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Government Tightens Solar Cell Manufacturing Norms

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has mandated that only solar cells manufactured using undiffused wafers will qualify under the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) policy, effectively prohibiting the use of “blue” or...

April 3, 2025

Mercom Research Focus

The Top Five States for Solar Open Access Installations in CY 2024

India installed 6.9 GW of solar open access capacity in the calendar year 2024, 77% more than the 3.9 GW installed in 2023, a record for annual capacity additions, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2024 India Solar Open ...

April 3, 2025

Mercom Research Focus

Local Manufacturing Mandate for EV Parts May Cause Short-term Supply Gaps, Price Rise

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is bracing for a short-term price surge, as the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has mandated a 100% domestic content requirement for 18 EV components, including the traction battery pack, batt...

April 2, 2025

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Hydroponics Farmer Installs Solar, Saves ₹300,000 a Year in Power Bills

Various sectors, including agriculture, have realized the benefits of cost savings from switching to solar energy. For a hydroponics farmer, recovering the cost of the solar system in three years, saving on electricity costs, whic...

March 31, 2025

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Karnataka Issues Procedure for Verifying Status of Captive Power Projects

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the procedure for data collection, scrutiny and verification of the captive status of power projects and their users in the state. The status of captive power projects and captive users will be...

April 3, 2025

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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in March 2025

India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2024, an 86% increase from 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2024 India Rooftop Solar Market Report.  The capacity additions were mainly driven by the record...

April 3, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: EV Industry Braces for Price Surge Due to DCR Mandate

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is bracing for a short-term price surge, as the Ministry of Heavy Industries has mandated a 100% domestic content requirement for 18 EV components, including the traction battery pack, battery management system,...

April 3, 2025

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HPERC Sets ₹3.45/kWh as Levelized Tariff for Solar Projects Up to 1 MW

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has approved a levelized tariff of ₹3.45 (~$0.04)/kWh for solar projects up to 1 MW and ₹3.38 (~$0.039)/kWh for projects between 1 MW and 3 MW for the financial year (FY) 2025-26. The...

April 3, 2025

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Swaraj Tractors to Source Power from Mahindra Susten’s 26 MW Solar Project

Swaraj Tractors, a part of the Mahindra Group’s farm equipment division, has announced it will source renewable energy from Mahindra Susten’s 26 MW group captive solar project in Punjab. Mahindra Susten will set up the solar project in the Bathinda...

April 2, 2025

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Jaipur DISCOM Floats Tenders for 1.2 GW Solar Projects Under KUSUM

Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL) has floated 13 tenders for 1,200.7 MW grid-connected solar projects at various 33/11 kV sub-stations under Component A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program. The...

April 2, 2025

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Telangana Issues Two EPC Tenders for 5.4 MW Solar Projects

The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana (TGNPDCL) has issued two tenders for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a cumulative 5.4 MW of ground-mounted solar projects at various locations on a build, operate, maintain,...

April 2, 2025

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PSERC Approves Punjab Transmission Corporation’s FY 2026 Revenue Requirement

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has issued an order addressing the true-up of the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) for the financial year (FY) 2024 and approved the revised ARR forecast and tariff determination for FY...

April 2, 2025

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