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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in November 2023

Here is a recap of important headlines from November 2023: In the first nine months of 2023, India has installed 5.6 GW of solar power capacity, marking a ~47%...

December 5, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Generates 30 BU of Solar Energy in Q2 2023

About 30 billion units of solar energy were generated in the second quarter of the calendar year 2023, a 20.8% YoY increase. Solar generation increased 5.5%...

August 8, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Daily Wrap-up
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Power Generation Rises 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...

February 1, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Shoals Technologies’ Q3 Net Income Soars 142%

Manufacturer of the solar balance of system (BOS) components Shoals Technologies Group recorded a net income of $12.9 million in the third quarter (Q3) of FY 2022, a...

November 15, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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India’s Solar Generation Up 27% YoY to 22 Billion Units in Q1 2022

India generated approximately 22 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year 2022, a 30% quarter-over-quarter increase compared to...

May 3, 2022

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Staff

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Torrent Awarded PPA for 300 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Power developer and generator Torrent Power Limited has been awarded a long-term power...

April 23, 2021

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Staff

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Renewable Energy
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India’s Solar Power Generation Grows Slower Year-Over-Year Compared to 1H of Last Year

In the past few years, solar power generation has increased exponentially in the country, and the electricity generation has crossed over 12 billion units (BUs) in the...

August 19, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Shivamogga Smart City Floats Tender for 25 MW of Solar Projects on Tunga Canal

Karnataka’s Shivamogga Smart City Limited (SSCL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of 25 MW of solar power generation projects. The SSCL will...

July 22, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar Power Generation in India Increased by 34% Year-over-Year in Q1 2019

Solar power generation in India has increased substantially over the past few years. According to the data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), solar...

May 9, 2019

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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India Launches National Clean Air Program to Fight Pollution

India has launched a program to battle the increasing level of pollutants in the air. The National Clean Air Program (NCAP) is a time-bound national level strategy for...

January 18, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Power Generation Jumps by 73 Percent YoY in Q2 2018

India’s efforts toward installing solar to meet country’s energy requirements has led to a substantial increase in solar power generation. According to the data released...

August 13, 2018

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar Power Generation Spikes by 103 Percent YoY in Q1 2018

India’s increasing efforts towards the expansion of solar in order to make it a primary source of energy has led to a substantial increase in solar power generation....

May 4, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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HDFC Ergo Launches the First Solar Energy Shortfall Insurance Policy in India

HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company a joint venture between HDFC Ltd., and ERGO International an insurance entity of Munich Re Group has launched the first solar energy...

December 7, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar in India Generated 8.4 Billion Units of Electricity in the Eight Month Period from April to November 2016; 87% increase over the same period in 2015

Solar energy now accounts for 1 percent of the total electricity generated in India and 14.3 percent of total renewable power generated in the country. During the...

January 23, 2017

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Wendy Prabhu

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C&I

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in India’s Power Generation on the Rise: Accounts for 1 Percent of Total Electricity Generated

With increasing installation activity, the solar sector has come a long way in the past two years in India. Solar energy now accounts for almost 1 percent of total power...

January 4, 2017

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Wendy Prabhu

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Solar

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