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Daily News Wrap-Up: Oriana Power Wins SECI’s Green Ammonia Auction

Oriana Power won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 60,000 tons per annum (TPA) of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen...

August 8, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Renewable Energy Capacity in India’s Power Mix Reaches 48.3% in Q2 2025

India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 48.3% of the country’s cumulative power capacity, with 234.2 GW installed at the end...

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Solar’s Share in India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Increases to 47.6% in Q1 2025

Solar power accounted for 22% of India’s total installed power capacity and 47.6% of the total installed renewable energy capacity at the end of the first quarter (Q1)...

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Solar Energy’s Contribution to India’s Power Mix Surpassed 21% in Q4

Solar photovoltaic projects comprised 21.2% of India’s total installed power capacity and 46.8 % of the total installed renewable capacity at the end of December 2024....

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Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Rises to 20% in Q3

India’s installed power capacity was 450.7 GW as of September 2024. Renewable energy accounted for 44.3% of the country’s power capacity mix, with 199.5 GW...

November 11, 2024

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Shanthi G

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar’s Share in Renewable Capacity Increases Marginally to 40% in 2023

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 9, 2024

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Debojyoti Nath

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Solar
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Solar Accounts for 16% of the Total Installed Power Capacity in Q3 2023

Solar power accounted for 16.44% of the total installed power capacity and 39.4% of the total installed renewable capacity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, marginally...

November 10, 2023

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Urvashi Gupta

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: End of the Road for Polycrystalline Solar Modules?

The recent ‘Approved List of Models and Manufacturers’ (ALMM) rules published by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy set 19% as the minimum efficiency for the...

September 21, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar’s Share in Total Installed Power Capacity Rises to 16% in Q2 2023

Solar power accounted for 15.9% of the total installed power capacity and 38.3% of the total installed renewable capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, up from 14%...

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Solar’s Share in Total Power Capacity Rose to 16% in Q1 from 13.2% YoY

Solar power accounted for 16% of the total installed power capacity and 38% of the total installed renewable capacity in the first quarter of 2023, up from 13.2% and 34%...

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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises by 38% YoY to 95.15 BU in 2022

India generated around 95.15 billion units (BU) of solar power in the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 38% increase compared to 68.77 BU generated last year. Solar generation...

January 31, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Renewables Account for 41% of Installed Power Capacity in 2022

At the end of the calendar year (CY) 2022, India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 40.75% of the country’s cumulative power...

January 31, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar Accounts for 15% of Installed Power Capacity in 2022; Coal Drops Below 50%

At the end of the calendar year (CY) 2022, India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 40.75% of the country’s...

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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises by 36% YoY to 70.2 BU in 9M 2022

India generated around 70.24 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 36% increase compared to 51.67 BU during...

November 4, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in the Installed Power Capacity Mix Rises to 14.7% at the End of Q3 2022

India’s installed renewable energy capacity, including large hydro projects, stood at 163.7 GW, accounting for a 40.3% share of the overall power capacity mix at the end...

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