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Daily News Wrap-Up: AERC Unveils Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Rules

The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission has released the draft of the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters)...

October 25, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CESL Invites Bids for 3,132 Electric Buses Under PM-eBus Sewa Initiative

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has invited bids to select an operator for the procurement, supply, operation, and maintenance of 3,132 electric buses (e-bus)...

March 19, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Tenders and Auctions
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Cabinet Approves ₹576 Billion Program to Boost Urban Electric Mobility

In a move towards promoting sustainable urban transportation and economic growth, the Union Cabinet has approved the “PM-eBus Sewa” program, under which  10,...

August 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy
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Canada to Spend $1.9 Billion to Buy 1,229 Electric Buses for Public Transit

The Federal Government of Canada and the provincial government of Quebec have jointly announced investments to the tune of $780 million and $1.1 billion, respectively,...

May 10, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Maharashtra DISCOM’s Tender to Procure 1 GW of Solar Power

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has invited bids for the procurement of 1,000 MW of solar power from projects to be developed in the state....

February 20, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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EV Startup FreshBus Raises ₹260 Million Seed Investment from ixigo

Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup FreshBus has secured ₹260 million (~$3 million) in seed funding from ixigo, an AI-based travel app, for the launch of inter-city...

February 17, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Efficiency

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Finance and M&A
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Prices Discovered in Electric Bus Tender 29% lower than Diesel Buses: CESL

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), said that the prices discovered for the largest e-bus...

January 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Pakistan to Solarize All Government Buildings by April 2023

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from the world: The Pakistan government, as the first step of its solarisation project, has decided to...

January 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-up: Switch Mobility to Deliver 71 Electric Buses for JSW Steel

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Switch Mobility, an electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, has partnered...

December 1, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Renewable Energy
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Goa Issues Draft EV Policy, Proposes All Two-Wheelers to Switch to Electric After 2025

The Goa government has issued the draft ‘Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy, 2021’. The policy would be enforced for five years, from the date of its notification in...

July 13, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Daily News Wrap-Up: $421 Million of Loanpal Residential Solar Loans Securitized

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Loanpal, an American point-of-sale technology platform for sustainable home solutions,...

April 6, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Renewable Energy
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Emphasis on Electric Vehicles and Solar Projects to Fight Pollution in Delhi Budget

The Delhi Government presented its budget for 2021-22, highlighting several sops for electric vehicles, electric public transportation, and solar projects. The Delhi...

March 12, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: US EIA Expects 19.5 GW of Solar Additions in 2021

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Qair, a France-based independent power producer, has completed applications to obtain...

January 13, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Jinko Claims 24.9% Efficiency for N-type Monocrystalline Solar Cell

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Jinko Solar, a solar module manufacturer, claims to have achieved a record conversion...

January 7, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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Hitachi ABB Power Grids and Ashok Leyland Partner for an E-Bus Pilot at IIT Madras

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) with Ashok Leyland and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) for an e-mobility pilot...

November 30, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Grid

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