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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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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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Solar

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Wind
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CEA Approves 2,500 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Projects in Maharashtra

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved two new Pumped Hydro Storage Projects (PSPs) in Maharashtra with a total capacity of 2,500 MW. The two projects are...

September 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Ministry Of Power Releases EV Charging Infrastructure Guidelines

The Ministry of Power has released the guidelines for installing and operating electric vehicle chargers. According to the guidelines, any entity can establish a...

September 20, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Electric Vehicles

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Renewable Energy
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Jharkhand Floats EPC Tenders for 14 MW Solar Projects

Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued two requests for proposals for the engineering, procurement, and commissioning of 14 MW of...

September 5, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CERC Issues Draft Connectivity and General Network Access Regulations

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the Draft Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the...

August 21, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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North Western Railway Invites Bids for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

The Bikaner Division — Electrical, North Western Railway, has issued a tender for a cumulative capacity of 2,068 kW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems at railway...

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Tamil Nadu Regulator Unveils Draft Regulations for Solar Systems

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has released a draft of the Grid Interactive Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Generating Systems Regulations, 2024,...

June 20, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Surging Use of Air Conditioners to Strain India’s Power Grids: IEA

India’s power grids will come under immense pressure as peak electricity demand in cities quadruples by 2050 from 2022 levels, driven by a surging need for air...

May 22, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Grid
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CERC Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) Regulations 2024 to provide a framework of charges and...

May 16, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Grid

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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Solar, Storage, Wind Drive 95% of US Interconnection Queues as Backlog Rises

Nearly 12,000 power projects, an overwhelming majority based on renewable sources, representing a combined capacity of 1,570 GW and 1,030 GW for storage, are in...

April 15, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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