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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) invited stakeholder comments on a draft proposal to introduce a standardized nomenclature for solar photovoltaic cell models included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II....
August 4, 2026
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited stakeholder comments on a draft proposal to introduce a standardized nomenclature for solar photovoltaic cell models included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II....
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India’s solar manufacturing sector is expanding rapidly as the government pushes for greater domestic value addition through frameworks like the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). While solar module manufacturing capacity has...
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