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Central Electricity Authority Approves 2,600 MW Pumped Storage Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved two pumped hydro storage projects (PSPs) with a cumulative capacity of 2,600 MW. The Power Ministry said the CEA...

August 2, 2024

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Staff

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Energy Storage
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CEA Seeks Stakeholder Inputs on Updated Transmission Planning Guidelines

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has released a draft amendment to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2023.” The document,...

August 2, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Shortage of Power Transformers Threatens India’s Solar Expansion

Solar developers are facing longer lead times for power transformers as manufacturing capacity for this key component in large-scale solar projects has failed to keep...

June 25, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Peak Power Demand Touches a Record 246 GW as Northern India Sizzles

On May 29, 2024, when the temperature in India’s capital, New Delhi, touched a scorching 52.3 degrees Celsius, the peak day-time power demand saw a new high at 246.06 GW....

May 30, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar
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Tata Power Solar, Amplus and Roofsol: Top Rooftop Solar Installers in 2023

Tata Power Solar, Amplus Solar, Roofsol Energy, Havells India, and Mahindra Solarize were the top rooftop solar companies in India during the calendar year (CY) 2023,...

May 15, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in India’s Power Capacity Rose to 19% YoY in Q1 from 15.2%

Solar power accounted for 18.5% of India’s total installed power capacity and 42.9% of the installed renewable capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year...

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Burdensome Regulations and Delays Jeopardize Telangana’s Solar Open Access Projects

At a time when solar open-access installations are gaining traction across the country, developers with small-capacity projects in Telangana say the inordinate delay in...

April 24, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Maharashtra Invites Bids to Set Up 350 EV Charging Stations

Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology (MAHAPREIT), a subsidiary of Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation (MPBCDCL), has invited...

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Ministry Urges States to Ensure Adequate Growth of Power Generation Capacity

The Ministry of Power has written to all states and union territories (UTs) to adhere to the recently issued “Resource Adequacy Guidelines” to ensure sufficient growth...

February 12, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Other Energy
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India’s Solar Power Generation Up 6.9% YoY in 2023 Despite Lower Capacity Additions

India generated around 113.4 billion units (BU) of solar power in the calendar year (CY) 2023, a 19.18% increase from 95.15 BU generated in 2022, according to the recent...

February 12, 2024

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in Renewable Capacity Increases Marginally to 40% in 2023

Solar power accounted for 16.9% of the total installed power capacity and 40.1% of the total installed renewable capacity at the end of December 2023. Solar power’s...

February 9, 2024

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Debojyoti Nath

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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MNRE Designates Central Agencies to Accelerate Rooftop Solar Adoption in States

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allotted Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) state-wise responsibility for accelerating the implementation of...

February 5, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 1.3 GW of Rooftop Solar Capacity in 9M 2023

India installed over 1.3 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months of the calendar year 2023, an increase of 12% year-over-year (YoY), according to Mercom...

December 1, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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CEA Begins Planning Transmission Lines, Substations for Green Hydrogen Plants

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has begun planning to install transmission infrastructure to cater to the power demands of upcoming green hydrogen and green...

November 30, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Power Generation in India Up 19% YoY in Q3 2023

India generated approximately 27 billion units of solar power in the third quarter of the calendar year 2023, up 19% year-over-year , according to the data published by...

November 17, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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