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Government Approves ₹5.15 Billion Solar Program for Tribal Areas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has received the President of India’s approval to implement a new solar power program with an outlay of ₹5.15 billion...

January 5, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Empanelment and Rate Contract Tender Floated for Off-Grid Solar Projects

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has announced a tender for empanelment of vendors and inviting rate contract for the supply,...

July 27, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Tenders & Auctions
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TOTAL’s Subsidiary Saft Launches New Brand of Batteries in India

Saft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL, recently announced the launch of the Saft Urja brand batteries to be manufactured and sold by its Indian subsidiary. The...

December 16, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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MNRE Lists Lithium Battery Specifications for Off-Grid Solar Applications

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a draft notification detailing the specifications of lithium batteries that can be used for off-grid solar...

August 21, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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World Bank and Myanmar Sign Pact to Provide Off-Grid Solar Products in Rural Areas

The World Bank has signed an agreement with the Government of Myanmar to provide off-grid solar products to 450,000 people in rural Myanmar. The result-based financing...

July 19, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Off-grid

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Solar
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MNRE Awards Grants to Four Clean Energy Companies Under Second Round of PACEsetter Fund

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that it has awarded grants to the awardees of the second round of PACEsetter fund program. The PACEsetter...

September 26, 2019

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Shaurya Bajaj

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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NOTS Solar Lamps to Invest $70 Million in Solar Home Systems Manufacturing in Rwanda

NOTS Solar Lamps in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda has announced a deal to speed up the process of providing power to families with least incomes in Rwanda....

August 5, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Easy Access to Finance in India’s Solar Off-Grid Market: PAYGo Report

Off-grid solar markets are instrumental in creating energy access to more than half a billion people around the world. According to the latest Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo)...

July 10, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Off-grid

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Solar
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India Was the Largest Cash Market for Off-Grid Solar Products in Second Half of 2018: GOGLA

The total number of people accessing solar power has increased drastically with a better market penetration of solar off-grid products, according to the latest Global...

June 19, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Off-grid

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Solar
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Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider Oorja Wins $100,000 for Installing Solar Pumps

Oorja Development Solutions has won the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge for its community solar pumping systems implemented in rural India through the...

June 14, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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World Bank to Provide $224 Million for Off-Grid Solar in West Africa and Sahel

The  World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) fund of $150 million and another $74.7 million contingent recovery grant from the Clean...

April 25, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Off-grid

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Solar
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Off-Grid Solar Solutions Provider SolarHome Raises $10 Million in Debt Financing

SolarHome, a Singapore-based Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) off-grid solar solutions provider in southeast Asia, has raised $10 million in debt financing from a consortium of...

December 5, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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OPIC Commits $25 Million for the Expansion of Off-Grid Solar in Asia and Africa

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s development finance institution, has committed $25 million in financing to the Solar Energy...

September 27, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar: A Game Changer for India’s Agricultural Sector

This article is the second part of a series how solar is affecting different critical sectors in India. The first article addressed solar’s impact on India’s water usage....

September 6, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Kazang Solar Bags $1.6 Million to Provide Off-Grid Solar Solutions in Zambia

Kazang Solar, distribution partner of Azuri Technologies in Zambia, has been awarded $1.6 million from the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to provide solar home...

August 13, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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