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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Module Industry May Consolidate Due to Oversupply

On the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026, Mercom India spoke with Khalid Nadeem, Chief Operating Officer at SAEL, about the growing role of battery...

July 31, 2026

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE Withdraws ALMM List-I Transition Relief for Delayed Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has withdrawn transitional relief for certain solar projects that were unable to comply with the Approved List of Models...

July 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Larger Capacity Rooftop Solar Systems Dominate PM Surya Ghar Installations

An overwhelming majority of rooftop solar systems installed under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana are above 3 kW, according to statistics furnished by the...

July 30, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Grid Integration Focus of India’s Renewable Policies in Q2

India’s renewable energy landscape continued to evolve in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, with policy measures placing greater emphasis on grid integration, domestic...

July 30, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Allows DISCOMs to Use Surya Ghar Funds for Energy Storage Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said distribution companies (DISCOMs) may use funds remaining with them under the ‘Incentives to DISCOMs’ component...

July 29, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MNRE Flags Complaints Over Incorrect Rooftop Solar Billing by DISCOMs

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said it has received several complaints about incorrect electricity bills issued by distribution companies (DISCOMs)...

July 29, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MNRE Advises DISCOMs to Allow 10% DC Capacity Tolerance for Rooftop Solar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory to distribution companies (DISCOMs) and electricity departments recommending that they allow a...

July 29, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: US FEOC Rules May Benefit Indian Solar Exporters

With the U.S. beginning to enforce the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules and global buyers accelerating China+1 sourcing strategies, Indian solar module...

July 27, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Issues Model Agreement for Electrolyzer as a Service

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a model service agreement for electrolyzer-as-a-service to support the adoption of green hydrogen across...

July 24, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Other Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Module Makers Seek 18-Month ALMM-II Extension

The All India Solar Module Manufacturers urged Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi to provide an 18-month, output-linked transition for the...

July 24, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM List-II Grows to 31.76 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, adding Avaada Electro as a new...

July 22, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE to Fund Perovskite Solar Manufacturing Pilot Line

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved the continuation of its Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development program from the financial year...

July 22, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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MNRE to Fund Pilot Line for Perovskite Photovoltaic Manufacturing

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the continuation of its Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development (RE-RTD) program from the...

July 21, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Coal India Awards 750 MWh Storage Consultancy Project

Coal India announced the winner of the auction to appoint an owner’s engineer-cum-engineering consultancy firm for an 187.5 MW/750 MWh battery energy storage system at...

July 20, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Extends ALMM Cell Exemption for Net Metering, Open Access Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the exemption from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II requirement for solar cells...

July 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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