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Government Approves ₹5.15 Billion Solar Program for Tribal Areas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has received the President of India’s approval to implement a new solar power program with an outlay of ₹5.15 billion...

January 5, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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GOGLA Seeks Consultants to Study Solar Lantern and Solar Home System Market in India

Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has invited bids from consultants to study the solar lantern and solar home system market in India. The consultants will...

August 19, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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UK Announces $4 Million Grant to Place Solar Panels in Space

In a first globally, the United Kingdom government has announced a £3 million (~$4 million) grant for space-based solar projects aimed at collecting the sun’s...

July 21, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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India Constitutes 81% of South Asian Sales of Off-grid Solar Products in 1H 2021: GOGLA

The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has reported that close to 3.5 million off-grid solar lighting products were sold globally in the first half (1H) of...

November 22, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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MNRE Brings Down Benchmark Costs for Off-grid Solar Systems for FY 2021-22

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a downward revision of benchmark costs excluding taxes for decentralized and off-grid solar systems for the...

October 27, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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MNRE Announces New Benchmark Costs for Off-Grid Solar Systems for FY 2022

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified new benchmark costs for off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and decentralized solar PV systems for the...

August 20, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Decoding the Economics Behind Open Access Solar Market in India

Open access solar installations in India totaled 419 MW in the first quarter (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2021. The cumulative solar installation in the open access market...

July 19, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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ITI Limited Invites EoI for 1,000 Off-Grid Solar Projects of 3.5 kW Capacity Each

ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunication, has invited expression of interest (EoI) to select business associates for the design,...

July 13, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mahindra & Mahindra to Buy Solar from ReNew Power’s 43 MW Open Access Project

Mahindra & Mahindra has announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement with ReNew Sunlight Energy, a subsidiary of ReNew Green Energy Solutions to procure...

July 7, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Bidders Go to Court Over Lack of Transparency in EESL’s Solar Pumps Auction

Last week, the Delhi High Court directed the Government of India to respond to a petition filed by domestic solar manufacturers, who have requested the termination of...

June 8, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Himachal Pradesh Invites Bids for 1,700 Off-Grid Solar Systems in Tribal Areas

The Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (Himurja) has invited bids for the supply, installation, and commissioning of 1,700 off-grid solar systems of 250 W...

May 21, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Off-Grid Solar Project of the Year: U-Solar’s Micro-Grid with Storage in Haryana

U-Solar was declared the winner in the ‘Best Off-Grid Solar Project’ category at the Solar Awards 2021 in the recently-held Mercom India Solar Summit 2021. The U-Solar’s...

April 20, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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10 MW in Empanelment Tenders Announced for Off-Grid Solar Projects in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has floated three tenders to empanel agencies for the supply, manufacture, erection, testing, and...

March 19, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Combining Off-Grid Solar System and Pumped Hydro Storage for Steady Power Generation

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra claimed that they developed a system that could be utilized to provide electricity access in rural areas...

January 23, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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World Bank Floats EoI for Off-Grid Solar Energy Access Report

The World Bank has issued expression of interest (EoI) documents seeking consultants for an assignment to chart out an investment roadmap for sub-Saharan African...

January 19, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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