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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM Grows to 17.88 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy added a total of 4.8 GW of new solar cell capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List-II, taking the total...

September 25, 2025

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MNRE Adds 4.8 GW of Solar Cell Capacity to ALMM List-II

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added a total of 4.8 GW of new solar cell capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II,...

September 24, 2025

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INA Solar Commissions 4.5 GW Solar Module Plant in Rajasthan

INA Solar has operationalized its 4.5 GW solar module manufacturing plant at the Sawarda village in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district. With the commissioning of this plant,...

September 16, 2025

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Modules

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MNRE Proposes ALMM for Wafers, Ingots in Solar Backward Integration Push

Accelerating its push for creating domestic manufacturing capacities across the solar value chain, the government has proposed mandating the use of India-made wafers...

September 15, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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New GST Rates on Renewable Energy Goods Likely to Reduce Costs and Tariffs

The reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 12% to 5% on solar cells and other renewable energy devices is likely to lower power costs for consumers while...

September 12, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Capacity Rose 2.8 GW in 1H 2025

India added 2.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, according to Mercom India’s newly released Q2 2025 India Rooftop Solar Market Report. The...

September 3, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Daily News Wrap-Up: USITC Approves Probe into Solar Imports from India

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to continue its investigations of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into...

September 2, 2025

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar Cell Demand Can be Met with a Short Deadline Extension if Needed: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on July 24 and 25, 2025, Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman and Managing...

August 18, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Renewables Account for 48.3% of India’s Power Capacity

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...

August 11, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Releases ALMM List-II for Solar Cells with a Capacity of 13 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the first Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, enlisting nine domestic...

August 1, 2025

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India’s Solar Manufacturing Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

As India works toward its goal of generating 50% of its electricity from renewable sources and achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, the focus is...

July 17, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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MNRE Issues Clarifications on ALMM Mandate for Behind-the-Meter Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that behind-the-meter projects for captive consumption by government entities or public sector enterprises...

July 10, 2025

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Tina Freese

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CPCB Issues Draft Guidelines for Solar Waste Collection and Storage

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued draft guidelines for the collection and storage of waste from solar modules and cells. Stakeholders can submit...

June 10, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Modules

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Solar
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Solar Cell Manufacturing Lags Behind Demand

Solar module manufacturers stressed the importance of increasing solar cell capacity to meet the growing domestic demand at the recent RE Buyer Seller Meet hosted by...

May 23, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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MNRE Clarifies Net Billing and Metering Provisions Under ALMM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that net billing, and virtual and group net metering will also be treated on a par with net metering...

May 19, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Market & Policy

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