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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in March 2024

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified the implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) regulation effective April 1,...

April 1, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Supreme Court Relooks Order on Undergrounding Power Lines in GIB Habitat

In what could come as a big relief for renewable energy developers, the Supreme Court has considered limiting the undergrounding of power transmission lines to the...

March 22, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan Struggles to Harness Solar Potential as Open Access Projects Face Setbacks

In Rajasthan, where the promise of renewable energy seems boundless, hurdles have emerged in the path of progress where a significant capacity of open access solar...

February 20, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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NTPC Seeks Bids for Land and Transmission Package for 2 GW of Solar Projects

NTPC Renewable Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids for land and extra high voltage (EHV) transmission system package for the development of up to...

October 9, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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ReNew Power’s Plea to Set Up Overhead Transmission Lines in Rajasthan Approved

The Ministry of Power has approved a plea from ReNew Dinkar Urja, a special-purpose vehicle of ReNew Power, to set up overhead transmission lines for its 200 MW solar...

July 21, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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T&D
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Ministry Approves SJVN’s Plea to Set Up Transmission Lines for 1 GW Solar Project

The Ministry of Power has approved SJVN’s request to set up overhead transmission lines for its 1,000 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. SJVN had...

July 12, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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T&D
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Revokes Blanket Extension for RE Projects in GIB Area

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has revoked its order granting an extension of 30 days for the commissioning of renewable energy projects, for which the...

June 6, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Revokes Blanket Extension for Renewable Energy Projects in the GIB Area

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revoked its order granting an extension of 30 days for the commissioning of renewable energy projects, for which the...

June 5, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CEA Proposes Underground Transmission Lines for Endangered Bird Area

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed that power transmission lines of up to 33 kV voltage level passing through the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) area...

February 3, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in December 2022

India installed around 596 MW of open access solar capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, an increase of 91% year-over-year. The figure was...

January 2, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Major Events that Impacted the Solar Sector in 2022

India installed a record 10 GW of new solar capacity during the first nine months of 2022, an increase of 35% year-over-year, according to Mercom India Research’s...

December 21, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Large-Scale Solar Installations in India Have Surpassed 50 GW

India has added over 50 GW of utility-scale solar capacity as of August 2022, just 9.7 GW shy of meeting the government-set target of installing 60 GW by 2022, according...

October 6, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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GIB Issue: Undergrounding 66 kV Transmission Lines for Power Evacuation Not Feasible

The Technical Expert Committee constituted to lay down the techno-economic norms on undergrounding of power lines has determined that undergrounding of transmission...

August 10, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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T&D
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Daily News Wrap-Up: CEA Approves Setting Up Transmission for a Solar Project in Bikaner

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) granted approval to lay transmission lines for...

May 23, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Projects in the Great Indian Bustard Area Get 30 Days Extension

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has informed that all renewable energy projects (RE) under implementation, wholly or partly located in the priority or...

February 7, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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