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Renewable Energy Capacity in India’s Power Mix Reaches 48.3% in Q2 2025

India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 48.3% of the country’s cumulative power capacity, with 234.2 GW installed at the end...

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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises 19.2% YoY in Q2 2025

India generated approximately 43 billion units (BU) of solar power in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2025, a 19.2% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Solar...

August 7, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC Wins SECI’s 70,000 TPA Green Ammonia Auction

NTPC Renewable Energy won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 70,000 tons per annum of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green...

August 6, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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C&I Sector Finds Energy Storage More Favorable than Energy Banking

Renewable energy implementing agencies are increasingly coming out with tenders for renewables plus storage in response to the strong demand from the industry, Sunil...

July 31, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MoP Launches Energy Efficiency Program for MSMEs

The Ministry of Power launched a new program, Assistance in Deploying Energy-Efficient Technologies in Industries and Establishments (ADEETIE), aimed at enhancing energy...

July 17, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MoP Proposes Amendments to Renewable Energy Bidding Guidelines

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed amendments to the guidelines for the tariff-based competitive bidding process to procure power from grid-connected power...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Ministry of Power Issues Criteria for Designating REIAs

Indian companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, and holding a valid Category-I electricity trading license are eligible to become renewable energy...

June 27, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Utility Solar Project Costs Up Slightly in Q1 2025

Large-scale solar project costs in India increased for the second consecutive quarter, according to Mercom’s Q1 2025 India Solar Market Update, average project costs...

June 13, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Power Ministry Proposes Sale, Lease, Renting of Energy Storage Systems

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed an amendment to the Electricity Rules 2025 to permit the sale, lease, and renting of energy storage systems (ESS). The Ministry...

June 12, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Solar Power Generation in India Up 32.7% YoY to 42 BU in Q1 2025

India generated approximately 42 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year 2025, a 32.7% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according...

May 29, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Increases to 47.6% in Q1 2025

Solar power accounted for 22% of India’s total installed power capacity and 47.6% of the total installed renewable energy capacity at the end of the first quarter (Q1)...

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CEA Approves Detailed Project Reports for 7.5 GW Pumped Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has greenlighted Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of six pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a total capacity of 7.5 GW. The...

April 15, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: BESS Key to India’s Renewable Energy Future

As India’s power grid becomes increasingly complex due to rising renewable energy penetration, the need for a stable grid has never been more pressing. With the growing...

April 15, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Power Ministry Launches Resource Adequacy Model STELLAR for DISCOMs

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched an indigenously developed resource adequacy model STELLAR, enabling distribution companies (DISCOMs) to manage their power...

April 14, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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T&D
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CEA Clarifies Energy Storage Integration Applies Only to Future Solar Tenders

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has clarified that the mandate requiring renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities to incorporate a minimum...

April 2, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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