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Solar

Odisha

govt to formulate solar power

policy soon

(Published on: 9

th

July)

In a bid to promote solar power production in

Odisha, the state government has decided to

formulate a solar policy soon. The policy will help

streamline

production,

utilization

and

management of solar energy in the state, officials

said. The policy will be launched in the next few

months.More:

http://bit.ly/18MkD9f

26 private players to develop 250 MW

solar projects in Punjab

(23

rd

July)

Punjab government awarded projects to 26 private

players for setting up 250-MW solar power units,

entailing capital outlay of Rs 2,500-3,000 crore.

Lanco Solar Energy, Punj Lloyd Infrastructure,

Moser Baer Clean Energy are among those which

have been awarded the projects.

More:

http://bit.ly/174IPAd

AP to permit more developers to set up

solar photovoltaic plants

(10

th

July)

Andhra Pradesh Government

has decided to

permit any company to set up a solar photovoltaic

unit in the State assuring them of Rs 6.49 paise per

kWh. Chief Minister

N. Kiran Kumar Reddy

approved the proposal of AP Transco to give

opportunity to all solar power developers, even

those who have not participated in the recently

concluded competitive bidding for 1,000 MW.

More:

http://bit.ly/11W4NXb

Gujarat

seeks

to

lower

solar

power

tariffs

(Published on: 05

th

July)

Gujarat is seeking to cut the rate it pays to solar

projects,

citing

the

owners’

excessive

profits.

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., the state-run bulk

buyer of solar power, submitted a petition to

regulators because of the “unjustified and windfall

gains” by plant owners.

The purchaser has signed

88 contracts for a total of 971.5 MW of solar

capacity.

More:

http://bloom.bg/12h7kFf

Rs.

920

Cr

solar

energy

park

at

Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu to be ready in

three months

(Published on: 18

th

July)

The Rs. 920-crore solar energy park, being

established at Paramakudi near Ramanathapuram

would be ready in next three months. The park

would make 100 MW of power available to the

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Ltd.

(TANGEDCO) in April 2014.

More:

http://bit.ly/18AdJVi

Solar power projects in Rajasthan miss

deadline

(Published on: 20

th

July)

Four of the five concentrated solar power, CSP

projects in Rajasthan, totaling a capacity of 470

MW, allotted under the first phase of Jawaharlal

Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) are running

way behind schedule and have missed the

scheduled commissioning, May 9 deadline. Now

the ministry has decided to extend the deadline by

10 months. More:

http://bit.ly/16TTF9G

Solar developers ask Gujarat regulator to

reject retroactive tariff cut

(24

th

July)

Five

solar

energy

developers

asked

Gujarat

regulator to throw out the

local government’s

attempt to impose retroactive reductions in the

RPower subsidiary gets carbon credit nod

for 100 MW CSP project in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy Private Limitedis

now eligible for carbon credits. It has received

accreditation from the executive board of CDM for