Market trends

Why India’s Solar Power Tariffs Reached an Historic Low of Rs. 2 Per kWh India set a new record low solar power tariff of Rs2/kWh ($0.027/kWh) in the recent Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) auction on 23 November 2020. The tariff based bidding was conducted for selection of solar power developers to set up 1,070 megawatts (MW) of grid-connected solar PV projects on a “build-own-operate” (BOO) basis in Rajasthan (Tranche-III). With 14 developers participating, the tender was oversubscribed by…

Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM): Opening new doors to Renewable Power Procurement After approving Real Time Market (RTM) trading in power exchanges about two months ago, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has now approved Green term ahead market (GTAM) contracts on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) platform. IEX is presently operating in- Day Ahead Market (DAM), where transactions in electricity are allowed for a day in advance; Term Ahead Market (TAM), where electricity is traded the same day to up…

REC trade in FY2021 likely to fall by INR 6-7 billion In June 2020, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) published an order revising the prices of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). CERC removed floor price and proposes new Forbearance price of INR 1000 for solar and non-solar RECs. The new prices will be applicable to all RECs issued after April 01, 2017. Considering the historical price trend of RECs, this is the fourth revision in floor and forbearance prices by…