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Renewables Alone Cannot Meet Power Needs, Thermal Here to Stay: R K Singh

Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh  has said the government aims to add 80 GW of thermal power capacity by 2031-32, reiterating that...

November 22, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Gensol Wins SECI’s EPC Auction for 30 MW Floating Solar Projects

Gensol Engineering announced that it has won the auction to develop 30 MW floating solar projects by quoting ₹2.32 billion (~$28.64 million). The projects will be spread...

December 2, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Floating Solar

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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EoI Issued to Procure Solar, Bundled Power from NTPC’s Nokh Solar Project

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has invited bids to procure solar and round-the-clock solar bundled with thermal...

June 23, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SECI Amends Tender Specifications for 5 GW of Renewable Power Bundled with Thermal

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued amendments to the RfS document for the supply of 5 GW of round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected...

August 31, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Guidelines Released for Round-the-Clock Procurement of Renewables with Thermal Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for the procurement of round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable projects complemented with power from...

July 27, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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SECI Extends Bid Submission Deadline for 5 GW of Renewable Power Bundled with Thermal

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the deadline for the submission of bids to supply 5 GW of round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected...

May 7, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE Seeks Bidders for an Evaluation Study of its Biogas and Thermal Energy Program

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for an independent third-party evaluation study of its biogas-based power...

November 29, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Biofuel

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Other
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Haryana Floats 20 MW Solar Tender for a Thermal Station in Faridabad

The Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) has announced a tender for 20 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects. The projects are to be installed at the...

October 31, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Bharathi Cement Turns to Solar with a 10 MW Solar Project at its Facility in Andhra Pradesh

Bharathi Cement, a leading cement manufacturer, has commissioned a 10 MW ground-mounted solar power project in its manufacturing facility at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh....

September 19, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Solar Continues to Shine, Makes Up 8.7% of India’s Total Power Capacity as of June 2019

Renewable energy capacity additions crossed 120 GW mark (including large hydro) and accounted for nearly 35.4% of India’s capacity mix at the end of June 2019. The share...

August 2, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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BHEL Seeks BoS Vendors for 5 MW of Floating Solar Projects in West Bengal

State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued a tender for the supply of Balance of System (BoS) items needed for the installation of the 5 MW of...

July 15, 2019

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Soumik Dutta

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Floating Solar

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Solar
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Delhi To Shut Rajghat Thermal Power Project, Use Land for 5 MW Solar Park

Amid constantly deteriorating air quality, the Delhi government has decided to officially close the Rajghat thermal power project and develop it into a 5 MW solar park....

July 15, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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India’s Solar Capacity Reaches 30 GW Milestone

Solar installations in India have reached 30 GW according to preliminary figures from Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker. The share of solar capacity grew from 6.6% as...

May 7, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Power Generators Can Terminate PPA if DISCOM Defaults on Payment: Committee Proposal

The Government of India constituted a High Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) on July 29, 2018 chaired by the Cabinet Secretary to address the issues of stressed...

November 22, 2018

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Shaurya Bajaj

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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Solar Curtailment Still an Issue for Power Developers in India

Solar project developers in the country continue to face curtailment issues and when it comes to states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, among others, the...

November 12, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Mercom Research Focus

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