The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued an order approving the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a total of 49.8 MW of paddy straw biomass-based power projects signed between the developers and the Haryana Power Purchase Center (HPPC). The HPPC had petitioned the HERC requesting the approval and signing of PPA with Hind Samachar […]
Day: January 10, 2019
Haryana calls developers to set up 16 MW of canal top solar projects
The Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) has invited an expression of interest (EoI) to set up 16 MW of canal top solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at WYC Hydel Power Station at Bhudkalan, in Yamuna Nagar. The bid-submission deadline is February 12, 2019. A single bidder must bid for the entire capacity. According to the […]
Jet Airways proposes debt payments in arrears to creditors from April
India’s cash-strapped Jet Airways proposed to creditors that it would catch up with debt payments in arrears by September and from April would meet debt payments as they come due, according to a document seen by Reuters. Jet met with lenders, lessors and vendors in India on Tuesday to discuss its financial situation and a […]
MNRE amends bidding guidelines for solar projects; reduces commissioning timeframe
The Ministry of Power has amended the competitive bidding guidelines for the procurement of power from grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, incorporating changes to further the pace of solar installations in the country. This is the second time these guidelines have been amended. The guidelines were previously amended in June 2018. Amendments • A minimum […]
German airports strike slashes 600 flights
Almost 640 flights were cancelled in Germany Thursday as security staff went on strike at three airports, meaning disruption for around 100,000 passengers. The number of flights blocked was more than half the 1,050 planned for Duesseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart. Duesseldorf — the country’s third-largest airport — said in a statement that 370 of Thursday’s […]
China launches subsidy-free solar, wind power after project costs fall
China will launch a series of subsidy-free wind and solar projects this year to take advantage of a rapid fall in construction costs since 2012 and tackle a gaping payment backlog, the country’s top planning agency said on Thursday. Last year, the government was forced to suspend all new subsidised solar capacity approvals after a […]
Oil drops by 1 percent on U.S. supply surge, caution after U.S.-China trade talks
Oil prices fell by more than 1 percent on Thursday on swelling U.S. supply and amid caution after talks between the United States and China finished without any concrete details on a resolution to their trade disputes. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were at $51.66 per barrel at 0807 GMT, down 70 […]