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India’s Rooftop Solar Capacity Surges to 1.9 GW in 9M 2024

India installed 1.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of 2024, exceeding both the annual and 9M additions of all previous years. The period saw...

December 5, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Mercom Research Focus

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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in November 2024

India added 16.4 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of 2024, a 167% year-over-year increase from 6.2 GW in 9M 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s Q3...

December 3, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Open Access Capacity Surges to 4.8 GW in 9M 2024

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

November 29, 2024

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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REC Issues Guidance Framework for Vendor Operations Under PM Surya Ghar

REC has released a guidance framework for vendor operations under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna to ensure smooth implementation of the rooftop solar program. The...

November 27, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MNRE Sets Terms for Real Estate Developers to Avail CFA Under PM Surya Ghar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will extend Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to real estate developers/promoters only after the submission of an...

November 20, 2024

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Staff

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Markets & Policy

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NHPC Subsidiary Invites Bids to Enlist PM Surya Ghar Channel Partners  

NHPC Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of NHPC, has invited bids to select channel partners to install grid-connected rooftop solar systems under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli...

October 30, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Aims to Increase Rooftop Solar Vendors Under PM Surya Ghar to 25,000

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is enhancing the number of rooftop solar vendors under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana from 8,000 to 25,000. The...

October 18, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Residential Rooftop Solar Projects with Battery Storage Eligible for CFA

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that residential rooftop solar installations with battery storage are also eligible for Central Financial...

September 23, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MNRE Launches ₹5 Billion Program to Fund Rooftop Solar Innovation

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced a ₹5 billion (~$59.7 million) Innovative Projects Component as part of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli...

September 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Renewable Capacity Growth Hit by Power Transmission Delays

Power evacuation infrastructure growth in India has lagged behind the pace of power capacity additions due to unique challenges faced by transmission projects, with...

September 10, 2024

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Allows Rooftop Solar Vendors in States to Work in Neighboring UTs

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allowed rooftop solar vendors under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana from adjacent states to work in Union...

September 9, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rooftop Solar Surge May Cause Inverter Shortage, Worries Installers

The launch of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in February of this year has sparked a huge demand for string inverters, with installers saying the supply situation...

August 27, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Installers Fear Rooftop Solar Demand Surge May Spark Inverter Shortage

The launch of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in February of this year has sparked a huge demand for string inverters, with installers saying the supply situation...

August 26, 2024

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Staff

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Inverters & BOS

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Rooftop

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Daily New Wrap-Up: Solar Power Generation Hits 36 BU in Q2 2024

In the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2024, India scaled a new high with solar power generation reaching 36 billion units (BU), a 17.6% increase year-over-year...

August 13, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Bengaluru Apartment Complex Adopts Solar, Saves ₹4 Million in Power Costs

A residential apartment complex in Bengaluru is saving up to ₹4 million (~$47,768) annually by installing a rooftop solar system. By switching to clean energy, the...

August 2, 2024

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Namratha A Rai

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