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CESL Invites Bids for Empanelment of EV Charge Point Operators

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has invited bids for the empanelment of electric...

March 18, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Tenders & Auctions
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8,738 Public EV Charging Stations Operating in India as of June: Minister

As India strives towards decarbonizing the transport sector, the country has installed 8,738 operational public electric vehicle charging stations, as of June 30, 2023,...

July 24, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Spain Updates National Energy Plan, Targets 76 GW of Solar by 2030

Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has issued the draft update of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan...

July 3, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Government Launches Centre For Energy Efficiency Technology Demonstration

The Ministry of Power has established a new platform called Advanced Industrial Technology Demonstration Center (AITDC) for industry stakeholders to demonstrate and...

June 28, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Consumers to Pay 20% Lower Electricity Tariff During Solar Hours

The Ministry of Power, in a recent amendment to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, has directed state commissions to ensure the tariff for solar hours...

June 19, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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EV Charging Company 82Volt Raises ₹50 Million in Seed Funding

82Volt, an electric vehicle (EV) charging tech start-up, has recently concluded its seed funding round, raising an amount of ₹50 million (~$606,908) from angel investors....

June 13, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Sustainable Packaging Solutions Firm Stora Enso Raises €1 Billion via Green Bonds

Renewable materials-based paper and packaging solutions company Stora Enso has issued two green bonds worth €500 million (~$536 million) each under its Euro Medium Term...

May 29, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Karnataka Tops State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22

Karnataka topped the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) for the second year running with an overall score of 82.5 points out of 100 on impactful measures taken in...

April 11, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Efficiency

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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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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Consumers

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MIT Researchers Find Way to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Seawater

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they have discovered the key to removing carbon dioxide directly from ocean water, which absorbs...

February 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy

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Technology
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Energy Storage Firms Tap $26.4 Billion in Corporate Funding in 2022, up 55% YoY

Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies increased 63% in 2022 with $31.7 billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021,...

January 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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India’s Green Policies in 2022 Laid the Groundwork to Meet Future Targets

The Ministries of Power and New and Renewable Energy continued with policy reforms in 2022, laying the groundwork for a robust green energy market in the country. The...

December 27, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Energy Efficiency Measures to Help Save $680 Billion in 2022: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that energy efficiency actions taken since 2000, such as investments in building insulation and efficient cars, have...

December 20, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Corporate Funding for Energy Storage Firms Up 69% YoY to $22 Billion in 9M 2022

Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in the first nine months (9M) of 2022 increased to $25 billion compared to $15.1...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Motors Launches Electric Version of Mini-Truck

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors launched the electric version of...

May 6, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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