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India’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach a Record 3.2 GW in 2024

India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2024, an 86% increase from 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2024 India...

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German Researchers Claim 26.4% Efficiency for CIGS-Perovskite Tandem Cell

Researchers from  Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt University, Berlin, have announced achieving an efficiency of 24.6% with a copper indium gallium selenide...

February 12, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Technology
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US Surpasses 50 GW Module Manufacturing Capacity Milestone: SEIA

The U.S. module manufacturing capacity has surpassed 50 GW,  according to a recent report by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). This growth could allow the U.S....

February 11, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Central Regulator Approves Tariff for CESC’s 300 MW Solar Project

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation’s (CESC) petition to procure electricity from Purvah Green Power...

February 3, 2025

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NVVN Invites Bids for 8 MW Solar Projects at DRDO Hyderabad

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has issued a tender for an 8 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power project at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)...

January 30, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Power Reaches 21% in India’s Power Mix

Solar photovoltaic projects comprised 21.2% of India’s total installed power capacity and 46.8% of the total installed renewable capacity at the end of December 2024....

January 30, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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Northeastern Railway Tender 10 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Uttar Pradesh

The Varanasi division (electrical) of the Northeastern Railway has floated four tenders for a cumulative 10.4 MW on-grid rooftop solar systems at multiple buildings in...

January 14, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Tenders & Auctions
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JVVNL Floats Tender for 26.77 MW Solar Power Projects under KUSUM

The Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL) has invited bids to set up 26.77 MW grid-connected solar power projects through the renewable energy service company model under...

January 10, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Tenders & Auctions
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Bharat Coking Coal Invites Bids for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL) has invited bids for the design, engineering, supply, installation and net metering of 2 MW grid-connected rooftop solar systems at various...

January 8, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Tenders & Auctions
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Indian Oil Issues Tender to Replace 1 MW Solar Modules at Jodhpur Project

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has issued a tender for replacing 1 MW solar modules along with necessary cabling and connection and integrating it with the existing 5...

January 6, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Tenders & Auctions
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Himachal Regulator Allows DISCOM to Procure 550 MW Solar Power from SECI

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has allowed  Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEBL) to procure 550 MW of inter-state...

December 19, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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AVVNL Issues Tender for 68 MW Solar Projects Under KUSUM

Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam (AVVNL) has issued a tender for designing, surveying, supplying, installing, testing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining grid-connected...

December 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Tenders & Auctions
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Residential Solar Company SolarSquare Raises $40 Million in Series B Funding

Mumbai-based rooftop solar company SolarSquare has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round. Lightspeed led the round with participation from Lightrock....

December 12, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar-Powered Milk Chillers Help Herders Gain Livelihood in Rajasthan

In a remote village in Rajasthan, nestled in the unforgiving heat of the desert, a community called Raika is not just surviving but thriving with a newly discovered...

November 27, 2024

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Tina Freese

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C&I

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Solar
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Gujarat Pipavav Port to Source Power from CleanMax’s Wind-Solar Project

APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port) in Gujarat will procure power from a 4.56 MW wind-solar hybrid project developed by CleanMax. The two companies have entered...

November 26, 2024

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Tina Freese

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