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New EV Policy Pushes Global Players to ‘Build in India’

The government, in a bid to promote India as a manufacturing destination for electric vehicles (EVs), is offering international manufacturers a reduced customs duty rate...

March 15, 2024

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Staff

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Electric Vehicles
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Parliamentary Standing Committee Calls for Uniform Electric Vehicle Policy

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry has recommended that the government formulate a consistent and stable national policy on electric mobility to create a...

December 22, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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EV Manufacturers Received ₹52 Billion in Subsidies Until December 1, 2023

Subsidies worth ₹52.28 billion (~$627 million) have been disbursed to electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on the sale of ~1.15 million EVs, as of December 2023, in a bid...

December 6, 2023

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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AmpIn, Jupiter International to Commission 1.3 GW Solar Module Unit by FY25

AmpIn Energy Transition, an Independent Power Producer (IPP) in India, has announced a joint venture with Jupiter International to set up a facility to manufacture up to...

October 25, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC Green Energy Floats 300 MW Solar EPC Tender

NTPC Green Energy invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction package with land development for up to 300 MW of inter-state transmission...

October 18, 2023

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Government to Introduce New PLI for Batteries to Boost EV Adoption: R K Singh

The government is working on another Production Linked Incentive (PLI) for batteries to reduce the cost of storage and boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in...

October 17, 2023

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Ministry Amends Safety Compliance Parameters for EVs Under PLI, FAME II Programs

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has amended the testing parameters for enhancing the human safety of electric vehicles (EVs), incentivized under the...

September 11, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Engineers India Appointed as Independent Engineer for PLI ACC Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has appointed Engineers India, a public sector engineering consultancy company, to oversee the progress of selected beneficiaries under...

August 25, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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India has Potential to Attract Global Investments in Battery Recycling

The collective capacity of lithium-ion batteries in India across various sectors is projected to reach approximately 600 GWh by 2030, according to a report by NITI Aayog...

August 2, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Ministry to Retender Unallocated Battery Capacity Under PLI

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that it would re-issue the tender for the unallocated 20 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell manufacturing capacity under the...

July 21, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily Wrap-up
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Ministry to Retender 20 GWh Battery Cell Manufacturing Capacity Under PLI Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that it would re-issue the tender for manufacturing the unallocated 20 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) for energy...

July 20, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Minister Proposes PLI Program for Grid-Scale Storage

Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh, proposed implementing a production-linked incentive (PLI) initiative for grid-scale storage to...

June 22, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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India’s Energy Transition Hinges on C&I Sector’s Solar Adoption: Interview

In an exclusive interview with Mercom India, Kishor Nair, CEO of Avaada Energy, discussed the impact of government policies on solar cell and module manufacturing in...

June 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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C&I

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Uncovering the Promises of India’s PLI Program for Solar Modules

India’s solar module production incentive program has been hailed as a game-changer for domestic manufacturing. However, factors like the lack of clarity around...

June 12, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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IEA Forecasts Utility-Scale Solar Additions in India to Drop 20% in 2023

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast a slowdown in India’s utility-scale solar projects in 2023 and 2024 due to a module shortage, lower auction...

June 2, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Utility Scale

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