Author: Peer Mohamed Azees

About Peer Mohamed Azees

Peer Mohamed Azees, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Peer Mohamed Azees.
Peer Mohamed Azees is a staff reporter with Mercom. He is a senior journalist who has previously worked with India Today Group, Deccan Chronicle, NDTV-HINDU, Puthiya Thalaimurai TV, and Thanthi TV. More articles from Peer Mohamed Azees
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MNRE Proposes Group and Virtual Net Metering for Rooftop Solar in Rural Areas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited feedback from stakeholders on its draft standard operating procedures for Virtual Net Metering and Group Net...

August 8, 2022

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Inflation Reduction Act Could be a Gamechanger for US Solar Industry

A legislation proposed in the US called the ‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’ to address climate change, taxes, healthcare, and inflation could see a revival of the...

August 5, 2022

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Bill to Enable a Market to Trade Carbon Credits Introduced in the Lok Sabha

Power Minister R.K. Singh introduced a Bill to amend the Energy Conservation Act in the Lok Sabha to enable a carbon credit trading market in India. The Bill also makes...

August 4, 2022

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Residential Rooftop Solar Systems Above 10 kW Are Eligible for Subsidy of ₹94,822

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued new and simplified central financial assistance (CFA) calculations for rooftop solar systems installed by...

August 1, 2022

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Consumers

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Co-firing of Biomass in 35 Thermal Power Plants Cuts Carbon Emissions by 100,000 Tons

Biomass co-firing in 35 thermal power plants across India has reduced CO2 emissions by 100,000 tons, according to the Ministry of Power. About 80,525 tons of biomass has...

July 27, 2022

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Other

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Other Energy

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Renewable Energy
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iVOOMi to Invest ₹2 Billion in Electric Two-Wheeler Manufacturing

Electric two-wheeler maker iVOOMi Energy has announced an investment of  ₹2 billion (~$25 million) in electric two-wheeler manufacturing and related research and...

July 26, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Researchers Claim Two World Records in Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at EPFL’s Photovoltaics and Thin film electronics laboratory and CSEM’s Sustainable Energy Center claim to have set two world records by achieving an...

July 21, 2022

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Solar

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Technology
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Agrivoltaics Could Solve the Land Scarcity Problem for Solar

In India, agriculture plays a critical role in the economy, with nearly 60% of its land under farming and almost 300 days of sunshine every year. The country has an...

July 18, 2022

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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US Removes Safeguard Duty on Canadian Solar Products

The United States has agreed to lift safeguard duty on Canadian solar product imports after Canada, the U.S., and Mexico arrived at an understanding on an existing trade...

July 13, 2022

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Kerala’s State-run Dairies Opt for Solar to Save on Power Bills

Milma, the state government-run cooperative dairy plant in Ernakulam, Kerala, has installed a 2 MW captive solar project. The new installation has helped reduce the...

July 11, 2022

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Open Access

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Entergy Arkansas Issues Tender for 1 GW of Renewable Energy

Entergy Arkansas, an energy utility in the United States, has issued a request for proposals (RfP) to procure 1 GW of solar and wind energy. Renewable energy would be...

July 7, 2022

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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NITI Aayog Prescribes Ten Steps to Make India a Global Green Hydrogen Hub

A report by government think tank NITI Aayog, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), has prescribed ten ways India can emerge as the global hub of green...

July 5, 2022

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Tamil Nadu Secretariat to Install a 100 kW Solar-Powered EV Charging Station

The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA), the state agency for augmenting renewable energy, is setting up a 100 kW solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging...

June 30, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidies to be Directly Transferred to the Consumers

(The article has been updated after MNRE’s clarification on the memo) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a simplified procedure for installing...

June 29, 2022

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop
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Koovappady Panchayat in Kerala Saves ₹15,000 Every Two Months With a Rooftop Solar System

A panchayat in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has installed an 8 kW rooftop solar system in its office, hoping to halve its monthly electricity expenses. The Koovappady...

June 22, 2022

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Rooftop

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Solar

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