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

Company	Location	Price	Capacity for which L1 has bided	Maximum 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	-
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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http://www.eai.in/blog/2013/3/6.49-ap-solar-lowest-bid-price-for-1000-mw-power-purchase.html

Asia Report: China Recommits to Energy, Emissions Goals

New Hampshire, USA -- As China's national legislature opens up its annual meeting this week, issues of reducing carbon emissions and energy use are squarely on the table, perhaps signaling that incoming Premier Li Keqiang will push harder on environmental and energy concerns than his predecessor Wen Jiabao. China's State Council reportedly could spend 2.37 trillion yuan (US $380 billion) from 2010-2015 on such measures, and the nation plans to reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16 percent and carbon intensity by 17 percent over that period.

"We will make greater efforts to conserve energy and resources and protect the environment," said the NDRC to Bloomberg.
China continues to be a major player on the renewable energy scene, both as a growing consumer and as a supplier both domestically and worldwide, and we've been keenly tracking its rising projections for renewable energy adoption, with the most recent target of 49 gigawatts (GW) to be added this year, spread across hydro, wind, and solar.
The recent, and heavily publicized, smog issues in China are the latest reasons the country is in the spotlight for energy and environmental quality topics. Nevertheless, "what China desperately needs now are new low-cost clean energy technologies that can be implemented quickly and on a scale that competes with coal-fired power plants (and the prospect of LNG imports from the U.S.)," wrote Louis Schwartz from China Strategies, just over a month ago. Other readers suggest no game-changing technology or policy is needed, only adherence to rules set forth by other nations (including the U.S.) and its own resources.
IN THE NEWS
EU to Register Chinese Solar Panels: As a further step in its solar trade dispute with China, The European Union is now registering imports of Chinese solar panels, a move that would enable any duties to be imposed retroactively. The two related cases cover €21 billion (US $27 billion) of solar cell and module imports into Europe during 2011.
Welspun Gets Financing for India's Largest Solar Plant: Welspun Group, India's biggest solar developer, has gained 8.85 billion rupees (US $161 million) from lenders led by Central Bank of India to finance its 130-megawatt venture in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, slated to come online next spring.
Hitachi Zosen, Statoil to Bring Floating Offshore Wind to Japan: Hitachi Zose wants to bring Statoil ASA's "Hywind" floating wind turbine technology to Japan, which is surrounded by deep ocean waters. A group of Japanese companies are studying offshore wind technology, planning pilot plants of about 7.5 MW each by 2016 and ultimately building out 300 MW of capacity in 2022.
Tamil Nadu Biomass Producers Slam Electricity Duty: The Tamil Nadu Biomass Power Producers Association is lobbying for the removal of an "electricity duty" on biomass power, and has a promise from the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to take up the matter with the Revenue Department. The state has about 150 MW of biomass power plants, but a third of it is idle due to fuel prices.
India Budget Revives Wind Subsidy, Introduces Low-Cost Loans: India has reintroduced a subsidy for wind farms and announced low-cost loans for clean energy generators in its budget for the year starting April 1. The government is allocating 8 billion rupees (US $147 million) to the renewable energy ministry for the subsidy -- the withdrawal of which contributed to a 50 percent drop in capacity additions in the current fiscal year, after more than doubling from 2009-2011.
News from China's Solar Industry: Big Get Better, Smaller Suffer: It's a tale of two sectors in China's solar industry, points out contributor Doug Young. Yingli Green Energy's preliminary fourth-quarter forecasts look quite encouraging, with the solar panel maker still making profits and riding a surge in shipments. Meantime, the smaller Chaori Sola sent out the industry's latest warning signal, with word it may miss an upcoming bond payment.
TEPCO Approves Solar Surcharge: Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has approved a "solar surcharge" of ¥0.06/kWh in April 2013, and a rate of ¥0.05/kWh from May through the end of the new fiscal year (March 2014). A "renewable energy surcharge" of ¥0.22/kWh will be applied in April, with the price for May and beyond yet to be calculated.
Showa Shell Sekiyu, Ube Plan Solar Power Plant: Showa Shell Sekiyu and Ube Industries are planning to build a 21.3-MW plant on "idle land" owned by Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with all the power sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co. Ltd. Solar Frontier, a business unit of Showa Shell, will supply its thin-film panels for the project.
Aussies Mulling Conversion of Coal-Fired Power Station to Cogeneration: The Australian Government is backing a feasibility study into possible conversion of the 180 MW coal-fired Collinsville Power Station in Queensland into a 30-MW hybrid gas/solar thermal plant. The study, focusing on Novatec Solar's Linear Fresnel Solar Thermal technology, is hoped to be a guide for other generators to assess using solar thermal technologies at coal-fired plants.
Vestas to Japan: Improve Your Grid for Renewables: Vestas Wind Systems A/S wants to increase cooperation with Japanese companies to expand the domestic wind energy market — but the country needs to improve access to its electricity grid and allow power sales across regions, emphasized CEO Ditlev Engel, speaking at a regional wind power event.

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A DEEPER LOOK
Focusing on India's Bigger Power Picture: India's fledgling solar market was largely export-driven until the past year; now "foreign imports are killing Indian manufacturers," and the nation's local content provisions are now under scrutiny in yet another multinational antidumping investigation, notes Mercom Group's Raj Prabhu. But beyond the first lesson of solar markets -- "there's just no correlation between growth in domestic demand and manufacturing capacity expansion" -- he urges India to maintain its focus on its broader concerns: 400 million of its citizens don't have power, the largest such population of any country. "India has a chance to leap frog into renewables and distributed generation and be one of the first countries where alternative energy sources could become 'conventional sources of energy,'" he writes. To do that, India must "maintain focus on creating a fertile policy environment for private and foreign investments in the power sector, which in turn, will help fuel economic growth. With strong demand, supply will follow and domestic manufacturing will flourish."
Kerala Draft Solar Policy Focuses on Decentralized Solar: The south Indian state of Kerala has published a draft solar policy targeting 500 MW by 2017 and 1.5 GW by 2030, and the state has already initiated a 10,000 rooftop solar power program. Unlike the National Solar Mission (NSM), the state will incentivize distributed solar through feed-in tariffs. As with fellow Indian state Tamil Nadu, the burden will be shouldered by large power consumers instead of state-owned distribution company DISCOM, which "may be the only viable option for implementing the Renewable Purchase Obligations." And if more Indian states likewise mandate Solar Procurement Obligations (SPOs) for commercial/industrial customers, "it can revitalize the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market that is currently written off by many stakeholders due the lack of RPO implementation," notes Bridge to India consultant Jasmeet Khurana.

Jakson Power plans 100 MW of solar power capacity

CHENNAI, MARCH 4:  

Jakson Power Solutions, which today inaugurated its first 20 MW solar power plant in Rajathan, says it plans to build up its solar power capacity to 100 MW over the next three years.

The company has also acquired 250 acres of additional land at the same site for developing solar farms and plans to scale up the capacity to 100 MW in next 3 years, says a press release from Jakson.

The 20 MW plant was won through a competitive bidding process under the Phase I Batch II of the National Solar Mission. Jakson won the project quoting a tariff of Rs 8.61 per kWhr.

Under the second batch of the first phase of the Mission, 340 MW of solar projects were awarded. The state-owned NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVM) would buy power produced by these solar plants at tariffs quoted by winning bidders.

Jakson Power Solutions is also into building solar power plants for other companies and has orders worth 40 MW on hand, the release says.

India’s Largest Solar EPC-Developers-Financier Meet Chennai, March 22nd

Solar EPC or Developer? Be at Chennai on Mar 22.

EAI is organizing the second edition of the Solar EPC-Developers-Financiers Networking, Mar22, Le Meridien Hotel, Chennai

This networking meet, which has a unique focus on networking and interactions (six out of seven hours will only be on networking, just one hour of presentations), will have over 400 prominent EPCs, investors and developers.

Whether you are an EPC or Developer, this will be a critical meet.

EPC – With over 100 developers or prospective developers of rooftop and grid connected power plants expected, the business development opportunities are enormous

Developer – You get to meet many high quality EPCs. This will help you identify the right one for your power plant. Your interactions will also lead to a rich understanding of the dos-and-donts for solar PV power plants.

The first edition of the program was a big success,

http://www.eai.in/blog/2013/01/solar-developer-epc-meet-for-tn-and-ap-spv-power-plants-chennai-jan-22-2013.html 

We expect the second version to be a much bigger success, as we will be incorporating a number of improvements in this. In addition, there will be participation from a larger geographic region, and we expect in all over 400 high profile delegates, making it India’s largest such networking dedicated meet ever.

If you are in the solar PV industry, this is an important opportunity not to be missed.

Talk to Panchu - 97898 53905 (or) mail at panchu@eai.in 

More from here - www.eai.in/m22 

RegardsPanchanatamMarketing Support - EAI

AP receives over 180 bids for solar PV projects

HYDERABAD, FEB. 17:  

The Andhra Pradesh Government has received more than 180 bids for setting up solar photovoltaic power plants in the State.

On the extended date for solar bids, which ended at 3 p.m. on Saturday, it is learnt that the response was good.

However, details of the participants and the prices they have quoted, will be known later when the bid documents submitted by the participants are scrutinised.

The price quotes will be known on March 1 when the bids are processed. There was indication that the bids could be for projects with total capacity of about 900 MW.

Following on the State Government solar policy, AP Transco, which was appointed the nodal agency for the solar photovoltaic power project implementation, had invited bids to set up a capacity of about 1,000 MW in the State.

It is proposed to set up these power projects within one year.

With the current process under way for setting up solar PV plants in the State, Andhra Pradesh joins some select State Governments who have sought to attract private sector participation in tapping solar power.

Already Gujarat, Rajasthan are among States who have made big strides and Tamil Nadu recently joined the fray in promoting solar PV projects.

These State initiatives are strengthening the country’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in setting up solar PV projects.

Country's biggest solar power plant to be set up in MP

BHOPAL: Country's biggest solar power plant to generate 130 MW electricity would be set up in Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh. The ambitious project cleared by departmental advisory committee of the State department New and Renewable Energy, according to press release here on Tuesday.

1,000 acre land has been earmarked for the plant in Neemuch district. Renewable energy accounts for just five per cent in total energy generation in Madhya Pradesh. At present, work is underway for 311 MW solar power projects in the state.

New and Renewable Energy department officials said that as much as 460 MW solar power will be generated by March 2014 and they are targeting 2500 MW solar power generation in the state in next two years.

Large-scale generation will increase renewal energy generation's share in total energy generation that will go up from 5% to 19%.

Kiran Energy commissions 55 MW solar plant in Rajasthan

CHENNAI, MARCH 1:  

Kiran Energy today announced that it has commissioned a 55 MW DC solar voltaic power project in Rawra village of Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. With this, Kiran Energy’s portfolio of solar projects in the country totals 80 MW.

The company is also building clusters of solar projects in several States, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. These clusters will have projects of capacities between 50 MW and 100 MW, Kiran Energy said in a press release.

L&T and Mahindra EPC did the ‘engineering, procurement and construction’ work for the 55 MW Rawra plant.

The 55 MW capacity is really three separate projects, with separate power purchase agreements with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a power-trading subsidiary of NTPC. These projects were won under the second batch of Phase I of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

Kiran Energy now operates the largest solar power plant cluster of 60MW with a combined evacuation at a single location in India, the release says.

The plant is expected to produce an average of more than 90,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity per year, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of more than 2.75 lakh Indian households, reducing carbon emissions to the extent of 80,000 tonnes annually.

Kiran Energy is one of the leading clean energy utilities that has been developing and operating solar power projects across India. In Rajasthan and Gujarat, it now operates an aggregate of over 80MW power plants.