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MERC Approves Tariff for Procuring 13 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) proposed tariff of ₹3.60 (~$0.042)/kWh to...

January 21, 2025

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Tina Freese

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MERC Allows Deviations in Adani Electricity’s 1 GW RTC Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited’s (AEML-D) deviations to procure 1,500 MW of power from renewable...

January 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Issues Draft Open Access Regulations 2025

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has released the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access)...

January 20, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Open Access
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Floating Solar on US Reservoirs Could Generate Over 1 TW of Power: NREL

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study estimates that floating solar installations on federally controlled reservoirs could generate between 861 and...

January 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules Solar Projects Liable for 5% GST

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a solar power project does not qualify as a ‘works contract’ taxable at 18% goods and services tax (GST); instead,...

January 15, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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China to Initiate Anti-Dumping Sunset Review on Polysilicon from US, Korea

China’s Ministry of Commerce has decided to initiate a sunset review investigation into anti-dumping duties applicable to solar-grade polysilicon imports from the...

January 13, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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JERC Releases Draft Resource Adequacy Regulations for Goa and Union Territories

The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission has released draft resource adequacy regulations for the state of Goa and the union territories (UTs) of Andaman and Nicobar,...

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Final Rules for Tax Credits to Spur Clean Energy Investments in US

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rules for the clean electricity investment and production tax...

January 13, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Borosil to Expand Solar Glass Production by 50% to 1,500 Tons a Day

Mumbai-based Borosil Renewables has announced a 50% expansion of its manufacturing capacity of solar glass from 1,000 to 1,500 tons a day. The company’s board of...

January 9, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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GMR Secures ₹21 Billion Loan from IREDA for Smart Meter Installation Project

GMR Smart Electricity Distribution (GSEDPL), a subsidiary of GMR Power and Urban Infra (GPUIL), has secured approval for a loan of ₹21.28 billion (~$247.66 million) from...

January 9, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Green Energy Open Access Rules

The Karnataka High Court has struck down the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, along with the Karnataka Electricity...

January 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Japan’s Sekisui Chemicals to Establish 100 MW Perovskite Solar Cell Facility

Japan-based plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemicals plans to build a manufacturing facility for lightweight and flexible perovskite solar cells utilizing the country’s...

January 8, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 64,568 MW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar photovoltaic modules. The cumulative module...

January 7, 2025

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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REC Closes US Polysilicon Facility, Will Increase Focus on Silicon Gas

Norway-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon is ceasing polysilicon production at its Moses Lake, Washington facility in the U.S. The facility’s shutdown follows...

January 7, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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Telangana Draft Policy Aims for 51 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by FY 2035

The Telangana government has issued a draft renewable energy policy aiming to add 51 GW of renewable capacity by the financial year (FY) 2035. The Telangana Renewable...

January 6, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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