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Solar Generation Sees Sudden Dips in North India Due to Cloud Cover

Solar power generation experienced sudden dips between December 2024 and February 2025 due to cloud cover over large swathes of northern India, resulting in...

March 26, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Utility Scale
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Right-of-Way Issues Hit 14 Interstate Transmission Projects

Fourteen interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects are facing prolonged right-of-way (RoW) issues, mainly because of the demand for higher compensation compared to...

March 17, 2025

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Market & Policy
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India Braces for Sizzling Summer; Power Demand to Peak to 270 GW

India’s National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) has forecast that energy shortages will be more pronounced from April to October with the most significant shortages to be...

March 10, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Demand Response

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Grid
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Karnataka Releases Draft Regulations for Grid Ancillary Services

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has released draft regulations to strengthen the framework for ancillary services to maintain the state’s grid....

January 6, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy
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SJVN Tenders 18 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in 15 States

SJVN has issued a request for selection for setting up cumulative 18 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects in Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,...

December 30, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Karnataka Floats EPC Tender for 1.2 MW Solar Project

The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL) has floated a tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 1.2 MW ground-mounted, grid-connected...

December 19, 2024

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Tenders & Auctions
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Better Forecasting Tools Vital to Prevent Deviations by Renewable Energy Generators

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2024 aim to bring precision and stability to India’...

December 13, 2024

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Parinay Deep Shah

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Market & Policy
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Solar Open Access Capacity Surges to 4.8 GW in India for 9M 2024

In the first nine months (9M) of 2024, India added 4.8 GW of solar open access capacity, a 69% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 2.8 GW, according to the Q3 2024 India...

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Telangana Issues Empanelment Tender for EPC of 1 GW Solar Projects

Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TGREDCO) has issued a tender to empanel engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) service providers to set up...

November 26, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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North East Frontier Railway Floats Tenders for 5 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

The North East Frontier Railway has issued three tenders for a cumulative capacity of 5 MW rooftop solar systems in Guwahati, New Guwahati, and Goshala and Nambari area....

November 19, 2024

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CEA Approves Uniform Protection Protocol for Power Grid Stability

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved the Uniform Protection Protocol to ensure grid stability, reliability, and security and safely integrate 450 GW of...

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India Seeks $70 Million from CIF for Energy Storage and Grid Strengthening

India is seeking $70 million in financing from Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to catalyze the deployment of critical energy storage system (ESS) infrastructure and...

October 25, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Grid
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US Energy Storage Market Surges 74% with 10,492 MWh Installed in Q2 2024

The second quarter of 2024 marked a milestone for the U.S. energy storage market, with total installations reaching 3,011 MW/10,492 MWh, a 74% increase from the same...

October 7, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Hybrid Projects Drive Gujarat’s Solar Open Access Capacity

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 1.8 GW...

October 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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High Grid Frequency Events Prompt Grid India to Warn Users to be Cautious

For three days in August 2024, India’s electricity grid witnessed persistent high frequency above the ceiling of 50.05 Hz for 26% to 38% of the time. All three...

October 3, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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