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Low Tariffs in Solar Could Result in a Wave of Project Refinances: Panel Discussion

India has witnessed exponential growth in renewable energy installations in the past four years with cumulative installations rising from 3 GW to 25 GW during the...

October 5, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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SECI Cancels 950 MW of Solar Tenders with Plans to Re-tender as it Renegotiates with States for Lower Tariff

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has cancelled solar tenders aggregating 950 MW. The cancelled capacities include projects tendered in the Kadapa and...

July 20, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar Modules to be Hit With 18% GST Rate in India, Coal Gets 5%

The government of India has released tax slabs for various commodities to be affected by the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). According to the...

May 19, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Modules

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Solar
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Records Keep Falling at Bhadla Solar Park Auctions as Tariff Breaches Rs.2.50 (~$0.038)/kWh in the 500 MW Phase-III Solar Park Auction

In India, the solar tariff breached Rs.2.50 (~$0.038)/kWh, making it cheaper than thermal power in some cases. In the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park auction, ACME...

May 15, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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New Record Low Solar Tariff of Rs.2.44 (~$0.037)/kWh Set at the 500 MW Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park Auction in India

Solar tariff in India has now breached Rs.2.50 (~$0.038)/kWh mark. Within a week solar tariff declined from Rs.2.62 (~$0.0405)/kWh to Rs.2.44 (~$0.037)/kWh. In the 500...

May 12, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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C&I

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Solar
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DEEP DIVE: Intense Competition Drives Solar Tariffs to a New Record Low of Rs.2.62/kWh at Bhadla Phase-IV Solar Park Auction in India

The solar tariff in India breached the Rs.3 (~$0.046)/kWh mark in the recently concluded 250 MW Bhadla Phase-IV Solar Park auction. The winning tariff of Rs.2.62 (~$0....

May 11, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Mercom Exclusive: Solar Tariffs in India Have Fallen by 73 Percent Since 2010

India’s solar sector recently reached record low tariff levels in the auction conducted at the Rewa Solar Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh. India was one of the first...

March 14, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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Mercom Research Focus

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