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Solar Open Access Capacity Surges to 4.8 GW in India for 9M 2024

In the first nine months (9M) of 2024, India added 4.8 GW of solar open access capacity, a 69% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 2.8 GW, according to the Q3 2024 India Solar Open Access Market Report. The capacity added in the fi...

November 28, 2024

Energy Storage

Kintech, H.G Infra, Bhilwara and Advait Win GUVNL’s 500 MW/1000 MWh BESS Auction

Kintech Synergy, H.G Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy (LNJ Bhilwara Group) and Advait Infratech have won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) Phase IV standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) auction. The project was award...

December 2, 2024

Markets & Policy

US Sets Anti-dumping Duties on Solar Cells from Four Southeast Asian Countries

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary affirmative determinations in the anti-dumping duty investigations of crystalline photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thaila...

December 2, 2024

Solar

Damodar Valley Corporation Issues Tender for 234 MW Floating Solar Projects

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has invited bids to commission 234 MW of floating solar projects on the Maithon reservoir in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The minimum individual project size must be 58.5 MW. The projects must have a capaci...

December 3, 2024

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UAE’s Masdar Acquires 70% Stake in Greece’s TERNA ENERGY for $3.3 Billion

Abu Dhabi Future Energy (Masdar) has completed the acquisition of a 70% majority stake in Greece’s TERNA ENERGY in a deal valued at €3.2 billion ($3.3billion) to support its European expansion strategy. The deal is the largest energy transaction in...

December 3, 2024

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Green Energy Trade on IEX Increases by 331% YoY in November 2024

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 818 million units (MU) of green energy during November 2024, a 331.8% increase from 189 MU in the same month in 2023. The Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM) achieved 793 MU during this month, with a weighted...

December 3, 2024

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East Central Railway Floats Empanelment Tender for 20 MW Solar Projects

The Ministry of Railways has floated tender to empanel qualified bidders for setting up 20 MW ground-mounted solar projects at Madhepura, Pandaul, and Rajnagar in Samastipur division of East Central Railway. The last date to submit bids is December...

December 3, 2024

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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in November 2024

India added 16.4 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of 2024, a 167% year-over-year increase from 6.2 GW in 9M 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s Q3 2024 India Solar Market Update. These installations surpassed all previous...

December 3, 2024

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APTEL Holds Rooftop Solar Consumer Bound by Revised PPA Terms

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) rejected an appeal by a rooftop solar consumer seeking enforcement of a tariff of ₹9.56 (~$0.11)/kWh for a rooftop solar system, as per an initial Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed on December 10,...

December 3, 2024

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DISCOMs Owe Power Generators ₹653 Billion in November

State power distribution companies (DISCOMs) owed power generators ₹653.51 billion (~$7.71 billion) in total dues for the monthly billing cycle in November 2024, according to the Ministry of Power’s payment ratification and analysis portal PRAAPTI....

December 3, 2024

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Solar Module Capacity under ALMM Expands to 62,765 MW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar photovoltaic modules, with the addition of a combined capacity of 2,271 MW by four manufacturers. The cumulative module manufacturing...

December 3, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: GUVNL’s 500 MW/1,000 MWh BESS Auction Results

Kintech Synergy, H.G Infra Engineering, Bhilwara Energy (LNJ Bhilwara Group) and Advait Infratech have won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s Phase IV standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems auction. The project was awarded following the introduction of...

December 3, 2024

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Serbia Announces 425 MW Wind and Solar Tender

Serbia announced its second renewable energy tender for 424.8 MW of wind and solar projects, supported by a contracts-for-difference (CfD) program for 15 years. The auction is for 300 MW of wind and 124.8 MW of solar projects. The bidders are...

December 3, 2024

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