The detailed results of the auction are tabulated below. While three bidders qualified for the reverse auction with a financial bid of Rs 3.59-4.05/kWh for the first year, the final reverse auction reduced this significantly with the winning margin for Renew Solar Power being a mere 1 paisa/kWh. Since the Rs 2.9/kWh (first year tariff) has a 3% escalation for 15 years, this works out to a levelised tariff of ~ Rs 3.6/kWh over the 25 year PPA period. There would be single part tariff with a 3% annual escalation for 15 years after which it would be constant. Launched in April 2022, the EU Energy Platform played a crucial role in helping diversify our energy supply throughout 2022. The platform helps coordinate EU action and negotiations with external gas suppliers to prevent EU countries from outbidding each other. The Platform is also leveraging the weight of the EU single market to achieve better conditions for all EU consumers.

On Covid-19 & Gathering re:power is a fully remote organization that believes in the power of gathering, both through our in-person trainings and purposefully created staff spaces. While the generation price of new Renewable Energy (RE) projects is certainly very low and attractive, the issue of reliable grid integration of this variable power, esp. with increasing and large shares of RE is certainly still an open question. Hence, when the auction threw up such an attractive price 1 for RTC power based only on renewables, the sector took notice as this could be a potential game changer. This is all the more important since the average RTC price in IEX for 2018 was comparably higher at Rs 3.9/kWh. This article critically examines this tender and its implications for future renewable energy (RE) procurement.Sources of generation, may be co-located, or may be located at different locations (i.e. multiple injection points allowed). However, energy storage, if any, shall mandatorily be co-located with at least one of the RE sources Subsequent to issuing the Request for Selection (RFS) document issued in October, 2019, clarifications were issued on 29th January, 2020. These were followed by five amendments to the RFS issued during January-March, 2020. The broad highlights of the RFS are as follows. Join us re:power is a national organization seeking to build a critical mass of social justice movements and their leaders who embody the ideology and practice of liberatory organizing. Says guitarist Herman Li: “ I love how ‘Re-Powered Within’ has turned out. We remixed and remastered the original music with a more modern production, in the vein of our last two releases. The result is a clearer, more powerful sound. The fans will get to hear the music in better detail, bringing out parts they couldn’t hear so well before, and injecting new excitement into the songs we love even more now. ” As already noted in the introductory section, a levelised tariff of Rs 3.6/kWh for RE based RTC power is extremely attractive and is perceived as a potential game changer for the sector with regard to reliable grid integration of variable RE power. This brings up questions such as, a) Could such projects be a replacement for base-load thermal power plants? b) Are such high CUF projects possible with wind and solar power (given their seasonal and diurnal characteristics) but without energy storage? c) what market prices would be needed to sell the excess power to make the project viable? d) can such capacity be procured at any scale?

We may be small, but our vision is big! With more product categories and models coming soon, we plan to offer the best range of electrical goods without compromising on quality. The above analysis shows that with over-sizing the RE capacity, it is possible to supply a lower sized contract capacity with a very high CUF. However, this is only possible if there are viable and low risk options of monetising the high quantum of excess energy. Such over-sizing coupled with some level of excess generation are likely to become common for hybrid RE projects. As seen from figure 1, the monthly CUF of the generation profile (capped at 400 MW) does not fall below 70% in any month. The high monthly CUFs of the unconstrained generation (blue line), especially in the monsoon months depict the excess generation availability. Further, the project achieves an overall annual CUF of 88%. Integrating excess generation with thermal power: One possibility for the project developer is to tie up with a thermal power plant and integrate this excess energy into the thermal schedules, to the extent that such integration is possible, given the accuracy of wind and solar forecasts and timelines of ramping down/up the thermal plant. Most thermal PPAs allow a provision for ‘Alternative source of power supply’ under which the generator can source from an alternative source to meet its obligation. As such this could be a win-win proposition if the variable cost of thermal generation (~ Rs 3/kWh) is significantly higher than the cost of this excess wind/solar energy (~ Rs 1.5-2/kWh). Just for the state of Maharashtra, data from MSLDC for July, 2020 shows that 6,575 MW of thermal capacity has a variable cost between Rs 3-4/kWh, with a weighted average of Rs 3.33/kWh. Further, 2018 MoP guidelines for ‘ Flexibility in Generation and Scheduling of thermal power stations to reduce emissions’ encourage such joint scheduling. However, this is only possible to a small extent given the limited capacity to absorb such variable generation by thermal plants. Further, all excess wind and solar may not be tied up with one single thermal generator or one contract but could be done in smaller parcels with different PPAs. Repowered is run by humans, for humans. We don't rely on computers to do all the work and as such we are only a phone call away.Wheelabrator Kemsley Generating Station (K3) and Wheelabrator Kemsley North (WKN) Waste to Energy Facility Such tenders are certainly welcome and provide one approach for reliable RE integration. However instead of relying only on this approach, policy makers, DISCOMs and system operators should also actively explore options for effective integration at the system level given the diversity and scale of load and supply options they manage.

Next, based on this understanding of the monthly and time-wise distribution of the excess generation, we discuss possible sources of revenue / sales avenues for this energy. Due to our requirements for travel and commitment to gathering, re:power also has a duty to provide and maintain a workplace free of known hazards. With this in mind, re:power has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health of its employees, their families, our partnersand visitors, and the community at large from the risk of exposure. As of October 2021, all re:power employees are required to show evidence that they are fully “up-to-date”* with their COVID-19 vaccinations.re:power will consider requests for reasonable accommodations, as required by law. Employees requesting accommodations due to a medical reason, or because of a sincerely held religious belief, must submit a completed Request for Accommodation application form. In case of Change in Law on account of Article 12.1 of the PPA, the developer shall be entitled to an increase/decrease in the applicable tariff, corresponding an amount equivalent to INR 0.002/kWh (0.2 Paisa/kWh) for every increase/decrease of 1 lakh/MW in the Project cost corresponding to the Contracted Capacity.Dogger Bank Teesside A / Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (formerly Dogger Bank Teesside B) – Project previously known as Dogger Bank Teesside A&B