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High Court Clears Hurdles in Privatization of Chandigarh DISCOM

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has cleared the decks for the privatization of electricity services in the Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh, maintaining that it is...

November 13, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Markets & Policy

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T&D

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Utilities
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Haryana DISCOM Tenders 27 MW Solar Projects Under PM KUSUM

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has invited bids for the installation of 26.75 MW decentralized ground-mounted, grid-connected solar power projects under...

November 7, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Introduces 1% of CFA as Service Charge Under PM Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said 1% of the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) component will be imposed as a service charge on rooftop solar...

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Hybrid Power Projects Add to Gujarat’s Solar Open Access Growth

Gujarat added the sixth-highest solar open access capacity in Q2 2024, according to Mercom’s Q2 2024 India Solar Open Access Market Report. In Q2 of 2024, about 1....

October 3, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar

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Wind
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Punjab Sets Separate Additional Surcharges for Full and Partial Open Access

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has issued separate additional surcharge rates for full and partial open access power consumers. The...

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The Growing Market for Solar Open Access in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) growth rate of 4,042% in solar open access installations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, according to...

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Bihar Commission Allows DISCOMs to Carry RPO Shortfalls to FY 2025

Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has allowed South Bihar Power Distribution Company (SBPDCL) and North Bihar Power Distribution Company (NBPDCL) to carry...

September 10, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Enabling Policies Drive Rajasthan’s Solar Open Access Projects in Q1 2024

According to Mercom India’s Q1 2024 Solar Open Access Market Report, India added 1.8 GW of solar open access capacity in Q1 2024, with Rajasthan leading with...

August 2, 2024

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Joydeep Sinha Roy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Allocates ₹2 Billion for Green Hydrogen Testing

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued guidelines to implement the program on funding testing facilities, infrastructure, and institutional support to...

July 5, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily Wrap-up
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Andhra Sees Growth in Solar Open Access Capacity Additions in Q1 2024

Andhra Pradesh experienced renewed growth in open access solar capacity additions in Q1 2024, after a weak four quarters in 2023. The state accounted for the...

July 2, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Burdensome Regulations and Delays Jeopardize Telangana’s Solar Open Access Projects

At a time when solar open-access installations are gaining traction across the country, developers with small-capacity projects in Telangana say the inordinate delay in...

April 24, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Twelfth Annual Integrated DISCOM Ratings

The Ministry of Power‘s twelfth annual integrated ratings of power distribution companies (DISCOMs) have revealed notable shifts in financial and operational performance....

March 22, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Maharashtra DISCOM Launches Tender to Procure 1 GW Solar Power

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has invited bids to procure 1 GW of grid-connected solar power to meet its renewable purchase...

March 12, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uttar Pradesh Floats 600 MW Solar Tender

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency has floated a tender to select solar project developers to set up 600 MW grid-connected solar power...

March 12, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Rooftop Solar Systems up to 10 kW Exempted from Feasibility Study Mandate

The Ministry of Power has mandated that the technical feasibility study for the installation of all rooftop solar photovoltaic systems must be completed within fifteen...

February 23, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar

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