Renewables Help Hospital Group Save ₹40 Million Annually on Power Bills
Narayana Health, a multi-specialty hospital, heart center, and primary care facility chain with a presence across 18 cities in India, has saved over ₹40 million (~$482,946) in 2021 by adopting ...
Mercom’s Most Impactful Interviews in 2022 – Here’s What Clean Energy Experts Said
Mercom India conducted a series of exclusive interviews with top executives from the renewable energy sector, bringing out their insights and opinions on the industry and the way forward. Here ...
Renewable Adoption Can Save Businesses 15-30% on Power Bills
Affordability, reliability, and sustainability are the three pillars driving the growth of renewable energy adoption among businesses, especially the commercial and industrial (C&I) segment, Vinay Pabba, Chief Operating Officer at ...
Vibrant Energy Plans Green Hydrogen Foray as it Expands its C&I Footprint: Interview
In an exclusive interview with Mercom India, Srinivasan Viswanathan, CEO of Vibrant Energy, talks about the company’s contribution to the growing renewable energy transition in the nation’s Commercial and Industrial ...
Power Cost Savings Cover EMIs for Rooftop Solar: Tata Power Executive
With better awareness among smaller businesses, the misgivings about rooftop solar installations have largely disappeared, leading to more commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers embracing rooftop solar systems to replace power ...
Storage Technology Breakthroughs Will Boost the Short-Term Energy Market: Interview
Hindustan Power Exchange (HPX), India’s third power exchange, was launched earlier this year to establish a platform for electricity products backed by the latest technology and features. The exchange is ...
A Smarter Grid Imperative for Efficient Clean Energy Transition: GE Interview
Maintaining grid stability is critical to transmitting the required power to consumers with increasing energy demands. Due to their intermittency, renewable assets require greater flexibility to incorporate distributed energy resources ...
Video Interview: Robotic Solar Module Cleaning Can Increase Generation by Up to 5% A Year
According to Mercom’s Q1 2022 India Solar Market Update, India added over 3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022. The country is expected to add ...
Sungrow’s Solar Inverter Production Capacity in India Rises from 3 GW to 10 GW: Interview
In 2021, the share of string inverters in solar installations overtook India's central inverters. Sungrow was the top solar inverter supplier in 2021 and the top string inverter supplier, according ...
Most Impactful Interviews with Clean Energy Industry Leaders in 2021
Experts across the clean energy spectrum have shared their insights, plans, and opinions with Mercom's news team on critical issues and opportunities in the industry. From scaling solar manufacturing to ...
Jakson to Scale Up its Module Manufacturing Facility to 1 GW by 2022: Interview
The Indian solar market is steadily recovering after facing several challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in the past two years. According to Mercom's Q2 2021 India Solar ...
PIXON is in the Process of Expanding its Solar Module Production Line: Interview
The growing needs of the Indian solar industry and supply chain disruptions that started with the Covid-19 pandemic have magnified the need for a robust manufacturing ecosystem. Despite the government’s ...
BluSmart Plans to Expand its EV Fleet to Six Cities in India: Interview
The electric vehicle (EV) sector in India expects high growth in the upcoming years. Several states and union territories, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan, have announced EV policies to support EV adoption. The ...
Solar Project Cost to Increase by 24% with Basic Customs Duty on Modules: Interview
The Indian solar industry is gradually returning to normalcy after facing several challenges in the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and adverse market conditions. The second quarter ...
Hero Electric Plans to Manufacture 300,000 E-Scooters Every Year: Interview
The electric vehicle (EV) sector in India expects high growth in the coming years. EV companies believe that demand will surge with electric two-wheelers (E-2W) and three-wheelers (E-3W) driving the sector's growth ...
Demand for Rooftop Solar Substantially Higher Than the Pre-COVID Times: Interview
The government of India has a bold target of 40 GW by 2022 for rooftop solar installations in the country. However, the cumulative installations as of March 31, 2021, are ...
Premier Energies to Make Half-Cut and Bifacial Modules at its New Facility
Domestic solar module manufacturers are slowly ramping up capacities to supply India's solar project pipeline of over 53 GW and another 24.1 GW of projects tendered and pending auctions as of ...
Vikram Solar to Manufacture Mono and Bifacial Modules at its New 1.3 GW Facility: Interview
Domestic manufacturers of solar modules are slowly ramping up capacities. India has a large-scale solar project pipeline of 53.6 GW, with another 24.1 GW tendered and pending auctions as of ...
Startups Expand Their Footprint in India’s EV Market: Interview
The electric vehicle (EV) sector in India expects high growth in the current year on the back of robust funding received by EV companies in 2020. Companies believe that demand ...
The Time for Backward Integration in Solar Manufacturing Sector Has Come: Interview
Domestic manufacturing in the solar sector has always been a sore point in India. The government has taken several policy measures like the imposition of safeguard duty and basic customs ...
There is a Lot of Pent-Up Demand for Rooftop Solar: Interview
Rooftop solar systems remain one of the cheapest ways to go solar. The global COVID-19 pandemic helped commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses realize that going solar is one of the best ...
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in December 2020
Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from December 2020: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee to ...
EVs Becoming the Preferred Choice for Last-Mile Connectivity in India: Interview
Backed by the government's robust push, India's electric mobility segment is poised to take off. In 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has realized the significance of renewable energy and electric ...
APTEL’s Stay on REC Trading has Significantly Impacted the Renewable Market: Interview
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) play a vital role in helping companies meet their renewable purchase obligations (RPOs). They encourage the sale and growth of renewable energy and help the country ...
Bundling Solar & Hydro Can Bring Down Tariffs: Interview
SJVN Limited is a leading hydropower generator in India. It is a joint venture of the government of India and the state government of Himachal Pradesh. The hydropower generator recently ...
