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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI’s 1.2 GW Solar Auction Winners Announced

Pace Digitek, Hero Solar Energy (Hero Future Energies), ACME Solar Holdings, and JSW Neo Energy (JSW Energy) were declared winners in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s...

July 17, 2024

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MERC Approves MSEDCL’s Bid to Procure 5 GW Solar and 1.6 GW Thermal Power

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) petition to procure 5,000 MW of...

July 16, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Maharashtra Invites Bids for 10 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has invited bids to implement 10 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems in renewable energy service company (RESCO)...

June 27, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Government Launches Critical Minerals Auction

The Ministry of Mines has launched the fourth tranche of e-auction for critical and strategic minerals, offering concessions for 21 mineral blocks, even as it canceled...

June 26, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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MERC Allows Compensation for Renewable Energy Developer on GST Rate Change

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) ruled in favor of TP Saurya (TPSL), a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy, declaring the increase in Goods...

June 25, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Maharashtra Approves Nidar Utilities’ 3 MW RTC Renewable Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a short-term power purchase for 3 MW of non-solar, non-wind power on a round-the-clock (RTC) basis...

March 12, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach 1.7 GW in 2023

India installed 1.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2023, the second-highest annual installation numbers on record, according to Mercom India Research’s newly...

March 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar’s Share in Renewable Capacity Rises to 40%

Solar power accounted for 16.9% of the total installed power capacity and 40.1% of the total installed renewable capacity at the end of December 2023. Solar power’s...

February 12, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Maharashtra Regulator Directs DISCOM to Refund Wheeling Charges to Developers

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to refund the energy wheeling charges...

February 9, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Maharashtra Proposes ₹3.30/kWh as Generic Tariff for Rooftop Solar Projects

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has proposed a generic tariff for rooftop solar projects and variable charges for existing biomass and...

February 8, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Daily News Wrap-Up: No Penalties for Renewable Power Supply Commencement Delays

The Ministry of Power has amended the guidelines to the tariff-based competitive bidding process for the procurement of firm and dispatchable renewable power from...

February 7, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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MERC Orders DISCOM to Refund Excess Penalty Charges to Theme Park Owner

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to reimburse Imagicaa World...

February 6, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Railways’ Tender to Procure 695 MW RTC Renewable Power

REMC Limited has invited bids to procure 695 MW of round-the-clock power from grid-connected renewable energy projects with or without storage to operate in tandem with...

January 12, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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MERC Directs Bank Guarantees of Two Solar Developers to be Released

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to release the performance bank...

January 11, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Maharashtra Commission Says No to 50% RPO Procurement Within State

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a plea for a 50% renewable energy obligation (RPO) procurement mandate from projects within Maharashtra....

December 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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