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Gautam Solar to Expand Annual Module Manufacturing Capacity to 2 GW

New Delhi-based solar module manufacturer Gautam Solar has announced it will expand its annual solar module manufacturing capacity to 2 GW. The company hopes to augment...

September 28, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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Government to Give Purchase Preference to Local Manufacturers in the Power Sector

In an initiative to boost the ‘Make in India’ program, the Ministry of Power has issued a notification to provide purchase preference for local suppliers in...

November 18, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan Electronics Invites Bids for 7,000 Monocrystalline Solar Modules

The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Rajasthan, invited bids to procure 7,000...

October 21, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Modules

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Solar
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Where is the Solar Market Headed: Changing Face of the Indian Solar Sector

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant nationwide lockdown capped off a turbulent 2020 for the Indian solar sector. The pandemic affected the solar supply chain and...

April 7, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Mahanadi Coalfields Floats Tender for 1.2 MW of Rooftop Solar Systems on its Buildings

Odisha’s Sambalpur-based Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL), has issued a tender to set up 1.21 MW of solar...

December 8, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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BHEL Calls Global OEMs to Set Up Solar and Energy Storage Manufacturing Units in India

Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) inviting global companies to partner and leverage its facilities and capabilities for...

May 5, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Solar Cell Manufacturers Rally in Support of Domestic Cell Usage in KUSUM Program

In a letter addressed to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE), the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), has expressed its support to the...

August 29, 2019

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Shaurya Bajaj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Bihar Floats Tender for Empanelment of Bidders for 10 MW of CAPEX Rooftop Solar Projects

The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for the empanelment of bidders to install 10 MW of grid-connected...

August 27, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Budget 2019 Provides Impetus to India’s Transition to E-Mobility and EV Manufacturing

In the latest Union Budget for FY 2019-2020, the Modi government 2.0 has provided strong support to the nascent electric vehicle industry with the announcement of tax...

July 12, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Ministry of Science & Technology Sets up Solar Energy Harnessing Center at IIT Madras

The Ministry of Science & Technology has set up a solar energy harnessing center at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM). The center will have a network...

January 28, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Make in India Products Compulsory for Government Developed Renewable Energy Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum for the implementation of public procurement in renewable energy sector giving preference to...

December 14, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CEL Invites EoI for Setting Up Solar Module and Cell Manufacturing Units

The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise of the government of India, has invited expression of interest (EoI) from interested parties to set up...

June 14, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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ABB India Opens Smart Factory in Bengaluru

ABB India has opened a smart factory designed to produce electrical safety and energy efficiency products in Karnataka’s capital city of Bengaluru. The factory is one of...

April 2, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Government Urges Battery Manufacturers to Set Up Manufacturing Units in India

The Minister for Power, R.K. Singh, recently chaired a meeting with battery manufacturers in New Delhi to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivizing battery...

March 26, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Electric Vehicles

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Energy Storage
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SECI Invites Expression of Interest to Develop 10 GW of Floating Solar

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from prospective project developers to set up of 10 GW of floating solar PV projects in...

December 19, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Floating Solar

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Solar

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