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France’s Solar Installations Rise by 52% with 3.5 GW Added in 9M 2024  

France added 3.5 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of 2024, a 52.2% increase from 2.3 GW during the same period of 2023. At the end of September 2024,...

December 10, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Madhya Pradesh Allots 442 Acres of Land for Renewable Energy Manufacturing

The Madhya Pradesh government has allotted 442.04 acres of land in the Mohasa-Babai region for companies to set up renewable energy manufacturing projects. The latest...

December 6, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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DERC Issues Guidelines for P2P Buy-Sell Electricity Transactions

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has released guidelines for prosumers and consumers to sell and purchase electricity through secure peer-to-peer (P2P)...

June 27, 2024

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Namratha A Rai

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Renewables Struggle to Meet Demand Despite Record 536 GW Capacity in 2023: Report

Despite global renewable power capacity reaching a record 536 GW in 2023, geopolitical conflicts, protectionism, and rising greenhouse gas emissions continue to pose...

June 21, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Conducive Policies Key for Corporates to Adopt Renewable Energy in India: Interview

Substantial savings on energy bills and the clean energy transition goals have led to a growing number of commercial and industrial (C&I) entities in India adopting...

June 11, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE Sets Up Directorate to Oversee Rooftop Solar Program Implementation

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has constituted a mission directorate to implement the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to ensure the achievement of the...

June 3, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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In a Bid to Become Energy Self-Reliant, Bengaluru MLA Embraces Rooftop Solar

The policy push to promote rooftop solar among the masses gained much traction after the Union Cabinet approved a program earlier this year to make 10 million households...

May 27, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Consumers

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Rooftop

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Solar
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SJVN’s Heat and Power Generating Green Hydrogen Project Starts Operation

SJVN has started the commercial operation of its multi-purpose (combined heat and power) green hydrogen pilot project at its 1.5 GW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower project in...

April 26, 2024

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Staff

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Allows Solar Mini Grid Installations for Tribal Areas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has amended the guidelines for the implementation of the solar power program for particularly vulnerable tribal group...

March 28, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Gujarat DISCOMs Top Annual Ratings, While Karnataka Struggles to Keep Pace

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

March 21, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Housing Societies to Receive ₹18,000/kW CFA Under New Rooftop Solar Program

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that the President of India has approved the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, with a budget of ₹750.21...

March 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Adani Electricity Mumbai Retains Top Spot in DISCOM Rankings for FY 2023

The Ministry of Power has released the twelfth annual integrated ratings and rankings report for the financial year (FY) 2023, which assessed the financial and...

March 14, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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France Achieves 20 GW Milestone with 3.3 GW Solar Capacity Added in 2023

France’s solar photovoltaic capacity reached a new milestone of 20 GW at the end of 2023, a 19% increase over 2022 levels, according to a recent report by the...

March 12, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Markets & Policy
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High Electricity Costs Force REC Silicon to Shut Polysilicon Production in Montana

Norway-based polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon is shutting down polysilicon production at its Butte facility in Montana, U.S., owing to high electricity costs. The...

February 12, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Manufacturing
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Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidy to be Increased to 60%: R K Singh

Free electricity will be provided for households with a consumption of less than 300 units a month by installing rooftop solar systems on their homes, according to an...

February 5, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Rooftop

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Solar

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