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Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Rises to 20% in Q3

India’s installed power capacity was 450.7 GW as of September 2024. Renewable energy accounted for 44.3% of the country’s power capacity mix, with 199.5 GW...

November 11, 2024

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Shanthi G

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India’s Solar Power Generation in Q3 2024 Hit 32 BU, up 17.9% YoY

In the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year 2024, solar power generation in India was approximately 32 billion units (BU), up 17.9% year-over-year (YoY). The...

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Solar Power Generation Hits 36 BU in Q2 2024, a 17.6% YoY Increase

In the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2024, India scaled a new high with solar power generation reaching 36 billion units (BU), a 17.6% increase year-over-year...

August 12, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Solar Power Generation in India Rises 8.8% YoY to 32 BU in Q1 2024

India generated approximately 32 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2024, an 8.8% year-over-year (YoY) increase. The...

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India’s Solar Power Generation Up 6.9% YoY in 2023 Despite Lower Capacity Additions

India generated around 113.4 billion units (BU) of solar power in the calendar year (CY) 2023, a 19.18% increase from 95.15 BU generated in 2022, according to the recent...

February 12, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India’s Solar Power Generation Up 19% YoY in Q3 2023

India generated approximately 27 billion units (BU) of solar power in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2023, up 19% year-over-year (YoY), according to...

November 16, 2023

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Staff

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India’s Solar Power Generation Up 21% YoY in Q2 2023

About 30 billion units (BU) of solar energy was generated in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2023, a 20.8% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Solar...

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IFC Invests ₹6 Billion in Mahindra’s New Last-Mile Mobility Firm

The International Finance Corporation IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment of ₹6 billion (~$72.9 million) in a subsidiary of Mahindra &...

March 23, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Finance and M&A
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Lithium Find Boosts India’s Efforts for Energy Independence by 2047

India’s edge in renewable generation and the recent discovery of vast lithium reserves, along with deep cost reductions in clean technology, can enable a pathway for...

March 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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Share of Renewables in Global Power Generation Mix to Reach 35% by 2025

As the global demand for electricity is expected to grow at an average rate of 3% annually over the next three years, renewables and nuclear power would also increase to...

February 8, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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In a First, Wind and Solar Projects Met Over 10% of Global Electricity Demand in 2021: BNEF

The world’s wind and solar projects combined met more than a tenth of global electricity demand for the first time in 2021, according to research company...

September 23, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Renewable Projects Remain Cost-Competitive Through 2021 Amid Fuel Crisis

Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices were yet to impact project costs fully. The cost of electricity...

July 20, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Fossil Fuel-Based Cogeneration Project in Andhra Pradesh Exempted from RPO Compliance

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC), in a recent order, ruled that energy generated from the circulating fluidized bed combustion (CBFC) boiler...

September 27, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Shree Cement to Develop 106 MW of Solar Projects to Meet its Captive Power Needs

Kolkata-based cement manufacturer Shree Cement plans to develop 106 MW of solar power projects to meet the captive power needs of its cement manufacturing facilities at...

September 15, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Over 260 GW of Renewables Added Globally in 2020, Beating the Previous Record by 50%

According to data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the world added more than 260 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2020. Global renewable...

April 11, 2021

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Staff

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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