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Germany Adds 4.3 GW Solar Capacity in Q3 2025, Up 7.8% YoY

Germany added 4.3 GW of solar capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, a 7.8% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 4 GW, according to data from the Federal Network...

October 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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SECI, DRDO Sign MoU for Developing 300 GW Renewable Projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop over 300...

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MNRE Reaffirms DCR Rules for PM KUSUM Component C Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that the relaxation allowing the use of non-DCR modules for solar projects under Component C of the PM...

October 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Textile Firm Sangam India to Source Wind-Solar Energy from Continuum

Textile company, Sangam India, will procure renewable energy from CGE II Hybrid Energy, a special purpose vehicle of Continuum Green Energy, under the captive mode to...

October 17, 2025

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Wind
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Inox Wind to Invest ₹4 Billion in Wind-Blade Manufacturing Unit in Karnataka

Noida-based wind energy solutions company Inox Wind will invest ₹4 billion (~$45.09 million) in establishing a wind turbine-blade manufacturing unit in Kushtagi, Koppal...

October 16, 2025

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Wind
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Gujarat Retains Banking Charges of ₹1.5/kWh for Open Access Consumers

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has retained banking charges of ₹1.5 (~$0.016)/kWh for open access consumers, amending the Gujarat Electricity...

October 16, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Wind
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Gujarat Mulls Ending Separate Connectivity Agreement for Surya Ghar Projects

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has proposed removing the requirement for a separate written connectivity agreement between the distribution...

October 15, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Rajasthan Electricity Regulator Allows Virtual and Group Net Metering

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has notified the third amendment to its Grid-Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems...

October 14, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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DGFT Mandates Registration, End-Use Declaration of Imported Solar Cells and Modules

Importers of solar and wind energy components must register the items with the Renewable Energy Equipment Import Monitoring System before bringing them into the country...

October 13, 2025

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Will Antidumping Duties on Cells Spark a New Wave of Solar Investment in India?

The recent recommendation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to impose an antidumping duty of up to 30% on Chinese solar cells is likely to boost the...

October 13, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Mercom Research Focus

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Ireland Allocates €1.1 Billion in Budget 2026 to Accelerate Energy Transition

The Government of Ireland has allocated almost €1.1 billion (~$1.16 billion) in Budget 2026 to accelerate its energy transition and support the country’s path to a...

October 10, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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Government Proposes Cost-Reflective Power Tariffs in Draft Amendment Bill

To make distribution companies more financially viable, the Ministry of Power has proposed an amendment to the Electricity Act, 2003, mandating the electricity...

October 10, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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Telangana Drops Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers in 2H FY 2026

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) has determined that no additional surcharges will be levied on open access power consumers for the second half...

October 10, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Public Sector Banks Approve Over 579,000 Loans Under PM Surya Ghar

Public sector banks (PSBs) have approved more than 579,000 loan applications worth ₹109.07 billion (~$1.23 billion) under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, as of...

October 9, 2025

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Europe’s Solar Jobs Rise 5% YoY to 865,000: Report

Full-time equivalent (FTE) employment in the European solar sector grew by 5% year-over-year (YoY) to 865,000 in 2024 from 826,000, according to SolarPower Europe’s EU...

October 9, 2025

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