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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Grows by 6.9 GW in October 2025

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar modules, adding a capacity of 6,922 MW. The...

October 14, 2025

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in September 2025

India’s solar sector is entering a decisive new phase. Starting September 1, 2025, all tenders require developers and installers to use solar modules compliant with the...

October 6, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE Wants Solar Tenders Scrapped for Circumventing ALMM Mandate for Cells

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken serious note of government agencies issuing tenders in August this year with short bid submission timelines,...

October 6, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar
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NISE Invites Bids for Pilot Projects on Green Hydrogen Technologies

The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has invited proposals for pilot projects from startups developing innovative technologies in green hydrogen production and...

October 1, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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MNRE Issues Draft Guidelines for Storage Battery Testing and Approval

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued draft guidelines for series approval of storage batteries for compulsory registration with the Bureau of...

September 30, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM Grows to 17.88 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy added a total of 4.8 GW of new solar cell capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List-II, taking the total...

September 25, 2025

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MNRE Adds 4.8 GW of Solar Cell Capacity to ALMM List-II

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added a total of 4.8 GW of new solar cell capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II,...

September 24, 2025

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Manufacturing

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India has 3,343 GW of Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Potential: Report

India has a ground-mounted solar potential of around 3,343 GW, according to a report released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the National Institute of...

September 24, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Solar Open Access in Q2 2025

India added 2.6 GW of solar open access capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a nearly 143% increase from 1.1 GW in Q1 2025. Installations rose 60.1%...

September 22, 2025

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Daily Wrap-up

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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Grows by 9.3 GW in September 2025

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar modules, adding 9,326 MW of capacity. The...

September 19, 2025

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MNRE Extends Solar Park Program Until March 2029

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the timeline of the ‘Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects’ program by three years...

September 19, 2025

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MNRE Hikes National Bioenergy Program Budget by ₹1.4 Billion

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a supplementary budget of ₹1.4 billion (~$15.94 million) for the National Bioenergy Program (Phase I), to...

September 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Biofuel

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Markets & Policy
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Government Unveils Geothermal Energy Policy to Harness Earth’s Heat

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the National Policy on Geothermal Energy to advance research, exploration, drilling techniques, reservoir...

September 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Other Energy
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MNRE Proposes ALMM for Wafers, Ingots in Solar Backward Integration Push

Accelerating its push for creating domestic manufacturing capacities across the solar value chain, the government has proposed mandating the use of India-made wafers...

September 15, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM Surya Ghar to Hit 5 Million Installations

The government recently approved a power utility-led model under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which will rapidly increase rooftop solar installations, said...

September 12, 2025

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