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A Lookback at Solar Industry’s Performance in Q1 2021 and the Path Ahead

In the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, the Indian solar industry added 2,056 MW of solar. The solar capacity additions in Q1 2021 were the highest in a quarter since Q3 2019....

June 24, 2021

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Srinwanti Das

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Waaree, Adani, Risen Largest Suppliers of Solar Modules in CY 2019

Waaree Energies, Adani Solar, and Risen Energy emerged as the top three suppliers of solar modules in India in terms of shipments in the calendar year (CY) 2019. These...

May 18, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Mercom Reveals India’s Solar Market Leaders in CY 2019

Mercom India Research has released a data report, India Solar Market Leaderboard 2020, which reveals the solar industry market leaders that emerged during the calendar...

April 29, 2020

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Priya Sanjay

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EPC Pricing is Slowly Normalizing to Sustainable Levels: Rays Power Interview

As the solar industry has grown in India, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services have evolved with increased competition. Most of the EPC players...

February 24, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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ABB to Quit Solar Inverter Business, FIMER to Take Over

Switzerland-headquartered ABB and Italian company FIMER have signed an agreement under which FIMER will acquire ABB’s solar inverter business. The transaction is...

July 9, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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India Remained the Third Largest Solar Market After China and the US in Q1 2019

India remained the third largest solar photovoltaic (PV) market in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. For the second quarter in a row, the United States was the second...

June 19, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Price War Not Desirable for Any Industry: An interview with Sungrow’s Sunil Badesra

In India, there are over 30 inverter suppliers, which means there’s healthy competition in the market. Over the past two years (2017 and 2018), the top four inverter...

May 22, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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A Roundup of Major Solar and Renewable Energy Policy Updates from March 2019

March witnessed some big announcements in the Indian renewable industry. Several states issued a flurry of orders on relevant issues like RPO compliance and net-metering...

April 5, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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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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Solar
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Important Headlines from India’s Solar Industry During February 2019

A series of significant announcements in the Indian renewable sector were made during February. For instance, the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K...

March 7, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Solar
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Mercom India’s Most Read Articles of 2018

2018 was an eventful year for the Indian solar market with imposition of duties, policy upheavals, and a lack of clarity which collectively may result in a down year for...

December 28, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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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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Solar
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India’s Solar Market Share Leaders for First Half of 2018 Revealed

India’s solar installations recorded in the first half (1H) of calendar year 2018 totaled almost 5 GW and the country’s total installed capacity has exceeded 25 GW....

October 15, 2018

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Sampath Krishna

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Mercom Research Focus

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B.Grimm Power Enters PPA for a 257 MW Solar Project in Vietnam

Thailand’s B.Grimm Power has entered into a power purchase agreement  (PPA) with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) for solar projects totaling 257 MW in the country. The...

October 11, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar
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India Was the Second Largest Solar Market in First Half of 2018

India was the second largest solar market in the world surpassing the United States in terms of solar capacity addition in the first half (1H) of 2018. While China added...

October 1, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Solar

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