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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rajasthan Announces Winners for 2 GWh BESS Auction

Eleven companies won Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s auction to set up 1,000 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS). The successful bidders...

October 9, 2025

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Maharashtra Launches Rooftop Solar Program for Economically Weaker Sections

The Maharashtra government has approved the Self-Reliant Maharashtra Residential Rooftop (SMART) solar program under which households below poverty line (BPL) will need...

October 8, 2025

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Cabinet Approves ₹15 Billion Incentives for Critical Mineral Recycling

The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹15 billion (~$170.19 million) incentive program to develop India’s recycling capacity for separating and producing critical minerals...

September 4, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Center Extends NTPC, NLC Investment Cap in Subsidiaries

In a major push for clean energy, the government allowed two central public sector enterprises to invest up to ₹270 billion (~$3.14 billion) in their renewable energy...

July 18, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Delhi Raises Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidy to ₹10,000/kW

The Delhi Government has notified the first amendment to the Delhi Solar Energy Policy 2023, increasing the state capital subsidy for residential rooftop solar systems....

July 17, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: RERC Approves Tariffs for 82 MW Solar Projects

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) approved tariffs ranging between ₹2.84 (~$0.033)/kWh and ₹3.04 (~$0.035)/kWh for 33 solar projects with a...

July 14, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Delhi Approves ₹30,000 Additional Subsidy for Rooftop Solar Under PM Surya Ghar

The Delhi Government has approved an additional subsidy of ₹30,000 (~$352.20) for installing 3 kW rooftop solar systems. This subsidy is in addition to the ₹78,000...

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Karnataka’s Free Electricity Program Slows Rooftop Solar Rollout Under PM Surya Ghar

The implementation of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in Karnataka has been slow to take off. Despite a sharp rise in registrations, only 6,519 rooftop solar...

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Haryana Farmers Can Install 3 HP Solar Pumps at ₹53,926 With Subsidies

The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has issued guidelines for implementing the state’s solar pump program, which provides DC solar pumps at...

April 8, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Karnataka’s Clean Mobility Policy 2025-30 Targets ₹500 Billion Investment

The Government of Karnataka has introduced its Clean Mobility Policy 2025-30, targeting ₹500 billion (~$5.755 billion) investments across the clean mobility value chain...

February 18, 2025

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Madhya Pradesh’s Draft EV Policy Proposes ₹50,000 Subsidy for Four-Wheelers

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a maximum state subsidy of ₹50,000 (~$570.99) per four-wheeler electric vehicle in Draft Madhya Pradesh Electric Vehicle (EV)...

February 11, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Cabinet Approves ₹109 Billion PM E-DRIVE Program to Boost Electric Mobility

The Union Cabinet has approved the ‘PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Program,’ and the ‘PM-eBus Sewa-Payment...

September 12, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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MNRE Seeks Feedback on Guidelines for PM-Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Program

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited comments and suggestions on the draft guidelines for implementing the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in the...

April 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Government Launches ₹5 Billion Program to Promote Electric Mobility

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the Electric Mobility Promotion Program 2024 with a funding of ₹5 billion (~$60.34 million). The program is scheduled...

March 14, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Indian Rooftop Solar Sector at an Inflection Point: Interview

The Indian government is working to accelerate rooftop solar installations in the country through various programs with a focus on the residential segment. In an...

March 14, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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