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In the first order, it allowed BEST to procure 234 MW of solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). Best General Manager, Lokesh Chandra said that renewable energy will be used to charge the electric buses which will be expanded to 10,000 in 4-5 years.
In the second order, MERC has granted Adani Electricity the long-term procurement of 500 MW from grid-connected renewable energy projects. The order will be complemented with power from other sources around the clock (RTC), under a competitive bidding process based on tariffs, the order states.
In the third order, MERC has granted approval to Tata Power for the long-term (25 years) procurement of 225 MW of generation capacity from grid-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects through a competitive bidding process to meet new purchase obligations.
Officials from Adani Electricity, welcoming the order, said the power company is procuring 700 MW from a hybrid solar and wind power plant for Mumbai distribution. “In addition, MERC recently approved the procurement of 1000 MW of renewable energy around the clock. The order now gives us an additional 500 MW of renewable energy,” he said.
In the case of Tata Power, a senior official said that Tata Power’s 225 MW Green Energy co-generation project in Rajasthan has already started providing green energy to Mumbai. Due to this, the utility company’s non-carbon energy supply to Mumbai consumers will increase by 38% this financial year and it will meet its new purchase obligations, officials said. The electric power company has more than 7 million people in the city.
This is the first hybrid project commissioned by Tata Power at Noorsar Solar Power Plant in Rajasthan. and the existing wind power of 96 MW which is expected to produce about 700 MUs per year. “The plant will offset about 700 million kilograms of CO2 per year,” he said.
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