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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tamil Nadu Targets 43% Renewable Energy by FY 2030

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission set a target of meeting 43.33% of its energy requirements from renewable sources by the financial year 2030.  The wind...

October 16, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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West Bengal Invites Bids for O&M of 2.6 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

The West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) has invited bids for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of 2.6 MW rooftop solar power projects at Bakreshwar...

October 6, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers in Gujarat Increased by ₹0.18/kWh

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has increased the additional surcharge for open access consumers by ₹0.18/kWh (~$0.002)/kWh. The additional...

September 26, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access
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Maharashtra Sees Surge in Open Access Solar Installations

Maharashtra led solar open access installations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, accounting for 30% of the country’s capacity additions. Installations in the state...

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Government to Form Experts’ Committee to Train DISCOMs on Smart Meter Data

The Ministry of Power is constituting a steering committee and a sub-working group of domain experts to standardize training modules and create standard operating...

September 22, 2025

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Staff

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Top Five States for Solar Open Access in Q2 2025

India added 2.6 GW of solar open access capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a nearly 143% increase from 1.1 GW in Q1 2025. Installations rose 60.1%...

September 19, 2025

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Prabha P P

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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SJVN Invites Bids to Procure Power from 600 MW Wind Projects

SJVN has invited bids to procure power from 600 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects. The last date to submit bids is October 20,...

September 9, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Haryana Floats Tender to Develop 10 MW/20 MWh Standalone BESS

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVNL) has invited bids to set up four 2.5 MW/5 MWh grid-integrative standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) at 33 kV...

August 19, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Maharashtra Invites Bids to Procure 3.4 GW of Solar Power Under MSKVY

Maharashtra State Electricity Board Solar Agro Power (MSAPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of MSEB Holding Company, has invited bids to develop and supply 3.43 GW of solar...

August 12, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Electricity Derivatives: A Gamechanger for Indian Power Market Stakeholders

The recent launch of electricity derivatives by the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is a long-awaited reform, with a...

July 16, 2025

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Market & Policy

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Daily News Wrap-Up: APTEL Defends PSERC’s Right to Resolve DISCOM Disputes

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity held that the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has the legal authority to issue directions to the Punjab...

July 15, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Community Solar with PM Surya Ghar Subsidy is a Viable Option in Rural India  

Launched in February 2024, the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana aims to provide financial support for the installation of rooftop solar systems in 10 million households...

July 7, 2025

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka Lead Q1 Solar Open Access Installations

India added 1.1 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, down nearly 48% from 2.1 GW in Q4 2024. Installations were down 47% year-over-year...

June 27, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Damodar Valley Corporation Invites Bids for 250 MW/500 MWh BESS Project

The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has invited bids to set up a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Maithon, Jharkhand. Bids must be...

April 22, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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MERC Rules Wheeling Charges Won’t Apply if DISCOM Does Not Transmit Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) not to levy wheeling charges and...

April 14, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar

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