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Maharashtra Approves Tariffs for 8.7 MW of Solar Power Under KUSUM Program

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adopted tariffs of ₹3.28 (~$0.039)/kWh, ₹3.29 (~$0.039)/kWh, and ₹3.30 (~$0.040)/kWh for the procurement of...

March 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Indian Oil Floats O&M Tender for 8 MW Solar Project in Ahmedabad

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has invited bids for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of an existing 8 MW solar power project at the LPG bottling plant at Sanand in...

March 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Tenders & Auctions
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IIT Mandi Creates Low-Cost Method for Solar Cell Metal Oxide Layers

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) have claimed a breakthrough in producing metal oxide layers for use in advanced architecture silicon...

March 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Mercom’s Second Edition of C&I Clean Energy Meet Series Begins Successfully in Bengaluru

Mercom India held the first event of the “C&I Clean Energy Meet 2023” series in Bengaluru. The event was hosted in partnership with the Federation of Karnataka...

March 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Tribunal Asks Regulator to Re-Examine Penalty on POWERGRID Due to Project Delay

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) recently ruled in favor of the Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) and asked the Central Electricity Regulatory...

March 20, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Kerala Issues Empanelment Tender for 100 MW of Solar Projects

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited bids to empanel solar developers to set up 100 MW of grid-connected rooftop and ground-mounted projects. Empanelled...

March 20, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Tenders & Auctions
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Indian Oil Floats Tender for O&M of 5 MW Solar Project in Jodhpur

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has invited bids for the comprehensive annual rate contract for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 5 MW solar power project at...

March 20, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Tenders & Auctions
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SEG Solar Acquires 2 GW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in Texas

California-based solar module maker SEG Solar announced the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Texas with the capacity to produce over 2 GW of solar modules. The...

March 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Finance and M&A

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Researchers Say Making Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Saves Input Energy

Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have found that solar cells made of metal halide perovskites achieve high efficiencies and can be produced from liquid inks...

March 17, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Researchers Show 26.5% Efficiency in 2-Terminal Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Italy-based renewable energy company Enel Green Power, researchers at the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy...

March 17, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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MSMEs Adopt Solar Readily If Savings on Power Bills Cover EMI Cost: Interview

Small businesses are open to adopting rooftop solar if loan repayment is not an additional burden and is equal to their savings on electricity bills. Entities in the...

March 17, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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Rooftop

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Researchers Find a Way to Make Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells at Scale

Researchers at Swansea University in Wales, United Kingdom have established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking the potential for the...

March 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Government’s Expenditure on Promoting Solar Rises 63% During Last Four Years

The government’s expenditure on various programs promoting solar energy was 63% higher at ₹32.4 billion (~$392 million) in the current financial year (FY2022-23)...

March 16, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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European Parliament to Mandate Solar Rooftops for All New Buildings by 2028

The European Parliament adopted the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, mandating the use of solar rooftop systems for all new buildings by 2028 and...

March 16, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Investments in Renewables Reach New High in 2022 But Need Massive Increase

Global investments in energy transition technologies achieved a historic milestone by reaching a record high of $1.3 trillion in 2022, a 19% increase over 2021 and a 50%...

March 16, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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