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APTEL Dismisses Wind Generator’s Plea for Banking Regulations Relaxation

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed a petition filed by the Siddhayu Ayurvedic Research Foundation (SARFPL) seeking to relax the banking...

March 24, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Open Access Hybrid Projects Can Meet Up to 90% of Energy Cost of C&I Units

Wind-solar hybrid open access power projects can meet 85-90% of the power requirements of big commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers in Tamil Nadu, according to...

March 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Open Access
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Jubilant to Procure 54 MUs of Energy from O2 Power’s Hybrid Project

Specialty chemical manufacturing company Jubilant Ingrevia will procure ~54 million units (MU) of power annually for its manufacturing facility in Gujarat from O2...

March 12, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar

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Wind
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India Adds 6.9 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2024

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

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Sunsure Secures ₹1.28 Billion Loan for 49 MW Solar Open Access Project

Gurugram-based Sunsure Energy has secured ₹1.28 billion (~$14.69 million) in long-term debt financing from Tata Capital and Aditya Birla Finance (ABFL) for its 49 MW...

February 27, 2025

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Center, States Must Align Better for Solar Open Access Growth

There is a remarkable shift in the adoption of renewable energy in India, particularly with solar open access growing as a compelling choice for commercial and...

January 23, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Center and States Must Align Better for Accelerated Solar Open Access Growth

There is a remarkable shift in the adoption of renewable energy in India, particularly with solar open access growing as a compelling choice for commercial and...

January 22, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Karnataka Issues Draft Open Access Regulations 2025

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has released the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access)...

January 20, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access
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Sunsure Raises ₹4 Billion from Aseem Infrastructure for 150 MW Solar Park

Independent power producer Sunsure Energy has secured ₹4.16 billion (~$48.07 million) in long-term debt financing from Aseem Infrastructure Finance to develop a 150 MW...

January 14, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Green Energy Open Access Rules

The Karnataka High Court has struck down the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, along with the Karnataka Electricity...

January 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Top States for Solar Open Access in 2024 [Infographics]

In the first nine months (9M) of 2024, India added 4.8 GW of solar open access capacity, a 69% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 2.8 GW, according to the Q3 2024 India...

December 27, 2024

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Melvin Mathew

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Rising PPA Tariffs Adding to Landed Costs of Solar Open Access Installations

The landed cost of third-party solar open access projects of high-tension (HT) industrial consumers increased in 12 of the 15 states included in Mercom’s recently...

December 23, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Exploring Solar Open Access Potential in Odisha and Haryana

Haryana and Odisha accounted for just 0.4% of the solar open access installations in 9M 2024 and 1.1% in Q3 2024, according to Mercom’s Q3 2024 India Solar Open...

December 20, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Projects to Evacuate 2.5 GW Power from Solar Energy Zones Approved

The Ministry of Power has approved transmission works to evacuate a cumulative 2,500 MW of renewable energy in Madhya Pradesh. On the recommendations of the 24th meeting...

December 17, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Open Access Capacity in Tamil Nadu Reaches 4.8 GW

Tamil Nadu added record solar open access capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2024, surpassing the annual capacity additions of the previous...

December 16, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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