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MNRE Revises Draft Guidelines for Installation of Prototype Wind Turbines 

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised draft guidelines setting the validity of the prototype certificate for wind turbine at three years....

April 14, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Wind
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Solex to Expand Module Manufacturing Capacity by 2.2 GW

Gujarat-based solar module manufacturer Solex Energy has announced an expansion of its 1.5 GW module manufacturing plant in Tadkeshwar, Gujarat, with a new 2.2 GW solar...

April 9, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Modules

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Solar
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Solar Module Capacity under ALMM Rises to 74.23 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM) capacity by adding 8,067 MW of solar module manufacturing...

March 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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Parliament Committee Skeptical About MNRE Meeting PM Surya Ghar Target

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy has said it will be a challenge for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to meet the financial year (FY) 2025-26...

March 18, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Open Access Capacity Rose to 6.9 GW in 2024

India added 6.9 GW of solar open access capacity in 2024, a 77% year-over-year increase from 3.9 GW, according to the newly-released Mercom India Q4 & Annual 2024...

March 12, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government Updates Domestic Content Norms for Solar Cells

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the updated Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) norms for solar cells. According to the revised guidelines, a...

March 11, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach 3.2 GW in 2024

India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2024, an 86% increase from 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2024 India...

March 5, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government Launches Pilot Projects for Hydrogen-Fueled Buses and Trucks

The Government of India has launched five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) to introduce hydrogen-fueled buses and trucks. The Ministry of...

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

India added 25.2 GW of solar capacity in the calendar year 2024, a 204% increase compared to the 8.3 GW added in 2023. According to Mercom India’s latest Q4 and Annual...

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Government Mandates Two-Hour Energy Storage Integration in Solar Tenders

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has mandated that all Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) and state utilities to incorporate a minimum two-hour co-located energy...

February 19, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Falls to 67.1 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added two new entrants, Easy Photovoltech and Akshaya Solar Power (India), to the Approved List of Module...

February 18, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Proposes Lowering Module Efficiency Thresholds

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed an amendment to reduce the minimum module efficiency requirement for off-grid solar projects included in the Approved...

February 18, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Proposes Lower Module Efficiency Thresholds for Off-Grid Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed an amendment to reduce the minimum module efficiency requirement under the Approved List of Models and...

February 17, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Modules

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM Surya Ghar Completes One Year

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana completed one year of significant progress in promoting rooftop solar adoption nationwide. As of January 27, 2025, 846,000...

February 14, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Unveils Draft Design and Testing Guidelines for Solar Cold Storages

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released draft guidelines on “design, specifications, performance, and testing procedure for solar cold storage with...

February 13, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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