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Solar Open Access Installations Surge With 907 MW Added in Q3 2023

India saw a surge in solar open access installations with the addition of 907 MW in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, a 36.1% increase over 666 MW in the previous quarter,...

December 7, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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US Adds 5.6 GWdc of New Solar Capacity in Q2 2023: Report

The U.S. solar industry installed 5.6 GWdc of new capacity in the second quarter (Q2) 2023, a year-over-year increase of 20%, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight...

September 8, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Uncategorized
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US Battery Utility-Scale Storage Capacity to Reach 30 GW by 2025

Power developers and project owners would add utility-scale battery storage capacity of up to 30 GW in the United States over the next three years, the U.S. Energy...

December 9, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Corporate Social Responsibility Funds Can be an Effective Tool for Solar Expansion

Economic growth has pulled millions of people out of poverty around the world but has also resulted in severe pollution especially in emerging markets like India and...

August 9, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Karnataka’s Pavagada Solar Park to be Fully Operational by December 2019

At Karnataka’s Pavagada Solar Park, approximately 1,400 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects are operational today. Recently, ReNew Power commissioned...

April 12, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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News Highlights from India’s Renewable Industry in March 2019

The month of March witnessed some important announcements from the Indian government in the renewable energy and e-mobility sectors. For instance, March witnessed the...

April 3, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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SECI to Tender 1 GW of Solar Capacity to be Developed Across Eight North Eastern States

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI) has said it would soon issue a tender for 1,000 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity to be developed in the states of...

March 1, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India Was the Second Largest Solar Market in 9M 2018

India’s solar installations came in second worldwide during the first nine months of 2018 in terms of solar capacity addition. China added a whopping 34.5 GW of solar PV...

December 21, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China Adds 34.5 GW of Solar Capacity in the First Three Quarters of 2018, a 20% Drop

China added 34.5 GW of solar PV capacity in the first three quarters of 2018. This takes China’s total installed solar PV capacity to 164.74 GW, of which 117.9 GW are of...

October 31, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China’s Solar Subsidy Backlog Estimated to be Approximately $17.4 Billion

Many solar power projects in Ningxia, in the northwestern region of China, are finding it difficult to stay afloat, according to a report published by Reuters. These...

October 15, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India Crosses Yet Another Milestone: 25 GW of Solar Capacity Installed

India has reached yet another milestone in installed solar capacity. The country recently marked 25 GW of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to Mercom...

September 18, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India Reaches 20 GW in Cumulative Installed Solar Capacity

India has achieved a milestone 20 GW in cumulative solar installations to date, reports Mercom India Research based on recent figures. 20 GW was the initial goal set up...

January 30, 2018

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Priya Sanjay

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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