Blogs
Andhra Pradesh’s curious 6.4 GW solar tender
15 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Andhra Pradesh completed auction for its mega solar tender last week. Winners include Adani (2,400 MW), Shirdi Sai and HES Infrastructure (believed to be affiliates of Greenko, together 2,500 MW), NTPC (600 MW) and Torrent Power (300 MW) with tariffs ranging between INR 2.47-2.49/ kWh. Another 600 MW project was won by Adani with a bid of INR 2.59/kWh but the state government has not accepted...
Renewable power facing more banking restrictions
09 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Gujarat’s new solar policy has severely restricted banking provision for surplus power. Banking shall be available to HT consumers only on a daily basis (residential and LT consumers: monthly basis) and only within specified day hours. The state has also proposed a sharp increase in banking fee to INR...
Time for an overhaul of the tender framework
07 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Gujarat has done it again. The state’s power procurement agency, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), has cancelled projects awarded under its 700 MW Dholera and 100 MW Raghanesda solar park tenders. Auctions for the two tenders were completed in August 2020 and September 2020 respectively with projects being awarded to Tata Power, Vena, ReNew, O2 Power and SJVN at tariffs between INR...
India Renewable Power Policy Update – January 2021
05 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
This video presents a monthly snapshot of key policy and regulatory developments in India’s renewable power...
India Renewable Power Tenders Update – January 2021
05 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
This video presents a summary of major developments for renewable tenders during the month. It includes details of tender issuance, bid submission, completed auctions and related market...
Webinar: Bifacial solar module technology gaining acceptance in India
03 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
BRIDGE TO INDIA hosted a webinar on January 28, 2021 to discuss solar module technology landscape. The panel included Ms. Chris Liu (Technical Head, LONGi), Mr. Ivan Saha (Chief Technology Officer, ReNew), Dr. Nikhil Agrawal (AGM Technology, Mahindra Susten) and Mr. Sai Charan Kuppili (Technical Director,...
Bifacial solar module technology gaining acceptance in India
03 February 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
BRIDGE TO INDIA hosted a webinar on January 28, 2021 to discuss solar module technology landscape. The panel included Ms. Chris Liu (Technical Head, LONGi), Mr. Ivan Saha (Chief Technology Officer, ReNew), Dr. Nikhil Agrawal (AGM Technology, Mahindra Susten) and Mr. Sai Charan Kuppili (Technical Director,...
Module price spike delays installations
31 January 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Prices of solar modules, on a downward trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic, have moved up sharply in the last few months. Mono-PERC module prices had fallen to a low of USD 0.18/ W in July 2020 but have since increased by more than 16% to USD 0.21-0.22/ W. Initially, prices rose due to a spate of supply side disruptions caused by
India poised to embrace new solar module technologies
28 January 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
With an eye on China, the government has now set its focus on enhancing India’s self-reliance through building an expansive manufacturing base of ‘Made in India’ products. But what does it mean for the domestic manufacturing industry that’s still struggling to adopt latest innovations that minimize cost and...
More political commitment needed for DISCOM privatisation
25 January 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Tata Power recently completed acquisition of 51% stake in WESCO and SOUTHCO, two of the four Odisha DISCOMs, covering western and southern parts of the state respectively. Remaining 49% stake will continue to be held by the government of Odisha. The company will...
Gujarat solar policy giveth some, taketh more
14 January 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
Gujarat has announced a new solar policy for the next five years. The policy breaks away from many conventional features in similar state policies. On the positive side, the state has removed all project sizing restrictions for all consumers and investors irrespective of end use for power. OPEX projects are allowed grid...
2020 recap in five charts
13 January 2021 | BRIDGE TO INDIA
2020 recap in five charts We look at five charts summarising key developments in the renewable power sector in 2020. Record-low solar tariffGujarat’s 500 MW solar auction led to a new record low tariff of INR 1.99/ kWh. The new record came on the heels of previous record of INR 2.00/ kWh discovered just one month earlier...
