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Dec 2017

8Project Name: Hydroelectric Plant (Unit - 1) Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 20 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 20-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-1 (165 MW) in the 990 MW (6*165) Hydroelectric Station covering annual inspection and overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling and checking of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, bearing sets, level gauge, sensors and seals.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, guide vanes seal, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, foundation parts, change of worn out bushes of guide vanes journals, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by third week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 22/Jan/2018
8Release Date: Feb/2018
8Start Date: 5/Mar/2018
8Completion Date: 24/Mar/2018
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8Project Name: Greenfield Thermal Power Plant
8Project Cost: 7000 crores
8Project Description: The owner along with EPC contractor is setting up a 1080 MW (4*270 MW) greenfield Thermal Power Plant. EC was granted to this project on March 15, 2017. At present, civil construction activities are ongoing.  has already floated tenders to procure long lead items like ESP (Electrostatic Precipitators) and transportation of boiler drum. Further tenders regarding erection and commissioning, transportation services and control and instrumentation (C&I) equipment have been released and are currently under scrutiny. The progress of works has been hampered due to heavy rains in the plant area. Now, RFQs for electrical equipment and FGD equipment are expected shortly.
8Project Event: RFQs for electrical equipment and FGD equipment are expected in February 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Apr/2014
8RFQ Date: Feb/2018
8Release Date: Mar/2018
8Start Date: Dec/2017
8Completion Date: Nov/2024
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Tender for work of Construction of 33 KV Bay at 33/11KV Sub-station and Up-gradation of 33KV Feeder for Mega Lift Irrigation Project Details
 8Tender for procurement of Three phase HT TV Meter with Box (Quantity- 770) Details
 8Tender for work of Operation of 132/33/11kV Substation,Maintenance of 33 kV/11kV Substation equipment & 2X750 kVA Diesel Generating Set Details
 8Tender for Design, manufacture, testing, inspection, packing and delivery of ISI marked, Three Core,11kV, stranded Aluminum Conductor, XLPE insulated PVC sheathed, screened, armoured cable (Qty.- 922) Details
 8Tender for Supply,Installation,testing,and commissioning of LT ABC 12.5Km of size 3X50 +1X35 (Insulated Messenger) +1X16 sq.mm (Street Light) at Various Locations under DDUGJY Scheme on turnkey basis Details
 8Tender for Supplying,testing,Installing and commissioning of 17Km HT ABC of size 3X150 sq.mm+1X120 sq.mm on existing Poles on turnkey basis in IPDS Scheme Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8No power tariff hike in TS for next fiscal year Details
 8All set for 24-hr power supply to 23 lakh pump sets from New Year in Telangana Details
 8Indian Railways’ electrification thrust an opportunity for EPC firms Details
 8Wind picks up, Sun shines in India's power sector in 2017 Details
 8China plans to install over 12 GW biomass CHP capacity by 2020- NEA Details
 8Thermal plants told to implement flue gas de-sulphurisation: Power Ministry Details
 8L&T wins Rs 1,000 crore contract to maintain 5 million smart meters Details
 8Solar plants in Chandigarh community centres to be discussed in MC meeting Details
 8Coal supply surge pulls down spot power prices to Rs 2.90 per unit Details
 8Government sanguine about coal sector in 2018 on demand upswing Details
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8Project Name: Hydroelectric Plant (Unit - 3) Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 11 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 7-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-3 (28.94 MW) in the 77.34 MW Hydroelectric Station, covering annual inspection and overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling and R&M works of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, bearing sets and seals.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, guide vanes seal, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, fasteners, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by first week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 20/Jan/2018
8Release Date: Feb/2018
8Start Date: 19/Mar/2018
8Completion Date: 25/Mar/2018
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8Project Name: Renovation and Modernisation of ash slurry disposal system in Thermal Power Station
8Project Cost: 6 crores
8Project Description: The owner is planning to renovate and modernize its ash slurry disposal system for unit 1, 2 and 3 in the 1050 MW (5*210 MW) Thermal Power Station. The design capacity of the present pumps contains 19% ash content, whereas the coal now being used contains ash content of 40 to 45%. Due to this the height of the ash dyke and the length of the discharge pipe line has been increased but the existing arrangement is not advisable for the long term due to its proximity to the cooling water outlet channel. The owner will now renovate and modernize the existing ash slurry disposal system for long term needs, and the project is under proposal stage for obtaining administrative approval.
8Project Event: RFQ for R&M of ash slurry disposal system is expected by February 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017
8RFQ Date: Feb/2018
8Release Date: Mar/2018
8Start Date: Apr/2018
8Completion Date: Jun/2018
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8He will be available between 9.30 AM to 6.30 PM IST,  Monday through Friday. And all you have to do is to seek him out. In every project that you look at, you will get an opportunity to check out the facts with him
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8So whenever you speak to your analyst, he will most likely be aware of much more than what is available in the database. Do check him out over phone, or mail us with your query. 
8We admit that data collection for projects is a vast exercise and it may not be possible to find all the answers
8But if you were to ask your dedicated analyst to clarify a rumor you have heard or a fact that you want double checked, he is your problem shooter. He will help you out.
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8Details on specific equipment and service requirements coming up in the future 
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Tender for Complete replacement of Hot Re-heater Assembly in Unit IV Boiler including dismantling of existing Hot re-heater assembly,design,supply,Erection,Testing and Commissioning new Hot re-heater assembly at a TPS Details
 8Tender for supply of 66 KV Covered Conductor Details
 8Tender for supply of 16 MVA, 66 /11 KV, 3 Phase Transformer (Qty.- 7 Nos.) Details
 8Tender for work of supply and Drawing ABC 3X95 sq.mm + 1X70 sq.mm Conductor for 33 KV SC line from 220 KV Substation to Proposed 33 KV substation for a Distance of 5 Km Details
 8Tender for work of Drawing ,testing and commissioning 5.25 Km HT line with ABC of size 3X120 sq.mm+1X95 sq.mm insulated messenger on existing modified line with PSC and A type pole /Apply support(20 to 25m span length) from 66 Kv Substation to ITC AB Switch under DDUGJY scheme on turnkey basis Details
 8Tender for supplying,testing,installing & commissioning of 14.5km LT ABC of size 3×95+1×70+1×16 sqmm. on Existing poles on turnkey basis in IPDS scheme Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8IL&FS Financial Services ties up with J&K Bank to finance Rs20,000 crore hydropower projects Details
 8Challenges galore for India’s clean energy industry Details
 82017 draws to a close with improved power sector performance in Nov Details
 8 PFC, Tata Power Delhi Distribution in MoU for power distribution Details
 8Government eyes 100 per cent electric public transport through FAME II Details
 8 NPCIL spent Rs 706 crore more on KNPP component, CAG finds Details
 8Tamil Nadu farmers move Madras HC against Uppoor power project Details
 8Only six states, UTs comply with Centre's renewable purchase obligations Details
 8Auctioned, allotted coal blocks fetch states Rs 4,109.3 crore so far this fiscal Details
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8Project Name: Hydroelectric Plant (Unit - 2) Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 11 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 4-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-2 (28.94 MW) in the 77.34 MW Hydroelectric Station, covering annual inspection and overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, bearing sets, seals.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, guide vanes seal, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, fasteners, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by first week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 8/Jan/2018
8Release Date: 25/Jan/2018
8Start Date: 22/Feb/2018
8Completion Date: 25/Feb/2018
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8Project Name: Super Thermal Power Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: 14336 crores
8Project Description: The owner along with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited as an EPC Contractor, Alstom India Pvt Ltd as the Boiler Contractor and the Amans Group as sub-contractor continues with the construction and erection of the 1980 MW (3*660 MW) Greenfield Super Thermal Power Project. M/s Herbin Air Conditioning Co. Ltd. has been awarded the contract for air cooled condenser. Casting of TG Deck of Unit-1 was done on 12th April 2017. Casting of TG Deck Unit-2 is in process. TG erection work has been awarded to PowerMech Projects Ltd. BHEL will itself carry out the procurement for turbine. 
BHEL will now float RFQs for an electrical equipment which includes transformer, generator, bus ducts, relays, circuit breaker, capacitor bank, insulators and conductors, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for electrical equipment are expected by Q2 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Mar/2014
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Feb/2016
8Completion Date: Mar/2021
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for work of Construction of 220 kV D/C line with HTLS conductor (Current carrying capacity equivalent to Twin Moose Conductor) from 800 kV PGCIL Sub-station to 220 kV sub-station Details
8Tender for Design,Manufacture,Testing at works,Supply &Transportation i/c loading &unloading of 500KVA, BIS certified (Energy Efficiency Lebel-2), 11/0.433-0.250KV, 3 Phase.,50Hz, Distribution Transformer (20 Nos) Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) of 33/11KV Sub-stations of 12 (Twelve) Distribution Divisions Details
8Tender for Procurement of Polycarbonate Security Seal for Energy Meter (Qty.- 600000) Details
8Tender for Design,Manufacture,Testing at works,Supply &Transportation i/c loading &unloading of 63KVA, BIS certified (Energy Efficiency lavel-2), 11/0.433- 0.250KV, 3 phase, 50Hz,Distribution Transformer (200 Nos) Details
8Work of Out sourcing of AMC of Cooling Towers in a Thermal Power Station Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Open power access gets dear with 52 paisa extra surcharge Details
845 lakh families to get power supply in MP under Saubhagya Details
8Government unlikely to scrap customs duty on import of solar panels Details
8Indian green energy agency IREDA files IPO papers with SEBI Details
8Suzlon commissions offshore Met station in Arabian Sea Details
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 We have built a unique first-of-its-kind database of power sector contacts in the country.
 8Unlike a regular directory, very contact in our project monitoring software comes with a rich tapestry of information on the industrial facility and the unit in which the contact is present, along with attendant business development prospect, if any, around the contact. Every contact information is validated by our team of in-house analysts -- who are all mechanical engineers rigorously trained to look for little details -- on a regular three-monthly basis.
Around a contact within an industrial facility we give you a whole lot of additional information including:
-- Technology parameters
-- Design and actual Input-Output data for every raw material and product
-- Multi-parameter utility matrix
-- Long term maintenance contracts
-- Feedstock data
-- NIC codes
8A facility is further split up into its individual units and for each unit we have a similar set of parameters as in the facility
8And for each unit or facility, we have a resultant business development prospect, either in terms of maintenance prospect or a capital project, be an additional expansion or debottlenecking or a revamp or a new capital project
8The point to note is that we are always looking ahead and never behind, giving you exclusive information not on a tender that is already out but on a genuine future prospect, which may be a month, six months, a year or two years away from being tendered out.
8Having worked in the business for more than two decades, we know what you are looking for.
8India has so far had a poor business prospect database because the existing databases do not fulfill the requirements of a business development manager. What we have done is just plugged that gap
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: 1000 crores
8Project Description: The owner along with an EIA consultant is planning to construct a 120 MW (2*55 MW surface power-house + 2*2.5 MW+1*5 MW auxiliary power-house) hydroelectric greenfield hydro power plant. EC has been accorded on 05 December 2017. The forest clearance FC-I has been approved by the Assam State Government and sent to the MoEF. The proposed project will be funded by the Asian Development Bank. The levellized tariff for the project is Rs. 3.37/unit. The owner will come out with package wise bids for the project, of which civil and infrastructure package is soon to come out.
8Project Event: RFQ for civil and infrastructure package is expected by Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017
8RFQ Date: Q1:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q2:2019
8Completion Date: Q4:2023
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8Project Name: Hydroelectric Plant (Unit - 1) Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 14 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 10-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-1 (28.94 MW) in the 77.34 MW Hydroelectric Station, covering annual inspection and overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, bearing sets, seals, check all fasteners of upper and lower air baffles.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, guide vanes seal, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, fasteners, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by first week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 7/Jan/2018
8Release Date: 24/Jan/2018
8Start Date: 12/Feb/2018
8Completion Date: 21/Feb/2018
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The website also carries here full details of the Indian electric vehicle manufacturing business.
8Detailed plans of major companies involved are carried here in different segments of the industry.
8Also find out more on the progress made in the plans to buy 20,000 electric cars by the government.
8The auto component segment is likely to undergo a dramatic change, with some segments going to be severely hit. Which are the companies likely to be hit hard and which will do better? Get a company-wise analysis.
8How is the charging infrastructure coming up?
8The electric revolution is going to have a huge impact on the industrial economy.
8Oil companies need to keep a close watch on what is going on and how realistic is the government's plan is to go all electric by 2030. What are the projected EV numbers going ahead and how will diesel and petrol consumption be impacted?
8Find all the answers here
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Where is India headed now in the electric vehicle revolution?
8Latest data indicate that the annual total cost (ATC) of ownership of a commercial three-wheeler is already lower than a conventional unit and post BS-VI, the differential will widen to 25%. What is more the purchase cost too is expected to be lower. A mild push by the government can bring about a wholesale transformation of the market
8The ATC of a two wheeler is currently 6% higher than its petrol counterpart but post BS-VI, this cost will be 13% lower, according to latest estimates. The purchase cost will equal out too
8As for commercial passenger vehicles, current ATC is 18% higher but post BS-VI, the cost will come down by 4%. The purchase cost of a diesel vehicle will be higher than an EV while petrol cars will be cheaper.
8As for privately owned vehicles, the ATC differential will come down from 40% now to 10% post BS-VI.
8A component-wise cost structure comparison of a conventional and a battery car is given here, showing where the differentials arise
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The evolution of the electric car is of profound interest to the oil & gas industry in India which still hasn't factored in the coming revolution
8The mileage projections of EVs are growing. What was projected in 2015 is significantly lower than what is the reality now? The average mileage of a car is now around 500 km. Mileage projections made in 2017 are carried here up to 2030 as per vehicle type
8Latest battery pack cost projections by 2030 by leading research agencies are also carried here. The low side of the estimate pegs it at very competitive $73 per kwh
8The likely prices of different types of EVs going up to 2030 are projected here as well. Cost per mile is going down rapidly.
8Fuel cell vehicles are also going to be rapidly on the rise
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8Sterlite Power's total investment in Brazil goes up to $1 billion. Click on Reports for more
8Get the latest announcements by global automakers in 2017  for the launch of electric vehicles. The number of projected models are set to go up dramatically. Click on Reports for more
8India may have run into trouble with the Maldives but it manages a good relationship with Seychelles. Click on Reports for more
8The government is now trying to put together templates for a solar-wind hybrid project. Click on Reports for more
8State-wise quantum of solar and wind power generated during each of the last three years and the current year Click on Reports for more
8The annual EV battery market is expected to be around $30-55 billion and India cannot afford to fulfill the demand solely through imports. India has missed several such opportunities to be integrated in the global value chain for solar cells and wafers and electronics manufacturing due to a lack of suitable policy support. Will be the same story for batteries as well?  Click on Reports for more
8The government intends to invite Expression of Interest (EOI) from the prospective floating Solar PV Plant Developers (FSPDs) for setting up of 10,000 MW of Floating Solar PV (FSPV) plant capacity in a phased manner in the country in next three years. Find out how it intends to go about doing it Click on Reports for more Details
Is Bangladesh coming dangerously close to China and it is likely to see India as "enemy" again?
8Here is a full update on the massive extent of the Chinese intrusion into the Bangladesh economy
8As Bangladesh gets more fully entrenched in the Chinese One Road One Belt programme, the space for Indian industry will get that much more squeezed
8The Chinese invariably demand full political commitment from their partner countries in return for billions of dollars of investments.
8Will Bangladesh have to give up India in return for its Chinese affiliations?
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While many reports have struck a bullish note, there are some who still claim that not enough groundwork has been done to go all electric.
8The market for electric vehicles has been sluggish so far, they claim
8The gaps in today's electric vehicles knowhow and base vis-à-vis that of conventional vehicles is till yawningly wide.
8There is also skepticism on whether EV price and driving range will ever go along projected lines
8The challenges are quantified and explained in details
8The bottom-line is that India will have to do a lot more on the policy front -- in terms of tax breaks and incentives -- and infrastructure building before it can welcome an electric future
8Also a full template on using the Make in India platform for electric vehicles is spelled out.
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India will eventually have to take concerted action to deliver on its carbon emission targets.
8A major thrust will be to develop robust Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems that will assess whether India’s efforts to address climate change are making a difference.
8A comprehensive civil society platform has now been evolved to measure such emissions in an accurate manner
The platform's job is to:
-- Address gaps in GHG data availability in the country
-- Enhance accessibility to robust GHG emission data
-- Inform policy dialogue and decision making on climate change
-- Showcase India’s action on climate change
8The other responsibilities that the platform is undertaking is to bring in best practices, benchmarking of data and analytics as well business models to reduce emissions
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The role of a utility encompasses not just proactive cost cutting but also a large amount of advocacy with the powers that be so as to be able to keep the cost of power down.
8The website carries here a template on how to cut costs in purchase of long and short-term power
Advocacy involves:
8Seeking reallocation of costly power
8Allocations from cheaper UA power
8Diversion of coal from inefficient plants
8Mazimizing indigenous coal use
8Securing coal from nearer mines to ensure lower freight, which can be as high as 30 to 40% of total cost
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Find out the basic ingredients of a deal that was struck by IBM with a power utility to develop a unique Power Portfolio Management System.
The basic elements involved were:
8Scheduling automation
8Demand forecasting
8Supply forecasting
8Price forecasting
8Transmission availability forecasting
8Work flow automation
8Optimization scenario planning
8MIS generation for regulatory compliance
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Find out more on how one utility was able to bring down losses from over 50% to less than 10% over a period of time
8How was that done?
8Was innovative technology responsible? If so, what kind of technological deployments were made?
8Which are the big brands the utility partnered with to bring about the change?
8What kind of Smart Grid Maturity model did it adopt?
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American Indians inhabit a part of the US where there is a large volume of sunlight
8Located in the center of the American Sun Belt, these communities are increasingly being sought out by outside interests.
8These developers are often seeking deals crafted to meeting growing demand from utility companies that are switching from fossil-fuel powered electricity to renewables.
8But the business models are inclusive of communities and work not on a royalty basis but on a firmer set of parameters.
8Mechanisms exist now by which fair and just ownership models can be put shared and put into place. These models can benefit investors, developers, the state government, and local  tribal community chapters alike.
8A template for how to negotiate and protect local community benefits are hard-coded into these successful models.
8Such models can be rolled out in India too for distributed power generation based on renewable energy
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Tender for Supply of 16 Nos. 500 KVA, 11/0.4 KV (Cu) Distribution Transformer (BIS Energy Level-II) Details
 8Tender for Supply of SF-6 Gas Recovery cum Transfer Unit WIKA/DILO/MACHFIELD/BEACON make for Various Sub-Stations Under Transmission South-West Zone Agra Details
 8Tender for Design,Manufacture,Testing,Inspection,Packing and delivery of ISI Marked, Single Core, 1.1kV, LT, un-armoured, XLPE insulated, PVC Sheathed, Aluminum Conductor Cables (Qty.- 996 Km) Details
 8Tender of Electrification of division wise works i.e. Construction of 11KV line, 11/0.4 KV Distribution substation of various ratings, LT Lines etc on semi Turnkey basis Details
 8Tender for work of Testing of Energy Meters Details
 8Tender for supply,laying,testing & commissioning of EHV Cable 66KV, 3C*300 sqmm with Required Accessories on Turnkey Basis Details
 8Tender for Thermal Insulation works Pertaining to Boiler & TG Area of 250 MW, Unit-7 of a Thermal power Station Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Delhi power distribution companies seek to shift peak hours Details
 8Punjab looks for ways to cut Rs 65,000 cr fixed charges promised to pvt power firms Details
 8Irate farmers protest 500 Megawatt Ghogha thermal power plant Details
 8Was MERC aware of Adani-RInfra deal, asks Mumbai Congress chief Details
 8Madhya Pradesh aims to beat China, build world’s biggest solar park Details
 8Government starts safeguard duty probe on surging solar cell imports Details
 8Coal supplies at power plants getting better; Stocks of comfortable nine days Details
 8Coal stock in Koradi and Parli power plants in Maharashtra very low Details
 8Power ministry seeks faster coal supply to Shakti auction winners Details
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8Project Name: Hydro Power Station Maintenance Project (Unit - 3)
8Project Cost: 16 crores
8Project Description: The owner  has planned a 20-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-3 (157 MW) in the 785 MW Hydro Power Station covering annual inspection and overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the turbine-generator set, bearing sets, seals, governor and oil cooling unit.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, guide vanes seal, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by first week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 5/Jan/2018
8Release Date: 28/Jan/2018
8Start Date: 20/Feb/2018
8Completion Date: 11/Mar/2018
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Plant - FGD Addition
8Project Cost: 300 crores
8Project Description: The owner is scheduled to install an FGD for a 600 MW super-critical thermal power complex. The company is expected to float tenders for the same. At present, feasibility studies are ongoing by the owner. The project start date is slated for early 2020. RFQ for supply of FGD is expected to be out by Q3 of 2018. The major requirements will be FGD, stacker- reclaimer, earthwork, cranes, pipes, installation, gypsum disposal, wet lime among others.
8Project Event: RFQ for supply of FGD is expected to be out by the Q3 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q3:2018
8Release Date: Q1:2019
8Start Date: Q1:2020
8Completion Date: Q2:2022
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8The website carries here a list of thermal power projects commissioned since January 2017 Click on Reports for more
8Bids have been invited for 2X75 MW grid connected solar power stations Click on Reports for more
8This increased coal supply during April-December has been mainly responsible for the 4.7% increase in coal based power generation. This coexists with a 4.59% reduction in power generation by imported coal based power plants of private sector. Click on Reports for more
8The coal ministry says that there should be no shortage of coal with power plants and the fault lies for the shortages lie with the generators. Find out what the ministry is trying to say Click on Reports for more
8The Pare hydroelectric power plant has attracting bilateral funding of $80 million Click on Reports for more
8Find out why Australia thinks Asian coal demand will rise and why it is in a better position than others to cater to this need. Where is the additional Asian demand coming from? Click on Reports for more
8A wind farm has placed an order for 40 MW of wind equipment this week. Click on Reports for more
8There is a clean energy summit coming up in Delhi.Click on Reports for more
8Monthly global electricity report is carried here. Click on Reports for more
8Here is an FAQ on the Saubhagya scheme. Download it here. Click on Reports for more
8A single bench Revisional Authority has been created under Section 30 of the MMDR Act. Click on Reports for more
8The cost compensation to the prior allottee of the Nerad Malegon block did not  come up to much Click on Reports for more Details
What is happening in distant Mongolia can be of interest in India if an Asian Super Grid comes into existence.
8What is the latest on the grid?
8The Russians, Koreans and the Japanese have tied up to create the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) with support from Soft Bank
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Coal India (COAL) has introduced evacuation facility charges of INR50/t on all coal dispatches, except those through rapid loading arrangement. This is estimated to apply to about 80% of COAL’s supplies. The charges are effective immediately (from 20th December 2017).
8COAL’s dispatches grew 5% YoY (to 50.7mt) in November, even as coal-based power generation was flat YoY.
8Coal inventories at power plants remain low at just 9 days of consumption or 12mt. Restocking to normative 20-25 days of consumption will aid dispatch growth, even if power generation were to remain weak due to seasonal weather conditions.
8Then again, the premium over the notified price in e-auctions increased further to about 76%, while volumes increased to around 9mt in October. The premium and volumes both are higher than the past few months, driven by import substitution as prices in the global market have been trending up.
8So looks like good times are ahead for COAL
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SECI intends to invite Expression of Interest from Indian manufacturers to set up integrated solar manufacturing facilities over a 3-year period. Around 20,000 MW of power is sought to generated through this route
8But will it eventually work to make Indian manufacturing competitive?
8Manufacturers will be invited to set up integrated solar PV manufacturing facilities on greenfield basis or, in JV with existing manufacturers so that at least 60% of the solar PV requirements for 77 GW of  come from local manufacturing facilities.
8Is that too ambitious a target?
8The immediate objective is to draw up PPAs for 20 GW of solar PV capacities to be allocated on open tender basis to companies willing to set up integrated manufacturing facilities for solar PV modules in India
8And this manufacturing repertoire will include solar modules, cells, wafers, ingots and polysilicon as the case may
Comment: Promoting domestic manufacturing is a commendable objective but will protecting it or insulating it create the competitive dynamics for Indian manufacturers? That remains a moot point. For competitive spirits are unleashed only when producers face the vagaries of the market. This rollout can keep solar tariffs artificially higher in a world where prices continue to decline rapidly.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Manufacture, Testing,Supply,and Delivery of Flat Twin Core, LT PVC Cables ( Quantity- 15900 Km) Details
8Tender for supply of LT Distribution Box( Qty.-809 Nos.) for IPDS/DDUGJY Project Details
8Tender for Construction of LILO on 132 kV Yavatmal – Yavatmal MIDC line at 132 kV Darwha Substation (Total Length-34 KM) Details
8Tender for Supply,Erection,Testing and Commissioning of 245 KV Digital Bay at 400/220 KV Substation Details
8Tender for supply,drawing,testing & commissioning of 5.3km HT ABC at Various locations under RAPDRP Scheme on turnkey Basis Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8India's Reliance Infra sells power unit to Adani Transmission Details
8ABB India wins Rs 134 crore traction equipment order from railways Details
8Lenders scout for new owner for JP Group arm Prayagraj Power Details
8Panel clears hydro project on Chenab under Indus treaty Details
8Wind power tariffs in Gujarat auctions fall to Rs 2.43 per unit Details
8India assures contracts for local solar equipment makers in government projects Details
8Replacing coal plants with renewables will help save Rs 54,000 cr: Greenpeace Details
8Jipmer proposes to set up solar plant for Rs 7.63 cr Details
8Six companies win tender to supply 500 Megawatt wind power to GUVNL Details
8India to achieve target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022 Details
8Coal India subsidiaries issue LoIs to 10 companies for supplies Details
8Reliance Power approaches Delhi HC for early allocation of coal to its plant Details
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8Project Name: Hydro Power Station Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 25 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 28-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-1 (77 MW) in the 231 MW (3*77 MW) Hydro Power Station covering a capital overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the bearing sets, seals, and turbine auxiliaries.
8Equipment required will be turbine guide bearings, gland seals, inspection of runner blades, throttle part of governor, cleaning and painting of spiral casing and draft tube liner, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for short lead equipment required are expected by first week of January 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 3/Jan/2018
8Release Date: 20/Jan/2018
8Start Date: 1/Feb/2018
8Completion Date: 28/Feb/2018
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: 1000 crores
8Project Description: The promoter is planning to construct a 150 MW (3*50 MW) greenfield hydroelectric power plant. TOR was accorded on 15 December 2015. Currently, survey and investigation works for various hydro-logical, geological, meteorological, power potential studies, etc are underway at the project site. Bids for exploratory core drilling works were out in March 2017. The owner will come out with a bid for a consultant for preparation of DPR.. After preparation of DPR, the owner will decide whether to come out with an EPC contractor or package wise bids.
8Project Event: RFQ for a DPR consultant is expected by Q2 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q4:2018
8Start Date: Q1:2020
8Completion Date: Q2:2025
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The ban on coke in the NCR has already begun giving new business to Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL)
8Two big companies with a total consumption of 15,000 scmd in Ghaziabad and Greater Noida have already signed a contract for shifting to natural gas.
8The problem however is to ensure that the ban is properly implemented.
8IGL's volumes are expected to get a big fillip in the coming time, and not just from the pet coke ban.
8Find out where the extra volumes are coming from
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The world needs to continue working to protect the climate-- this is generally undisputed. However, there is no agreement on which technologies should be used to decarbonize the energy sector.
8Many international scenarios still assume a relevant role for nuclear power in the future.
8However, a study shows that the Paris climate protection target -- limiting global warming to below two degrees -- can be achieved inexpensively without nuclear power.
8The results of a global energy system model indicate that no new nuclear power plants have to be built in order to meet the global climate target.
8It would be cheaper to use a combination of renewable energy and energy storage systems instead.
8If this eventually turns out to be a fact, an entire industry and the ancillaries that it spawned will die a dramatic death.
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8A business development opportunity has come up for a 7 MW cogen power plant. Click on Reports for more
8Owned by the conservative Sarkars, Mecgale Pneumatics Pvt Ltd, a material handling parts manufacturer, has a reasonable order book position and almost zero debt. Can the company do with some debt-funded expansions? But the business has a high receivable cycle, an average of 246 days, and that may be deterring the family from pushing further ahead. Click on Reports for more
8L&T has emerged as the E&C partner of choice in India. But the market remains very challenging. Find out more on the company's order book position in power T&D and power generation. Click on Reports for more
8There is a business development opportunity coming up for a 22 MW power plant. Click on Reports for more
8Cummins has had a sudden exit of its CMD and a new incumbent is still to come in. Clearly, the gen set market is in serious turmoil. Will things stabilize soon? Will the drastic fall in exports bottom out and what happens in the domestic market? Click on Reports for more
8Neccon Power and Infra Ltd produce aluminum conductors used for overhead transmission and distribution of electricity. It is also an EPC contractor. Things are looking up for the company. Another company doing rather well is Sharavathy Conductors Private Ltd. Click on Reports for more Details
The outlook seems to have turned positive for Delhi transmission companies
8Favourable regulatory changes are responsible even though receivables are a big concern
8But hikes in tariffs are making them almost cost neutral
8Other factor ruling in favor is their increasing ability to meet the stringent operating parameters including AT&C loss-reduction measures laid down by the DERC and the favorable demographic characteristics of the license area with stable demand growth and limited agricultural consumption.
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For reference purposes, the website carries here a comparison of different energy storage devices and their suitability for different applications
8For example, which kind of batteries are better suitable for electric cars or for microgrids or for that matter for nanogrids
8Then again, what are the advantages of different storage devices in terms of capital and maintenance cost, life cycle, design flexibility and ease of recycling
8The cost of technology is compared across storage devices
8Technology performance is tabulated
8The availability chain is documented too, in terms of time taken for delivery
8New types of battery technology are emerging and some of them will eventually play a bigger role
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Bangladesh is not in a position to pay of electricity as is evident from massive losses run up by state utilities.
8Losses of the Bangladesh Power Development Board has been mounting over time
8The electricity deficit has widened
8Load shedding is 12 per cent of the total installed generation capacity and rental power or captive power is very expensive.
8In this context, those setting up LNG units for power plants must first answer the question as to whether the sector has the ability to pay up
8There is little point setting up a terminal and then shutting it down on account of counterparty payments
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It looks like India is not the only exception when it comes to state utilities running up huge losses.
8There are many examples of that around the world.
8And a transition to a loss-free or a subsidy-free regime is extremely difficult
8India is trying to bridge the gap but it is never an easy task as examples all over the world seem to show
8And not just that, a global study has claimed that the entire subject of how to cut losses for state utilities is under-researched.
8There is no optimal model to follow. So the Indian model may not necessarily be the right one, and eventually everything can well go back to square one.
The study candidly admits that not enough is known on these questions:
-- What are some of the institutional, political, and technical mechanisms that have proven effective in de=politicizing the tariff revisions?
-- What are the pros and cons of various automatic tariff adjustment mechanisms, for instance, those where fuel costs are passed through to consumers or those linked to inflation?
8Then again, renewable energy has come and upset the applecart again,
8There is very scanty research on the impact of new renewable and distributed energy on electricity pricing in developing countries such as India.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Design,manufacturing,testing and supply of 2 Nos. 630 KVA, 22KV/415V and 01 No. 1000 KVA, 22KV/415V, 3 phase 50Hz, copper wound, oil cooled out door type Distribution Transformer Details
8Tender for supply of Ring Main Units (48 Nos.) of Various Types for IPDS Under Distribution Central Region Details
8Tender for the Supply of 371 Nos. of SMC 2 Way and 3 Way Low Tension Distribution Boxes under DDUGJY and IPDS Scheme Details
8Tender for supplying,testing,installing & commissioning of 5 km HT ABC of size 3×150+1×120 sqmm. on Existing poles on turnkey basis in DDUGJY scheme Details
8Tender for Design, manufacturing, supply, testing & commissioning of HT and LT Panel for a Hydro Power Station Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Increased production at Coal India due demand from power companies Details
810 power producers secure 27 MT coal supply Details
8U.S. plans to raise again in WTO solar power issue with India Details
8Maharashtra power utilities yet to repay Rs 66,000 crore loan: Energy minister Details
8ReNew Power picks Goldman Sachs, Kotak, JM Financial for planned $700 million IPO Details
8Centrum invests Rs 100 crore in solar power firm Waaree Energies Details
8Wind power tariff competitiveness to remain a challenge: ICRA Details
8Rays Future Energy executes 60 MW of capacity under open access Details
8CIL clears coal supply contracts for Shakti auction winners Details
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8Project Name: Hydroelectric Plant (Unit-1) Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 18 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned a 25-day scheduled maintenance of Unit-1 (130 MW) in the 520 MW (4*130 MW) Hydro Power Station covering an annual overhaul of equipment which includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the turbo-generator set, bearing sets, seals, casing and transformer auxiliaries.
8Equipment required will be turbine bearings, gland seals, pipes, spiral casing, spiral drain valve, checking and replacing of transformer auxiliary parts, nozzles, cleaning of field winding of stator and rotor, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for equipment are expected by fourth week of December 2017.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: 31/Dec/2017
8Release Date: 10/Jan/2018
8Start Date: 25/Jan/2018
8Completion Date: 18/Feb/2018
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8Project Name: Economizer Coil in Thermal Power Station - O&M supply
8Project Cost: 5 crores
8Project Description: The owner is planning to replace the existing economizer coil assembly, LTSH supply tubes and straight tube panels in the economizer section of boiler in Unit-1 (210 MW) in the 1050 MW (5*210 MW) thermal power station. The eco-coil failure rate is very high and the owner will procure a new eco-coil to avoid the frequent failure, subsequently loss of generation will also be reduced. Bid documents are under finalization stage, subsequently the procurement team of the owner will come out with a bid for an economizer coil.
8Project Event: RFQ for purchase of new economizer coil is expected by Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2:2017
8RFQ Date: Q1:2018
8Release Date: Q1:2018
8Start Date: Apr/2018
8Completion Date: May/2018
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
 8Work of Conversion of overhead LT line by LT UG Cable, extension of service connection through LT underground cable and dismantling of overhead LT line in different location Details
 8Tender for Supply, Replacement and ETC of 220kV & 66kV Terminal Kiosks at 220kV Substations Details
 8Tender for supply,laying,testing & commissioning of EHV Cable 33KV, 3C*400 sqmm with Required Accessories on Turnkey Basis Details
 8Tender for construction of 132KV line bay (1 No.) at 220 KV Substation Detail
 8Tender for Supply and Installation of EHV Connectors (C-Wedge,Palm & Paddle) Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Ljungstrom wins equipment supply contract for UP power plants Details
 8BEST may extend Tata Power pact Details
 8All Bihar villages will be electrified by month-end: Deputy CM Details
 8Create standby pool to save grid from dip in green power: CEA Details
 8Jan-2019 deadline for reducing power losses to 15 per cent: R K Singh Details
 8KEC International wins Rs 2,424 crore orders across business verticals Details
 8Suzlon bags wind energy installation order in Gujarat Details
 8SECI invites expression of interest for 20 Gigawatt solar PV unit Details
 8Yes Bank, EIB to co-finance $400 mn for clean power projects Details
 8Coal demand to grow 4% a year till 2022 Details
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Is it time for big thermal power companies to look at offshore wind as an investment to balance their carbon-heavy portfolios.
8The website carries here a plan to install as much as 5000 MW of offshore wind energy in the next five years off the Indian coast
8Grid integrations studies have shown that the extra power can be absorbed without much of a problem
8Levelised cost of electricity curves have been drawn up. The strike prices for non-subsidized wind power is already 50% lower than what they were two years ago in some markets in the world.
8Find out more on the reasons for the price breakthrough and where will prices go from here on.
8Also learn more on how the key challenges are sought to be mitigated to set up the capacity in India waters
8An emerging offshore wind industry will dramatically change the outlook for the Indian offshore shipping vessel industry as well. Find out how it will do so.
8What are the global best practices?
8China is India's benchmark now in emerging technology, so what is the country doing on this front?
8What are the different pathways to reach the 5000 MW mark?
8There is more on what kind of regulatory framework is needed and what kind of base infrastructure will India have to set up
8An action plan has already been drawn up
8Full feasibility studies are available in March, 2018 and this website will bring you those details
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This website always keeps its ears to the ground when it comes to deciphering technological change in the global energy business.
8Keeping track in a rapidly changing environment is always a challenge
8Latest trends seem to indicate that there is now more global attention to power-to-gas technology using the electrolysis route in the face of falling renewable energy tariff rates.Some agreements have already been signed on this front.
8Hydrogen can emerge as a contender to battery operated heavy cars and commercial vehicles, the very latest data seems to now indicate
8But hydrogen still remains an unclear science
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8The website carries here the draft procedures drawn up for grant of connectivity for wind and solar generator to the inter-state transmission system Click on Reports for more
8The maintenance schedules coming up for generation and transmission assets Click on Reports for more
8Find out how Havells’ plans to double its turnover in the next five years. Also know more on how the acquisition of Lloyds has made the company grow faster Click on Reports for more
8Get the latest deviation settlement record here Click on Reports for more Details
10 Chinese government ministries have ordered a deeper penetration of clean heating fuels in the country's heartland.
8This is going to further fuel the demand for gas in China, with implications for the LNG prices going ahead.
8There is also an emphasis on security of gas supply, thus providing a renewed impetus to coal-to-gas projects.
8Find out more on what is going on in China and how it is going to eventually impact you in India.
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The ‘Task Force on Power System Analysis under Contingencies’ on the December 2012 blackout submitted its report in August 2013 but the issues arising out of the recommendations are still to be fully resolved.
The outstandings are
8Database of protection settings
8Zone-III settings
8Action on the Report for power system protection
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An RFQ for a MW scale battery project is coming up in one state
8Sources said that the battery plant will be set up on a pilot scale
8The idea is to prevent curtailment on account of congestion/DSM Charges resulting from intermittency of wind power
8If the idea works, big battery storage units will installed on a wider basis and India will likely become one of the world's largest markets for grid-level battery power.
8In that sense, this is a really big test for battery power
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Finally the truth has been settled through an exhaustive fact gathering exercise.
8Renewable power is going to be cheaper even after taking into account all costs related to intermittency of supply.
8The costs take into account the the cost of keeping standby capacity when wind and solar power goes down, the the higher cost of flexible generation to ramp up and down, the impact on the States Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) charges for inter-state flow of power, the adverse impact on coal-based generation in terms of reduction of efficiency and operation at lower Plant Load Factor and, finally, higher transmission charges on account of lower capacity utilization factor of wind and solar power.
8There have been various figures floating around so far on the financial implications of these parameters.
8But the issue has now been settled
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There is no doubt that renewable energy must be used in cities, but identifying the resources and technologies that can be used to promote what is called "circular urban metabolism" have not made great progress.
8A review of the literature establishes that there are eleven renewable technologies with different degrees of maturity that could reduce the import of energy resources, which would contribute to changing the metabolic linear model into a circular model.
8However, the applicability of the different possibilities is conditional upon the availability of resources, costs, policies and community acceptance.
8Click on Reports to figure out what will work where for India's urban conglomerations through an exhaustive modeling tool that takes into account data from all over the world.
8If you are an Indian utility, you need to take note
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OPG Power Generation Private Ltd's business model of a bunch of thermal power stations is under strain.
8Power is supplied through the group captive model as well as to the grid.
8The company has been garnering funds in the London alternate market for its projects
8It has forayed into solar power too albeit through the competitive bidding route that will keep margins under leash.
8But the going ahead is not going to be all that easy given the volatility of the thermal power market through the company continues to enjoy good ratings from agencies.
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For reference purposes, the website carries here the impact of availability of generation compensation on the debt metrics of a wind power project having a long-term PPA at Rs. 3.50 per unit
8The capital cost is assumed at Rs. 7.00 crore per MW.
8For instance, in case of grid back down for 10% of the time and without any compensation, the cumulative DSCR for the project would decline from 1.25 times to 1.10 times. However, the availability of compensation at 50% of the PPA tariff, would lead to a cumulative DSCR of 1.17 times, thereby lowering the impact of grid back down on the debt coverage metrics of the project.
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For reference purposes, the website carries here the a point-by-point analysis of the new bidding guidelines for wind power in India
8The guidelines mitigate offtake and grid curtailment risks
8Default and termination provisions have been strengthened.
8Wind power capacity addition has suffered after a switch to an auction-based route
8Will the new guidelines soothe strained nerves in the industry?
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The liquidity contagion doesn't just stop at solar plants but seems to also extend to a lesser extent to wind power projects which has a higher tariff profile.
8A case at point is the two wind farms belonging to the Orange Group.
8The group no doubt has a big presence, mostly in wind but also in solar
8But that doesn't preclude some of its wind assets to fall victim to the vagaries of  variable wind conditions and cash flow problems
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