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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Crosses 200 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 10,567 MW of solar module capacity. The...

July 7, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Clarifies ALMM-II Norms for Government Rooftop Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) clarified that rooftop solar projects on government buildings awarded through bidding after August 31, 2025, or...

July 7, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in June 2026

India’s solar open access market recorded 55% QoQ growth in Q1 2026, adding 2.7 GW, supported by favorable regulatory developments, proactive state-level policies,...

July 7, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Industrial Decarbonization Drives Clean Energy

India’s decentralized energy market is emerging as a major driver of clean power demand, supported by open-access policies, growing commercial and industrial (C&I)...

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MNRE Urges CERC to Retain Separate DSM Framework for Renewable Energy Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has urged the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to retain a separate deviation settlement mechanism (DSM)...

July 3, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Prahlad Joshi Calls for Circular Economy in Renewables Sector

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi emphasized the importance of India developing a circular economy for clean energy technologies during his...

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SAEL Begins Construction on 10 GW Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Unit

New Delhi-based SAEL Industries has broken ground on an integrated 5 GW TOPCon solar cell and 5 GW module manufacturing facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, for an initial...

June 29, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: ‘Give It Up’ Option May Boost Large-Scale Rooftop Solar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) option, allowing residential consumers to voluntarily forgo subsidies under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, could...

June 25, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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India’s IIP Revamp Reflects Mainstreaming of Renewable Energy

For the first time, the government has begun tracking electricity generation from renewable sources by including it in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), a key...

June 24, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Mercom India Awards: Charting the Future of Clean Energy and Innovation

The winners of the sixth Mercom India Awards 2026 will be announced during the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026, and the awards will be presented by Union Minister...

June 24, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Clears Solar Projects Awaiting ALMM-II Relief

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) allowed provisional commissioning of utility, captive, and commercial and industrial solar power projects installed...

June 24, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Issues SOP to Address Vendor Violations Under PM Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a standard operating procedure to address consumer complaints and violations by registered vendors under the...

June 24, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MNRE Allows Commissioning of Solar Projects Awaiting ALMM-II Exemption

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allowed provisional commissioning of utility, captive, and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar power projects...

June 23, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: ALMM List-II May Tighten Cell Supply for Module Makers

India’s solar manufacturing sector is bracing for short-term pressure in the cell supply chain, with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) mandating that...

June 16, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Grants One-Month ALMM List II Relief for Certain Rooftop Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allowed a limited exemption from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II requirement for certain...

June 15, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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