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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 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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Markets & Policy

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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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Power Ministry Issues Draft Guidelines to Designate REIAs  

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released draft guidelines for designating a company as a Renewable Energy Implementing Agency (REIA). Stakeholders can submit their...

February 12, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Vadodara Invites Bids for 3 MW Solar Rooftop Systems

Vadodara Municipal Corporation invited bids to install 3 MW rooftop solar systems on its buildings. Bids must be submitted by February 24, 2025. Selected bidders must...

February 10, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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India’s Installed Solar Capacity Surpasses 100 GW: Joshi

India’s installed solar capacity has surpassed 100 GW, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced. As of January 31, 2025, the installed solar...

February 7, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Capacity Additions Drive India’s Solar Power Generation Up 18% in 2024

India’s solar power generation rose nearly 18% year-over-year (YoY) to 133.8 billion units (BU) in 2024 from 113.4 BU, according to data published by the Central...

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

Global corporate funding in the solar sector in 2024 reached $26.3 billion, a 24% year-over-year decline from $34.4 billion, according to Mercom’s Annual and Q4 2024...

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India’s Installed Wind Capacity Rose 45% YoY in Q4 2024

India added over 800 MW of wind power capacity in the fourth quarter (Q4) of calendar year (CY) 2024, up 45.1% year-over-year (YoY) from 551 MW. The capacity additions...

January 31, 2025

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Sowndhiga U

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Mercom Research Focus

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Wind
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MNRE Sets Efficiency Standards for Solar Modules, Inverters and Batteries

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released the “Solar Systems, devices and Components Goods Order, 2025,” setting performance standards for solar...

January 29, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: JSW, Oriana, Rays Among Winders of RUVNL’s BESS Auction

Solarworld Energy Solutions, Oriana Power, Rays Power Experts, and JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy) won Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s auction to set up 500 MW/1,000...

January 27, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Adds 3 GW of Solar Module Capacity to ALMM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar photovoltaic modules, adding 3,015 MW of new...

January 24, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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