rooftop

thumbnail
Military Engineer Services Invites Bids for 1.1 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

The Military Engineer Services (MES), Eastern Command, Shillong Zone, has invited bids to install rooftop solar systems with a total capacity of 1,100 kW at Rangapahar...

April 29, 2025

/

Staff

/

Solar

,

Tenders & Auctions
thumbnail
REIL Issues Rate Contract Tender for 1.14 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments (REIL) has invited bids for rate contracts to develop 1.14 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects on government buildings in...

April 17, 2025

/

Staff

/

Solar

,

Tenders & Auctions
thumbnail
Karnataka’s Free Electricity Program Slows Rooftop Solar Rollout Under PM Surya Ghar

The implementation of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in Karnataka has been slow to take off. Despite a sharp rise in registrations, only 6,519 rooftop solar...

thumbnail
Uttar Pradesh Shows Rising Residential Solar Potential, But Issues Prevail

Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, has demonstrated significant potential for solar adoption. With ample sunshine for most of the year and government programs...

April 8, 2025

/

Tina Freese

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Rooftop

,

Solar
thumbnail
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in March 2025

India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2024, an 86% increase from 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2024 India...

April 3, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Market & Policy

,

Other

,

Renewable Energy
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: Free Electricity Programs Impeding PM Surya Ghar Growth

At a time when the government is pushing for greater adoption of solar through the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which aims to make households energy-independent,...

March 24, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up
thumbnail
KERC Proposes Tariff of ₹2.93/kWh for PM Surya Ghar Projects Above 3 kW

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed a tariff of ₹2.3 (~$0.026)/kWh for rooftop solar projects under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with...

March 21, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Markets & Policy

,

Rooftop

,

Solar
thumbnail
Open Access Hybrid Projects Can Meet Up to 90% of Energy Cost of C&I Units

Wind-solar hybrid open access power projects can meet 85-90% of the power requirements of big commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers in Tamil Nadu, according to...

March 20, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

C&I

,

Open Access
thumbnail
NHPC Floats Tender for 2.56 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Nagaland

NHPC has invited bids for setting up 2.56 MW rooftop solar projects on government buildings in Nagaland under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. The last date to...

March 17, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Rooftop

,

Solar
thumbnail
Quality Issues Surface in Rooftop Solar Systems Under PM Surya Ghar

As rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana reach 1 million nationwide, concerns have arisen about the lack of quality checks for the...

March 17, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Rooftop

,

Solar
thumbnail
Western Coalfields Invites Bids for 1.3 MW Rooftop Solar Systems

Western Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India, has invited bids to install 1.343 MW of rooftop solar systems at its residential and non-residential buildings. Bids must...

March 11, 2025

/

Arjun Joshi

/

Solar

,

Tenders & Auctions
thumbnail
Rajasthan Regulator Waives Charges for Domestic Rooftop Solar Consumers

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has ruled in favor of amending the RERC (Grid Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems)...

March 10, 2025

/

Arjun Joshi

/

Markets & Policy

,

Solar
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: Boosting Performance of Bifacial Modules

India is witnessing rapid adoption of bifacial modules in rooftop solar installations driven by the decreasing availability of monofacial alternatives and the promise of...

March 10, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up

,

Uncategorized
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach 3.2 GW in 2024

India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2024, an 86% increase from 2023, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2024 India...

March 5, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up
thumbnail
Lakshadweep Invites Bids for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Projects with Battery Storage

Lakshadweep Electricity Department has invited bids to install 2,107 kW of rooftop solar systems with a 3 kWh battery energy storage system for each kW on government...

March 4, 2025

/

Arjun Joshi

/

Solar

,

Tenders & Auctions

1

2

3

...

46