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Quality Issues Surface in Rooftop Solar Systems Under PM Surya Ghar

As rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana reach 1 million nationwide, concerns have arisen about the lack of quality checks for the components and the absence of standardization. Several new install...

March 17, 2025

Renewable Energy

After GIB, Lion Tailed Macaque at the Center of Greens vs. Renewables Clash

A ‘green versus green’ battle is brewing in Karnataka, with environmentalists clashing with the government over a pumped hydro storage project proposed for the Sharavathy river system in the Western Ghats. The state government is ...

March 18, 2025

Mercom Research Focus

Solar Developers Fear Module Price Hikes After Import Duties on Solar Glass

Solar project developers anticipate a rise in module prices to drive up overall project costs following the recent import duties on solar glass. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry imposed anti-dumping duty in the rang...

March 13, 2025

Grid

Two-Year Extension of Distribution Sector Reforms Program on the Cards

A two-year extension of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) aimed at bringing operational efficiencies and financial discipline to India’s power distribution sector is on the cards. The Ministry of Power (MoP) has told ...

March 17, 2025

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Odisha Floats EoI for 20 MW Solar Projects Under KUSUM

The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to develop 20 MW solar projects under Component A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) program. The...

March 18, 2025

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Parliament Committee Skeptical About MNRE Meeting PM Surya Ghar Target

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Energy has said it will be a challenge for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to meet the financial year (FY) 2025-26 target of installing 3.5 million rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar:...

March 18, 2025

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Aligarh Muslim University Floats O&M Tender for 3 MW Solar Project

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Uttar Pradesh, has invited bids for the comprehensive annual maintenance of its 3 MW ground-mounted solar project, including the operation and maintenance of a 33 kV transmission overhead line of approximately 3 km...

March 18, 2025

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NTPC REL Invites Bids for Land, Power Evacuation for 550 MW Solar Project

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the land and power evacuation package to develop 550 MW inter-state transmission system-connected solar projects with a battery energy storage system near the 550 MW Shimboo ka Burj solar project...

March 18, 2025

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NTPC REL Tenders Land and Power Evacuation Package for 300 MW Solar Projects

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for land and power evacuation packages to develop 300 MW interstate transmission systems-connected solar projects with battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Rajasthan. Bids must be submitted by...

March 18, 2025

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Government Enhances BESS Capacity Target to 14,000 MWh as Prices Drop

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has directed all states and implementing agencies to award all Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) contracts by June 2025 to enable the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) program to be completed by May 2027. The ministry...

March 18, 2025

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Tamil Nadu Floats Tender for 500 MW/1000 MWh Standalone BESS Projects

Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation has invited bids for setting up 500 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in six locations on a build-own-operate model in Tamil Nadu. Bids must be submitted by April 2, 2025. Bids will be...

March 18, 2025

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CERC Rejects Solar Project Developer’s Plea for Bank Guarantee Refund

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has dismissed a petition filed by ReNew Surya Vihaan (RSVPL) seeking the return of the Construction Bank Guarantee (CBG) submitted for a 100 MW solar project in Rajasthan. The Commission held that...

March 18, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Quality Issues Surface in PM Surya Ghar Installations

As rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana reach 1 million nationwide, concerns have arisen about the lack of quality checks for the components and the absence of standardization. Several new installers with little or...

March 18, 2025

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BHEL Tenders 1.2 GW Solar Projects at Khavda in Gujarat

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 1.2 GW at the Khavda solar park in Gujarat. Bids must be submitted by March 20, 2025. Bids will...

March 18, 2025

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