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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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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI’s 1.35 GW Wind Auction Winners Announced

JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy), Powerica, and Torrent Power were declared winners in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to set up 1.35 GW inter-state transmission...

July 25, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Budget 2024 Promotes Clean Energy, Critical Mineral Chains

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the first Budget under a new coalition government, laid out a series of measures to promote clean energy adoption and...

July 24, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Allocates ₹10 Billion to Promote Rooftop Solar Systems

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allocated ₹10 billion (~$119.5 million) to incentivize Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions to actively...

July 23, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Sector’s Budget 2024 Wishlist

With India’s aggressive clean energy push likely to sustain the momentum it has seen in recent years, all eyes are on the Union Budget 2024 to be presented by Finance...

July 22, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Changes CFA Rate for Biomass Pellet Production

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has revised the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) rates for biomass pellet manufacturing units under the National Bioenergy...

July 19, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: HPPCL Invites Bids for 8 MW Solar Project

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation (HPPCL) has invited bids to commission an 8 MW solar power project at Bada Basot in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The scope of work...

July 18, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI’s 1.2 GW Solar Auction Winners Announced

Pace Digitek, Hero Solar Energy (Hero Future Energies), ACME Solar Holdings, and JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy) were declared winners in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s...

July 17, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: SJVN Invites Bids for 1.2 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

SJVN has invited bids to select developers to set up 1,200 MW of Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects in India. The last date...

July 16, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: NCRTC Invites Bids for 4.9 MW Rooftop Solar Project

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation has invited bids for a 4.9 MW rooftop solar power project in the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System...

July 15, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Shortage of Solar Modules Hits Projects with DCR Mandate

India’s ambitious push for solar energy is facing a significant hurdle: a shortage of domestically produced solar modules. Subsidy-supported residential rooftop...

July 12, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MSEDCL’s 500 MW Wind-Solar Auction Results Announced

JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy), Juniper Green Energy, BN Peak Power-1 (BrightNight), and Avaada Energy have won Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s...

July 11, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Installed Battery Storage Capacity Hits 219 MWh

India’s total Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity reached 219.1 MWh as of March 2024, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released report, India’s...

July 10, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: UPNEDA Floats Tender for 7 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency has floated three tenders to install a cumulative capacity of 7 MW on-grid rooftop solar systems with...

July 9, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up PM Surya Ghar to Cover Government Buildings

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to install rooftop solar systems on all central and state government buildings by December 2025 as part of the recently...

July 8, 2024

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