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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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Enabling Policies Drive Rajasthan’s Solar Open Access Projects in Q1 2024

According to Mercom India’s Q1 2024 Solar Open Access Market Report, India added 1.8 GW of solar open access capacity in Q1 2024, with Rajasthan leading with...

August 2, 2024

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Joydeep Sinha Roy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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CESC Buys Majority Shares in Purvah Power for $24 Million

Kolkata-based power utility Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) has acquired a 63.91% equity stake in Purvah Green Power at the cost of ₹2.05 billion (~$24.48...

August 1, 2024

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Torrent Power’s Profit Grows 87% YoY in Q1 FY 2025

Gujarat-based Torrent Power‘s net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year (FY) 2024-25 stood at ₹9.96 billion ($118.9 million), an 87%...

July 31, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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NTPC Invites Bids for 1.69 MW Solar Projects at Munitions India

NTPC has invited bids for the development of 769 kW of grid-connected ground-mounted solar projects and 929 kW of rooftop solar power projects at Munitions India...

July 30, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Renewable Energy Adoption by C&I Units Growing in India

Renewable energy adoption by India’s Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector is experiencing rapid growth, with demand for clean energy solutions increasing...

July 29, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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C&I

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Consumers

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Markets & Policy
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SECI Invites Bids for 12 MW Solar Power Project in Ladakh

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for the design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, and operation and...

July 29, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Multi-faceted Approach Key to Scaling Green Hydrogen Production in India

Green hydrogen is emerging as a key solution to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. However, the key to adoption depends on the availability of renewable energy,...

July 26, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Winners of 4th Annual Mercom India Awards Announced

At the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2024 in New Delhi, Mercom India announced the winners of the fourth annual Mercom India Awards. These prestigious awards honor the...

July 26, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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The Evolution and Challenges of Hybrid Power Projects in India

India’s renewable energy landscape has transitioned from standalone solar and wind installations to highly customized hybrid power projects that often include...

July 26, 2024

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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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Wind
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GCF Approves $215.6 Million for SIDBI to Help MSMEs Lower Emissions

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $215.6 million for the Small Industries Development Bank of India’s (SIDBI) Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects...

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DVC Invites Bids for 10 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in West Bengal & Jharkhand

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has invited bids for the design, engineering, supply, erection, and commissioning of 10 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems,...

July 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Ohmium Launches PEM Electrolyzer Gigafactory in Bengaluru

Ohmium International, a provider of green hydrogen solutions, has launched a gigafactory in Doddaballapura, near Bengaluru. The facility, spanning 14,000 square meters,...

July 22, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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RTC Renewable Products Must be Redesigned to Meet Demand Curve: Economic Survey

In its Economic Survey 2023-2024 presented to the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, the Union Government has said round-the-clock (RTC) renewable energy...

July 22, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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