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Renewable Energy Capacity in India’s Power Mix Reaches 48.3% in Q2 2025

India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 48.3% of the country’s cumulative power capacity, with 234.2 GW installed at the end...

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Power Ministry Ends Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff Mechanism

The Ministry of Power has ended the uniform renewable energy tariff (URET) mechanism in response to concerns of renewable energy implementing agencies and developers...

August 6, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar
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Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Public Interest in Renewables Procurement

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed appeals filed by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) against the orders of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) and...

August 6, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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

The government will soon announce a utility-led program under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to enable households without suitable rooftop space to benefit from...

August 5, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy
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AI Forecasting and Market Tools Power Dynamic Energy Dispatch: Interview

India’s renewable energy landscape is undergoing a shift, with standalone, vanilla power projects giving way to hybrid projects that combine energy storage systems...

August 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE Revises Enlistment Norms for Wind Turbine Components

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has renamed the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) as the Approved List of Models and...

August 1, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Wind
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Odisha Identifies 45 Pumped Storage Project Sites, to Issue Guidelines Soon

Odisha’s Energy Department has released the ‘Odisha Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) Policy’, identifying 45 potential PSP sites for implementation. Such PSPs will be...

July 29, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy
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APTEL Upholds Ruling Against Wind Developer’s Power Injection Claim

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) held that Jindal Aluminium was not entitled to receive any compensation for the energy it injected into the electricity...

July 29, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Wind
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Hybrid Power Can Play a Central Role in Strengthening Grid Stability

India’s renewable energy landscape has transitioned from standalone solar and wind installations to highly customized hybrid power projects that often include energy...

July 29, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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CSERC Approves Tariffs for 500 MW Wind-Solar Power Procurement

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has approved the discovered tariffs ranging from ₹4.64 (~$0.054)/kWh to ₹4.73 (~$0.055)/kWh for...

July 28, 2025

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Staff

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Solar
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Kerala Commission Allows IGTPL to Procure 2 MW Solar Power Under Open Access

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has permitted India Gateway Terminal (IGTPL) to procure 2 MW of solar power from its proposed captive project...

July 25, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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MNRE Amends PM Surya Ghar’s Incentive to Local Bodies Component

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the ‘incentive to local bodies’ component of the Implementation Guidelines under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft...

July 24, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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Central Electricity Regulator Approves Tariffs for NHPC’s 1.2 GW FDRE Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved a tariff ranging from ₹4.48 (~$0.051)/kWh to ₹4.56 (~$0.052)/kWh for NHPC’s 1.2 GW firm and...

July 24, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy
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Government Amends PM E-DRIVE Program to Focus on Indigenization

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has amended the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for the electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations component of the PM...

July 22, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy
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California Amends Bill to Protect Residential Solar Net Metering Contracts

The California Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee has amended Assembly Bill 942, which affects the rates residential solar owners pay when selling...

July 21, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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