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Hike in prices of renewable certificates unnerves aluminium players

REC prices have spiked by 125% over past 12 months, even as manufaturers grapple with depressed international prices, slump in domestic demand

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The existing thermal capacity of 225,000 MW (200,000 Mw coal, 25,000 Mw gas-based capacity) capacity itself requires 120,000 Mw of RE capacity installations.

Jayajit Dash Bhubaneswar

3 min read Last Updated : May 30 2020 | 5:09 PM IST

A steep escalation in prices of renewable energy certificates (RECs) has disquieted aluminium makers who are already grappling with business headwinds like depressed international prices and slump in domestic demand.

Industry sources said there is an acute shortage of RECs in the market due to which it has become a sellers’ market. REC prices have spiked by 125 per cent over the past 12 months. For solar power, the price of RECs has soared to Rs 2.25 per Kilowatt Hour (KwH) despite tariffs of solar power averaging at Rs 2.50 per KwH since 2017-18.

“It is imperative that the reduction in prices

Topics : Aluminium industry renewable energy

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