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Electricity Regulations Must Balance Accountability with Developer Flexibility: Interview

Stricter regulations and project oversight can discourage speculative developers, but they may also inadvertently affect genuine developers facing legitimate execution...

July 23, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Module Manufacturers May Face Cell Supply Shortage for 6-7 Months: Interview

The rush to comply with the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) guidelines for solar modules and cells has sparked concerns among industry stakeholders...

July 23, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Maharashtra Regulator Orders MSEDCL to Clear Delayed Wind Payments

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to pay ₹1.14 billion (~$11.84 million)...

July 23, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Wind
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Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM List-II Grows to 31.76 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, adding Avaada Electro as a new...

July 22, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Policy Consistency Key to Investors’ Confidence in India: Interview

The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) mandate for solar cells, which came into effect on June 1, 2026, is one of the most widely discussed topics in...

July 22, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar
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MERC Clears Tariff for Adani Electricity’s 750 MW Renewable Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adopted a weighted-average levelized tariff of ₹6.38 (~$0.066)/kWh for procuring 750 MW of round-the-clock...

July 22, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Bihar Regulator Approves Generic Renewable Energy Tariffs for FY 2027

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved the generic levelized tariffs for biomass, non-fossil fuel cogeneration, and waste-to-energy projects for...

July 21, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Kerala Regulator Approves DISCOM’s Revisions to 300 MW Peak Power Tender

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has approved a Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) proposal to revise the bid evaluation methodology...

July 21, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE to Fund Pilot Line for Perovskite Photovoltaic Manufacturing

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the continuation of its Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development (RE-RTD) program from the...

July 21, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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US Starts Tariff Circumvention Probe into Solar Imports from Ethiopia

The U.S. has initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether crystalline silicon solar cells and modules manufactured in Ethiopia and Vietnam using Chinese...

July 21, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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KERC Allows Solar Developers to Recover GST Paid on Land Lease Rentals

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has ruled that the goods and services tax (GST) imposed on lease rentals for project land under the reverse charge...

July 20, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MNRE Extends ALMM Cell Exemption for Net Metering, Open Access Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the exemption from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II requirement for solar cells...

July 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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US Lawmakers Urge Crackdown on Foreign-Made Blue Wafers Imports

Four U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take immediate action against imports of partially...

July 18, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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China to Impose 2% Consumption Tax on Batteries and Solar Cells

China’s Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Taxation Administration have jointly announced a phased consumption tax on several...

July 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Delhi Regulator Simplifies Net Metering Rules for Rooftop Solar Projects

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has amended net metering guidelines for rooftop solar projects by replacing the existing three-tier rooftop solar...

July 17, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar

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