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MNRE Issues Guidelines for Green Hydrogen Use in Residential Sector

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised program guidelines for the implementation of pilot projects using green hydrogen and its derivatives...

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Renewable Energy Capacity in India’s Power Mix Reaches 48.3% in Q2 2025

India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 48.3% of the country’s cumulative power capacity, with 234.2 GW installed at the end...

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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises 19.2% YoY in Q2 2025

India generated approximately 43 billion units (BU) of solar power in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2025, a 19.2% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Solar...

August 7, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Renewables on the Verge of Overtaking Coal Globally As Demand Surges: IEA

Renewable energy is set to achieve a historic milestone by overtaking coal-fired generation either in 2025 or by 2026 at the latest, according to the International...

August 7, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Ends Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff Mechanism

The Ministry of Power has ended the uniform renewable energy tariff (URET) mechanism in response to concerns of renewable energy implementing agencies and developers...

August 6, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Middle East and North Africa to See Renewables Boom

The renewable energy market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to witness a significant boom, reaching a valuation of $59.9 billion by 2030,...

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Climate Policy Initiative to Support Distributed Renewable Energy Projects

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), a finance and policy advisory group, has invited applications for the next round of India Clean Energy Finance (ICEF) from enterprises...

August 5, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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GAIL-RUVNL Joint Venture to Develop Renewable Energy Projects

GAIL (India), a central public sector undertaking, and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL) have entered a joint venture agreement (JVA) for the development of...

August 4, 2025

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Staff

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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AI Forecasting and Market Tools Power Dynamic Energy Dispatch: Interview

India’s renewable energy landscape is undergoing a shift, with standalone, vanilla power projects giving way to hybrid projects that combine energy storage systems...

August 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI Declares 75,000 MT Green Ammonia Auction Winner

ACME Cleantech Solutions won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to supply 75,000 metric tons (MT) of green ammonia annually to 12 fertilizer plants under...

July 31, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Odisha Identifies 45 Pumped Storage Project Sites, to Issue Guidelines Soon

Odisha’s Energy Department has released the ‘Odisha Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) Policy’, identifying 45 potential PSP sites for implementation. Such PSPs will be...

July 29, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Nxtra Partners with AMPIN Energy to Expand Renewable Energy Use

Data center company Nxtra by Airtel has signed a new power wheeling agreement with independent power producer AMPIN Energy Transition for the supply of 125.65 MW of...

July 28, 2025

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Staff

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Market & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Saudi Arabia Inks Key Pacts on Renewable Energy

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power signed a series of agreements and MoUs with European energy leaders, TotalEnergies (France), Edison (Italy), and EnBW (Germany), to establish a...

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MNRE Releases ₹679.5 Million Funding to Four Hydrogen Valley Clusters

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the release of ₹679.5 million (~$7.8 million) as the first tranche of central financial assistance (CFA) to...

July 28, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Enlog Wins Mercom India’s Third Startup Pitch Competition

Enlog, an AI-powered energy management and IoT solutions provider, emerged as the winner of Mercom’s Third Startup Pitch Competition for Cleantech Companies, held during...

July 25, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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