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Onshore Wind and Utility-Scale Solar in the U.S. Have Lowest LCOE

A report by Lazard, an asset management and financial advisory company, found that the low ends of the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for renewable energy technologies...

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Exploring Benefits of High-Power String Inverters

Given the benefits of easy installation and swapping, higher efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, high-power string inverters are increasingly being used in large-scale...

March 11, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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Inverters & BOS

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Renewable Developer Emeren’s Net Income Hits Five-Year High in Q2 2023

Utility-scale solar and battery storage projects developer Emeren Group recorded a net income of $8.3 million during the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, marking the highest...

September 1, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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In the Best Quarter Ever, US Solar Installations Grow 47% YoY to 6.1 GW

Solar installations in the United States grew 47% year-over-year (YoY) to 6.1 GW during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, recording the best initial quarter for the...

June 8, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Emeren’s Q1 Revenue Surges 271% YoY on High Income from IPP and EPC Businesses

Utility-scale solar and battery storage projects developer Emeren Group’s revenue grew by 271% year-over-year (YoY) to $13 million in the first quarter (Q1) of the...

June 5, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Adani, Avaada, and Azure – Top Utility-Scale Solar Project Developers in 1H 2021

Adani Solar, Avaada Energy, and Azure Power have emerged as the top utility-scale solar project developers in the first half (1H) of the calendar year (CY) 2021,...

November 8, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India Added 1.7 GW of Solar PV in Q1 2019, Rooftop Installations Declined

Solar installations in India in Q1 2019 increased slightly at 1,737 MW, 4% growth compared to 1,638 MW installed in Q4 2018. Installations were down by 49%...

June 4, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India Installs 8.3 GW of Solar in 2018

The Indian solar market installed 8,263 MW in 2018, down 15.5 percent compared to 9,782 MW in 2017 as the safeguard duty, GST issues, and land and transmission issues...

February 27, 2019

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Sampath Krishna

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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RfS Issued for Purchase of 1 GW Power from Solar Projects in Gujarat’s Dholera Solar Park

The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) for the purchase of 1,000 MW of power from grid-connected solar photovoltaic power...

January 17, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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A Snapshot of India’s Giga Solar Tenders from 2018

India saw a significant increase in new large-scale solar PV tenders announced with over 22 GW of mega solar tenders announced in the year 2018. According to Mercom’s...

January 16, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Indian Solar Installations Grew by 123% to Reach a Record 9.6 GW in 2017

Indian solar installations in calendar year 2017 grew exponentially with the addition of 9,629 MW in new large-scale and rooftop solar capacity. The installation total...

February 22, 2018

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Priya Sanjay

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Uttar Pradesh State Cabinet Approves Solar Policy 2017

The policy creates a 10‑year electricity duty exemption for sale of electricity from solar projects in the state Uttar Pradesh’s cabinet of ministers have approved the...

December 8, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Indian Solar Installations Totaled a Record 2.2 GW in Q3 as Uncertainties Loom

Indian solar installations totaled 2,247 MW in Q3 2017, up 300 MW from Q2 according to the recently released India Solar Market Update by Mercom India Research. However,...

November 21, 2017

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Priya Sanjay

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Tata Power and Adani Top the List of India Solar Project Developers

As utility-scale solar in India takes off, two large power conglomerates – Tata Power and Adani – are leading project development activity. Cumulative large-scale solar...

August 31, 2017

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Priya Sanjay

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India Installs 4.8 GW of Solar in the First Half of 2017, Eclipsing All of 2016

1.9 GW installed in Q2 2017, over 10 GW projected in 2017 The Indian solar market added 1,869 megawatts (MW) in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the...

August 9, 2017

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Priya Sanjay

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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