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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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Himachal Regulator Approves Tariff for 900 MW Hybrid Power Projects

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has approved tariffs for Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEBL) to procure 900 MW of hybrid...

December 20, 2024

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Meghalaya Power Policy to Promote Wind, Solar and Pumped Storage Projects

The Government of Meghalaya has issued the Meghalaya Power Policy 2024, which seeks to foster a sustainable, inclusive, and efficient energy environment in the state....

December 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Sterlite Power Raises ₹7.25 Billion from GEF Capital and ENAM Holdings

Sterlite Power, a Mumbai-based power transmission company, has raised ₹7.25 billion (~$87 million) from GEF Capital Partners and ENAM Holdings for its Global Products...

December 17, 2024

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Grid
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Green Steel Taxonomy and Ratings Framework to Help Sector Decarbonize Faster

The Indian government has developed a framework for defining green steel to help decarbonize the hard-to-abate steel industry and make it globally competitive. The...

December 17, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Maharashtra Invites Bids for 1 GW Round-the-Clock Power for 2025-28

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has invited bids to procure  1,000 MW of round-the-clock (RTC) power from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028....

December 16, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Government Approves Projects to Evacuate 2.5 GW Solar Energy in Madhya Pradesh

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 16, 2024

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Staff

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Grid

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Renewable Energy

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T&D
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Indus Towers to Procure Power from JSW Energy’s 130 MW Solar Project

Indus Towers, a Haryana-based mobile tower installation company, will procure 130 MW of solar energy from JSW Green Energy Eight, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of JSW...

December 16, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Long-Duration Energy Storage Must Scale 50 Times to Meet Net-Zero Demands

Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) must scale up to 50 times faster than is currently projected, per the 2024 Annual Report by the LDES Council. According to the report,...

December 13, 2024

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Staff

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Better Forecasting Tools Vital to Prevent Deviations by Renewable Energy Generators

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2024 aim to bring precision and stability to India’...

December 13, 2024

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Parinay Deep Shah

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Gentari to Supply 650 MW RTC Wind-Solar Energy to AM Green Ammonia

Clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through its subsidiary Gentari Renewables India Castor One, has executed a power purchase agreement with AM Green Ammonia India...

December 10, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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Wind
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List-II for Solar Cells Under ALMM to Come into Force from June 2026

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced List-II for solar PV cells under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). It will be...

December 9, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Madhya Pradesh Allots 442 Acres of Land for Renewable Energy Manufacturing

The Madhya Pradesh government has allotted 442.04 acres of land in the Mohasa-Babai region for companies to set up renewable energy manufacturing projects. The latest...

December 6, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Karnataka Eases Rooftop Solar Installation Rules for Systems Up to 10 kW

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued an order to simplify the adoption of rooftop solar systems for consumers with sanctioned loads of up to...

December 6, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Bondada Engineering Bags ₹1.08 Billion Solar Streetlights Project in Bihar

Bondada Engineering, a Hyderabad-based infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company, has secured a work order worth ₹1.08 billion (~$12.8...

December 5, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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