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Smaller Solar Developers Urgently Need Collateral-Free Loans for Expansion

Access to finance is vital for solar developers who fall under Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to invest in infrastructure, technology, research, and...

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Jharkhand Floats Tender to Operate and Maintain 1.39 MW of Solar Projects

Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has invited bids for the comprehensive operation and maintenance of 68 mini/micro solar systems with a total...

May 30, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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MSMEs Adopt Solar Readily If Savings on Power Bills Cover EMI Cost: Interview

Small businesses are open to adopting rooftop solar if loan repayment is not an additional burden and is equal to their savings on electricity bills. Entities in the...

March 17, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Solar Financing Startup Aerem Raises $5 Million in pre-Series A Round

Aerem, an Indian solar financing startup, has secured $5 million (~₹413 million) in a pre-Series A funding round to help finance its upcoming product offerings. The...

March 16, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Power Cost Savings Cover EMIs for Rooftop Solar: Tata Power Executive

With better awareness among smaller businesses, the misgivings about rooftop solar installations have largely disappeared, leading to more commercial and industrial...

December 15, 2022

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Sumit Jha

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C&I

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Telangana Issues Empanelment Tender for 50 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects

The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has invited bids to empanel vendors to install 50 MW of grid-connected residential rooftop solar...

February 24, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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C&I Segment is Moving Quickly Towards Rooftop Solar and Open Access

Mercom India hosted a webinar to discuss the market potential of rooftop solar in the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment, the most lucrative models and...

January 28, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Jharkhand DISCOM to Empanel Agencies to Set Up 25 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems

The Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) has issued a tender to empanel agencies to develop 25 MW of residential rooftop solar systems under the capital...

November 29, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Tender Floated for 12 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects in Jammu

The Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) has invited bids for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of 12 MW of grid-connected rooftop...

November 15, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Feasibility of Domestic Solar Manufacturing Initiative and Demand Visibility

The government is pushing for solar manufacturing in India with restrictive and enabling policies. In April this year, the Union Cabinet approved the production-linked...

October 19, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Struggling Solar MSMEs Want a Technology Upgradation Fund for Manufacturing

While the government has come up with several protectionist policies to give impetus to the manufacturing sector in the solar space, the deck is stacked against the...

August 3, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Surplus Solar Power Generated by MSMEs in Gujarat to be Compensated at ₹2.25/kWh

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) partly allowed a petition seeking amendments in the tariff framework to procure solar power by distribution...

June 16, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Kerala DISCOM Asked to Give Preference for MSMEs in 200 MW Rooftop Solar Tender

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has asked the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to take up the issue of the purchase preference for micro,...

April 16, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Tata and SIDBI to Give Collateral-Free Loans to MSMEs to Set Up Rooftop Solar Systems

Tata Power has joined hands with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide affordable financing for rooftop solar installations by the micro,...

January 5, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Gujarat’s New Solar Policy Incentivizes Captive and Rooftop Solar Projects

The Gujarat government has announced the new ‘Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2021′ with incentives for residential, commercial, and industrial rooftop solar...

December 29, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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