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PM Surya Ghar Completes One Year with Over 800,000 Rooftop Solar Installations

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has completed one year of significant progress in promoting rooftop solar adoption nationwide. As of January 27, 2025, 846,000 households have installed rooftop solar systems under the program....

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Karnataka’s Clean Mobility Policy 2025-30 Targets ₹500 Billion Investment

The Government of Karnataka has introduced its Clean Mobility Policy 2025-30, targeting ₹500 billion (~$5.755 billion) investments across the clean mobility value chain by 2030. The policy targets establishing Karnataka as Asia’s ...

February 18, 2025

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Kerala Needs ₹522 Billion by 2030 for Renewable Energy Integration

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has estimated an investment of ₹522.38 billion (~$6.01 billion) would be required by 2030 to upgrade energy infrastructure and integrate renewable energy sources effective...

February 13, 2025

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MNRE Proposes Lower Module Efficiency Thresholds for Off-Grid Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed an amendment to reduce the minimum module efficiency requirement under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers for modules used in off-grid solar projects. The min...

February 17, 2025

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Power Electronics Startup Dynolt Technologies Raises $1.7 Million

Bengaluru-based deep-tech power electronics startup Dynolt Technologies has secured $1.7 million (~₹147.7 million) in a seed funding round led by Transition VC. Angel investor Yashowardhan Shah also participated in the funding round. Dynolt develops...

February 18, 2025

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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Falls to 67.1 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added two new entrants, Easy Photovoltech and Akshaya Solar Power (India), to the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM), adding 81 MW and 33 MW of capacity, respectively. However, the...

February 18, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Proposes Lowering Module Efficiency Thresholds

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy proposed an amendment to reduce the minimum module efficiency requirement for off-grid solar projects included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. The minimum efficiency for crystalline silicon...

February 18, 2025

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SECL Invites Bids for 1.16 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of 1,160 kW grid-connected rooftop solar systems on 12 residential and non-residential buildings. Bids must be submitted by March 13, 2025. Bids will...

February 18, 2025

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MENA Weekly Roundup: Oman to Install its Biggest Rooftop Solar Project

Oman National Engineering & Investment Co (ONEIC) signed a contract to implement the country’s biggest rooftop solar project, a 3.5 MW system, for the International Sea Food Company (Simak) at Duqm Special Economic Zone. Developed under a design,...

February 18, 2025

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Defect Rates in Indian Solar Modules Among the Highest Globally: Report

India, Laos and the U.S. are among the countries with the highest solar module defect rates, exceeding 8%, due to the rapid expansion of manufacturing capacity, which likely introduced challenges related to quality control, operational stability,...

February 18, 2025

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Central Electronics Issues EoI for Operating 40 MW Solar Module Plant

Central Electronics (CEL), a central public sector enterprise under the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to run an existing 40 MW automated solar module manufacturing plant in Uttar...

February 18, 2025

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Madhya Pradesh Tenders 1.5 GW Solar Projects Under KUSUM

Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam (MPUVNL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to select renewable energy power generators to set up a cumulative capacity of 1,500 MW solar projects in Madhya Pradesh under Component C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan...

February 17, 2025

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