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Madhya Pradesh Floats Consultancy Tender for 160 MW Solar and Wind Projects

Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam (MPJN) has invited bids for consultancy services for 100 MW solar and 60 MW wind power projects under the group captive mechanism. The...

March 21, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership, Consumption Terms for Captive Power Projects

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that a user who owns 26% of a captive power-generating project and utilizes 51% of its electricity could be...

October 11, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Ministry Allows Multiple Users Under Group Captive Model

The Ministry of Power, in recent amendments to the Electricity Rules, 2005, has reverted to the previous regulation, allowing collective captive users to hold the...

September 7, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Ministry Revises Electricity Rules, Allows Multiple Users Under Group Captive Model

The Ministry of Power, in recent amendments to the Electricity Rules, 2005, has reverted to the previous regulation, allowing collective captive users to hold the...

September 6, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Open Access
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Anti-Dumping Probe on Aluminum Solar Module Frames from China

The Ministry of Commerce of India has announced an anti-dumping investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies into the imported aluminum solar module frames...

July 7, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Each User Mandated to Own 26% Shareholding in Group Captive Power Project

Each captive power user, even in a group captive structure of open access, must now hold a minimum ownership of 26%, according to the amendments to the Electricity Rules,...

July 6, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Installations Reaches 1.9 GW in Q1 2023

India installed 1.9 GW of new solar capacity during the first quarter (Q1) 2023, a decline of 48% year-over-year (YoY), according to Mercom India Research’s newly...

May 26, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Group Captive is the Most Preferred Open Access Mode for C&I Customers: Interview

The group captive model is the most preferred model by the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment as it allows them to not only use green energy but also save...

May 25, 2023

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Sumit Jha

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Milk Federation Invites Bids for 110 MW Solar Project

The Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF) has invited bids for the implementation of a 110 MW solar power project in group captive mode. The scope of...

February 9, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Tata Power to Develop Group Captive Solar Project for Condominium in Mumbai

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, signed an agreement with Vivarea Condominium in Mumbai to set up a 3.125 MW group captive solar project...

January 11, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Consumers

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Open Access

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Solar
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Electricity Tariff Hike Could Nudge Tamil Nadu C&I Entities to Adopt Solar Open Access

Commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers in Tamil Nadu are considering switching to solar open access projects under captive and group captive mode as opposed to...

September 22, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Consultancy Tender Issued for 100 MW of Open Access Solar Projects in Karnataka

The Karnataka Milk Producer’s Cooperative Federation (KMF) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for project management consultancy services to assist the federation...

September 7, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Hindustan Zinc to Procure Renewable Power up to 200 MW

Hindustan Zinc has acquired a 26% stake in a special purpose vehicle, Serentica Renewables India 4, for ₹3.5 billion (~$43 million) and executed a long-term renewable...

September 5, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Bids Invited to Develop 100 MW of Open Access Solar Projects For Karnataka Milk Unions

Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF) has invited bids for installing and commissioning 100 MW of solar power projects under the group captive model for...

July 19, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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DISCOMs a Hurdle for the Growth of Open Access Projects in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is one of the most favorable states to set up group captive solar power projects due to its high solar irradiation and the benefit of lower net landed cost...

June 21, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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