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Budget 2023 Allows Energy Supply Chain Diversification: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon energy industry stakeholders to invest in green initiatives and added that the country’s 2023 budget provided opportunities to...

February 23, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Biofuel

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Energy Storage
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Modi Launches National Portal for Rooftop Solar, Program to Revamp DISCOMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Portal for Rooftop Solar, enabling online tracking of the installation process of rooftop solar plants and the...

August 2, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Gujarat’s Petroleum University Inaugurates a 45 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Unit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi e-inaugurated a 45 MW monocrystalline solar panel manufacturing unit at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) in Gujarat. “The...

November 23, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Budget 2020 Allocates ₹220 Billion to Power & Renewable Energy Sector, Empowers Consumers

Amid the ongoing economic slowdown, the Union Budget 2020-21 has tried to instill hope in the investors and taxpayers. The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented...

February 1, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India to Ramp Up its Renewable Capacity to 450 GW: PM Modi at UN Climate Action Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is going to increase the share of non-fossil fuels to 175 GW by 2022 and will further take it to 450 GW. He was speaking to...

September 24, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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RK Singh Returns as the Union Power Minister Under PM Modi’s New Cabinet

Former IAS officer turned bureaucrat politician R.K. Singh has returned as the Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) under team...

June 6, 2019

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Soumik Dutta

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Installations Jumped from Just 3 GW to 25 GW in 4 Years Under PM Modi

It has been a little over four years since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and it is...

May 30, 2019

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Raj Prabhu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India’s Solar Industry Reacts to Modi Government’s Win in Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Stakeholders in India’s renewable energy sector are upbeat about the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) coming back into power for a second term under the leadership of Prime...

May 24, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Budget 2019: Tempered Expectations from India’s Solar Industry

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for the solar industry. Vague interpretation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates led to a long period of confusion which in turn...

January 30, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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NITI Aayog Report Advocates the Elimination of Direct Subsidies to EV Users

The NITI Aayog, a policy think tank of the government of India conducted a two-day summit to raise awareness about the various aspects of mobility, and to bring together...

September 11, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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India Imposes Restrictions on Export and Import of Biofuels

The Government of India has imposed restrictions on the export and import of biofuels. Recently, government issued two separate restricting orders pertaining to the...

August 31, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Biofuel

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Other
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Cabinet Approves National Policy on Biofuels

The central government’s cabinet, headed by prime minister Narendra Modi,  approved the National Policy on Biofuels – 2018. Biofuels in India are of strategic...

May 18, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Biofuel

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Other
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At ISA Conference, India Pledges $1.4 Billion for Solar Projects in Developing Countries

At the inaugural conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) held in New Delhi this weekend, the Government of India pledged $1.4 billion to fund the...

March 13, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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PGCIL Commissions 400 kV Lucknow-Kanpur Transmission Line

The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has commissioned the 400 kV DC Lucknow-Kanpur transmission line with associated bays in Lucknow. The Indian Prime...

June 22, 2017

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Sampath Krishna

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Grid

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T&D
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India to Raise Rs.23.6 Billion in Bonds for Renewable Energy

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to raise Rs.23.6 billion (~$364 million) from bonds for renewable energy development in...

May 25, 2017

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Wendy Prabhu

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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