB ) that has an exposure of Rs 1,780 crore to the TNEB. REC, which has an exposure of Rs 300 crore and Punjab National Bank ( PNB), which has an exposure of Rs 1,750 crore.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Another Banner Year for Solar Power: Industry Breaks Records in 2012


Govt to invite bids for 750 MW of solar PV projects under phase-II of solar mission only in May


Invitation of bids for grid-connected projects under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) may get pushed back by a month or two, as the Government is yet to decide on covering more products under domestic sourcing norms.
The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), however, maintains that the Batch I of the second phase, which includes off-grid projects, will start from April 1 as envisaged in the JNNSM.
“The tenders inviting bids for 750 MW of solar photovoltaic projects will happen by April end or May first week,” says Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, MNRE.
Draft guidelines spelling out the criterion for the prospective bidders has been prepared and now formal approvals are required. A proposal in the draft that stipulates more items like thin films and solar cells under the domestic sourcing requirement has irked the US.
The US has filed a complaint with the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation against domestic content requirement in the JNSSM which mandates that solar photovoltaic modules based on crystalline technology has to be sourced locally.
Kapoor said while all the other necessary approvals to roll out the second phase have been taken, it is only the draft guidelines that have to be formalised. The second phase will be rolled out in two batches as the capacity is high – 3000 MW.
Following the launch of the mission in 2010, the domestic manufacturing capacity of SPV cells and modules has increased from about 200 MW to 2000 MW.
One of the important objectives of the JNNSM is to promote domestic manufacturing in the solar energy sector and certain domestic content requirements were made mandatory in various schemes of Phase I of JNNSM. In the second phase, domestic sourcing content has been expanded.
The sourcing of power generated from projects in the second phase will be done by Solar Energy Corporation, which has been formed primarily for executing the mission.
For the first phase, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, the trading arm of NTPC, was designated as the nodal agency for sale and purchase of grid-connected solar power.
The first phase of the mission, which concludes on March 31, has got 1500 MW of installed capacity till now. This includes States’ capacity and migrant projects.

KSEB plans to create 350 MW solar power capacity in 4 years


Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) plans to create solar energy capacity of 350 MW during the next four year-period, according to Aryadan Mohammed, electricity minister.
Briefing newspersons here on Wednesday, the minister said that the initial 50 MW is sought to be generated as early by December this year.
Of the 15 companies who had shown interest in the phase 1 bidding, six have been shortlisted and letter of intent will be issued to them soon.
“We have got a good offer; the Rs 3.20 quoted is cheap”, he said. The Electricity Minister said KSEB has got offers for 1700 MW so far for phase 1 bidding.
A multi-pronged strategy has been drawn up to avoid load shedding next year and to improve power availability over the next two to three years.
Consumption touched 60 million units on Tuesday; it was 60.8 million only two days ago. This is attributable to both increased use of various gadgets to beat the heat as well as grant of new connections.

HYDEL PROJECTS

Key hydel projects, including Athirapally, that can generate 700 MW are awaiting the nod of the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment.
Small hydel projects that can generate 250 MW during the 12{+t}{+h} five-year plan period are also being worked out.
Efforts are also on to get 300 to 400 MW from Brahmapuram and 360 MW from the NTPC Kayamkulam plants when they switch on to LNG.
The Minister said the KSEB was exploring the possibility of accessing shale gas for generating power.
The State is spending Rs 770 crore every month for purchase of electricity while the revenue is only Rs 700 crore, the minister said. Loss incurred by KSEB is Rs 200 crore every month.
Stating that 99 per cent collection has been achieved, the Minister said the government departments and public undertakings were the main defaulters. Kerala Water Authority alone owes Rs 484 crore to KSEB.
The minister said he had accompanied the Chief Minister on a visit to Delhi recently and had sought 100 MW power the Central pool.
The State Government was certain that it would get is share of 266 MW from the Kudankulam nuclear power project.
KSEB will soon be converted into a single company, the minister said. Meetings are on with trade unions for the purpose and a tripartite agreement needs to be agreed upon.

Punjab releases RfP for 300 MW of solar PV projects


Punjab has set a target of 1 GW of new solar electric generating capacity in its “New and renewable Sources of Energy Policy – 2012”.
The Indian state of Punjab has released a request for proposals (RfP) for 300 MW-AC of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, as the first phase of its state solar policy.
The RfP will be based on a competitive solicitation against a benchmark tariff of INR 8.75 (USD 0.161) per kWh. Each bidder may submit up to three bids, which will be accepted online through March 26th, 2013.

Punjab has set a target of 1 GW of new solar electric generating capacity in its “New and renewable Sources of Energy Policy – 2012”.
Limit of 30 MW-AC for experienced developers
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has set a bidding limit of 30 MW-AC for experienced companies during the round, and a limit of 4 MW-AC for those companies that do not meet experience criteria.
250 MW of the 300 MW will be set aside for companies that have installed and commissioned at least one PV plant 5 MW or larger, which has been operational for at least one year.

Projects exempt from multiple taxes
The state will also exempt a number of taxes and duties for the PV plants build through the program, including the electricity duty for power, value added tax, and stamp duties.
Punjab has set a target of 1 GW of new solar electric generating capacity in its “New and renewable Sources of Energy Policy – 2012”, which was released in December 2012.
For RfP documents, see the PEDA website: http://peda.gov.in/eng/Data/RfP-300.pdf

Thursday, March 7, 2013

APTRANSCO Solar Power Purchase for 1000 MW


AP Transco released details of the bids for the 1000 MW of solar power purchase in AP. I am presenting the first level data and analysis. More will follow. My special thanks to Niroj Mohanty of Core CarbonX for sending these over.
List of bidders who quoted the lowest tariff at the specified locations. These companies submitted the Price Bid through e-procurement platform
CompanyLocationPriceCapacity for which L1 has bidedMaximum Capacity allocated
SUNBORNE ENERGY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
K.Mallepally
6.49
5
5
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Pedda Shankarampeta
6.5299
10
10
SUNBORNE ENERGY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Cumbum
6.59
5
10
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Achampet
6.5999
5
5
SUNBORNE ENERGY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Sambepalli
6.63
5
5
SUNBORNE ENERGY SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Kanigiri
6.77
5
5
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Wanaparthy
6.7799
5
5
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Kalwakurthy
6.9999
10
10
S S J POWER PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURES PRIVATE LIMITED
Dharmasagar (Chevella)
7
1
10
S S J POWER PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURES PRIVATE LIMITED
Medchal
7
1
5
S S J POWER PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURES PRIVATE LIMITED
Pargi
7
2
10
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Kamareddy
7.0999
10
10
PCS PREMIER ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Sadasivpet
7.1398
4
15
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD.
Mustyal
7.1499
10
10
REFEX ENERGY LTD .
Huzurnagar (Matampally)
7.25
10
15
ATHA ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED
Gudur
7.2511
5
5
ATHA ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED
Sircilla
7.3213
5
15
ATHA ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED
Turkayamjal
7.3213
5
10
KAKATIYA LANDSCAPES PVT LTD
Kodangal
7.35
2
5
MAHIRA POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Balanagar
7.4
10
10
MAHIRA POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Narsapur
7.4
10
10
HASKAN ENTERPRISES
Ramannapet
7.4
1
10
MAHIRA POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Zaheerabad
7.4
10
10
ALEX GREEN ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Adilabad
7.44
5
5
OBERON IT INC
Kusumanchi
7.47
3
10
SOKEO POWER PVT LTD
Mothukur
7.47
1
5
K K RAO ENGG WORKS PVT LTD
Amangal
7.49
3
10
KRK POWER PVT LTD
Midjil
7.49
3
5
FOCAL ENERGY WIND INDIA PRIVATE Limited
Pudur
7.4936
4
5
SONALI ENERGEES PRIVATE LIMITED
Bellampally
7.5
5
5
SURABHI SOLAR POWER PRIVATE LIMITED
Ramayampet
7.6
5
10
KLSREEDHARREDDY CONTRACTOR
Narayankhed
7.65
5
10
PHOTON ENERGY SYSTEMS LIMITED
Narayankhed
7.65
5
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SRI RAMCHARAN POWER PROJECTS
Alair (Kolanupak)
7.7391
10
15
SUJAY POWER PVT LTD
Kothapallimitta
7.74
2
10
HETERO LABS LIMITED
Penubaily
7.7499
5
10
DARTYENS POWER PRIVATE LIMITED
Halia
7.75
1
5
SUN RAYS ENERGY LTD
Marriguda
7.75
3
5
AZURE GREEN TECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Puttapahad
7.77
5
10
VAINAVI INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Vizianagaram
7.7778
1
5
FOCAL ENERGY WIND INDIA PRIVATE Limited
Marikal
7.7899
5
5
AKV LOGISTICS PVT LTD
Peddapuram
7.8129
5
5
SUPRAJA DAIRY PVT LTD
Kasimkota
7.841
5
5
MIC ELECTRONICS LIMITED
Gadwal
7.9
5
10
HETERO WIND POWER LIMITED
Jammalamadugu
7.9299
5
5
ENERPARC AG
Adoni
7.93
5
5
SAIMEG INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD
Domakonda
7.9789
4
5
MAHIRA POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Kandi
8
5
5





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