The tariff will be computed monthly for each category of central pools - solar, wind, hydro and others based on different technologies. Keeping future technologies in mind, the government has also created central pools for solar-wind hybrid, round-the-clock solar-wind hybrid with storage and peaking power solar-wind hybrid with storage.
We are waiting to source solar panels from Reliance: JSW Energy
June 27, 2021
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Spike in solar panel prices will have an impact on power tariffs in future bids, says Prashant Jain, Joint Managing Director, JSW Energy
After reducing debt substantially, JSW Energy has hit the growth button with a Rs 75,000-crore investment plan. The company has reduced receivables from power distribution companies by 38 per cent to Rs 1,300 crore as of March-end. With the revival in demand, the company is focusing on green energy for future expansion. Joint Managing Director, JSW Energy, Prashant Jain, spoke to
BusinessLine on its future plans. Excerpts:
Solar Tariff to rise as custom duty on gear to kick in
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The announcement to impose the duty on solar cells and modules does not have any grandfathering provision, which would have allowed projects already auctioned to import equipment under existing rules without paying the customs duty.
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India will levy customs duty of 40% on solar modules and 25% on solar cells beginning April 2022.
Mumbai: The days of solar tariff bids at Rs 2 a unit may be over, as project cost is set to rise after the government announced the much-awaited customs duty on key equipment, aimed at boosting local manufacturing.