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Government Launches Standards and Labelling Program for Solar Inverters

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has announced a Standards and Labeling Program for grid-connected solar inverters without storage to indicate their overall...

March 20, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Inverters & BOS

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in November 2023

Here is a recap of important headlines from November 2023: In the first nine months of 2023, India has installed 5.6 GW of solar power capacity, marking a ~47%...

December 5, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Bureau of Energy Efficiency Proposes Procedure for Carbon Credits Trading

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has issued the draft Detailed Procedure for Compliance Mechanism under the Carbon Credit Trading Program. Compliance...

November 15, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Other Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Draft Eligibility Criteria For Accredited Carbon Verification Agencies

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issued a draft Accreditation Procedure and Eligibility Criteria for Accredited Carbon Verification Agencies (ACV). Stakeholders can...

November 15, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Bureau of Energy Efficiency Issues Terms for Accrediting Carbon Verification Agencies

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has issued a draft Accreditation Procedure and Eligibility Criteria for Accredited Carbon Verification Agencies (ACV). Stakeholders...

November 14, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Government Launches Star Labelling Program for Solar Modules

The Indian government has initiated a Standards and Labelling Program for solar modules to indicate their quality and energy efficiency. The program, developed by the...

October 20, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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Energy Saving Certificates Trading to Resume After 11 Months

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has announced that it will resume the trading of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) from January 17. It was suspended in February...

January 16, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Energy Efficiency

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Panel Wants Dedicated Agencies in States to Enforce Efficient Energy Use

A parliamentary committee has asked the Ministry of Power (MoP) to ensure that all states set up standalone State Designated Agencies (SDA) to facilitate and enforce the...

December 27, 2022

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Ministry of Power Issues Revised Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the revised ‘Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EVs) Guidelines’ to accelerate the e-mobility transition in the...

January 18, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Power Ministry Mandates Quarterly Energy Audits by DISCOMs to Reduce T&D Losses

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has directed power distribution companies (DISCOMs) to undertake energy accounting periodically to develop a comprehensive energy accounting...

October 12, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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To Promote Energy Efficiency, BEE Sets New Criteria for Star Rating of Fluorescent Lamps

The Ministry of Power, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has amended the star rating criteria of tube lights to promote energy efficiency. The...

June 22, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala Emerge as Top States for Energy Efficiency

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced the release of its ‘State Energy Efficiency Index 2019’ report, which keeps tabs on the progress made by the Indian states and...

January 17, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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To Promote Energy Efficiency, BEE Sets New Standards for Air Conditioners

The central government and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) have set new energy performance standards for room air conditioners and have mandated that the default...

January 13, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Nearly ₹29 Billion Allotted for Off-Grid Renewable Generation in Last 3 Years

A corpus of ₹29.37 billion (~$0.43 billion) has been provided for off-grid renewable energy generation sources in the past three consecutive budgets, beginning with the...

July 24, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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353 Million LED Bulbs Distributed Under Government’s UJALA Program

Under the government’s UJALA program, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited has distributed over 353 million LED bulbs so far. This, in turn, has resulted in an...

July 8, 2019

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Soumik Dutta

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Energy Efficiency

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Other

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