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Daily News Wrap-Up: JSL Super Steel to Procure 11 MW Solar Power from Sunsure

Jindal Stainless’s subsidiary, JSL Super Steel, announced it will procure 11 MW of power from Sunsure Energy’s 49 MW solar power project in Augasi, Uttar Pradesh. JSL...

April 14, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Free Electricity Slows Rooftop Solar Rollout in Karnataka

The implementation of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in Karnataka has been slow to take off. Despite a sharp rise in registrations, only 6,519 rooftop solar...

April 11, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Central Commission Approves Tariff for NTPC’s 92 MW Solar Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission approved a final levelized tariff of ₹2.68 (~$0.031)/kWh for NTPC’s 92 MW floating solar projects at Rajiv Gandhi Combined...

April 10, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Strong Demand Drives India’s Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity

India added 25.3 GW of solar module capacity and 11.6 GW of solar cell capacity in the calendar year 2024, according to Mercom’s recently released State of Solar PV...

April 9, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Telecom Industry Prefers Solar, Has 1,250 MW in the Pipeline

India currently has around 824,000 telecom towers and 2.98 million base transceiver stations, which collectively consume approximately 70 TWh/70,000 GWh of energy...

April 8, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Government Expands Substation Radius to 5 km for ISTS Projects

The Ministry of Power introduced amendments to the standard bidding documents for procuring interstate transmission services (ISTS) through a tariff-based competitive...

April 7, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: KPTCL Announces its 1 GWh Standalone BESS Auction Winners

Sarala Project Works, Oriana Power, and Pace Digitek won Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation’s auction to set up 500 MW/1,000 MWh grid-connected standalone battery...

April 4, 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...

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...

April 3, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Bihar Includes Distributed Renewable Energy in RPO

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission proposed including a new category of distributed renewable energy in its Renewable Power Obligation (RPO) for the financial...

April 2, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Hydroponics Farmer Saves ₹300,000 Yearly with Solar

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...

April 1, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: REIAs Defend Trading Margins, Seek Resolution with DISCOMs

A ₹0.07 (~$0.0008)/kWh trading margin and the discovered tariff have become a bone of contention between renewable energy implementing agencies (REIAs) and buying...

March 28, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: JVVNL Tenders 112 MW Solar Projects Under KUSUM

Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam issued an expression of interest for implementing 112.6 MW of decentralized solar projects in Rajasthan under Component A of the Pradhan...

March 27, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: TGGENCO Announces 250 MW/500 MWh BESS Auction Results

Bondada Engineering, Oriana Power, and Pace Digitek won Telangana Power Generation Corporation’s auction to set up 250 MW/500 MWh standalone battery energy storage...

March 26, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MERC Approves Tariff for 1,500 MWh BESS Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) petition to procure 250 MW/500 MWh battery...

March 25, 2025

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