Russia granted
365 MW in clean energy projects for delivery from 2016 to 2019, the
nation’s third tender for renewables after the state delayed auctions to
adjust terms. Russia approved solar
projects from Solar Systems, Avelar Solar Technology and T Plus that
will add 280 MW of capacity, according to the website of Russia’s power
market trading system administrator, or ATS. Russia awarded one 35 MW wind plant and two hydroelectric dams totaling 49.8 MW.
“Without additional regulation this tender would not have succeeded,”
Mikhail Molchanov, chief executive officer of Solar Systems, which is
backed by Chinese investors, said by e-mail. “Two previous attempts
failed. This is a very significant positive signal that government
supports renewables even in this turbulent economic reality.”
Developers are benefiting from Russia’s new subsidy program to boost clean energy generation,
approved in May 2013. Russia delayed auctions from the summer to
improve terms after the ruble slumped. The currency fell to more than 71
against the dollar from 32.6 in December 2013 raising the cost of
imported equipment to the country’s fledgling industry. Solar Systems took smaller volumes than competitors in this year’s
auction to mitigate risks due to “enormous” ruble interest rates and the
lack of project finance instruments, Molchanov said. Russia awarded 557 MW in its previous capacity auction in 2014, also with solar power dominating.
©2015 Bloomberg News
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