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MNRE Offers Residential Consumers Freedom of Choice to Select Rooftop Solar Installers

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced that residential consumers could install rooftop solar systems through vendors of their choice. They can...

January 21, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar
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Solar Value Down by 37% in California Due to Value Deflection: Report

The value of solar has fallen by about 37% compared to other power generation sources in California, said The Breakthrough Institute in its latest report. The report...

July 17, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Startups Expand Their Footprint in India’s EV Market: Interview

The electric vehicle (EV) sector in India expects high growth in the current year on the back of robust funding received by EV companies in 2020. Companies believe that...

March 31, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Meghalaya Announces Electric Vehicle Policy with Purchase Subsidy for Early Adopters

The Transport Department of the Government of Meghalaya has issued the ‘Meghalaya Electric vehicle Policy, 2021’, which aims to see electric vehicles (EV)...

March 5, 2021

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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What the Electric Vehicle Industry Wants from Budget 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1, 2021.  The budget, the first after the COVID-19 pandemic, will be keenly watched by the...

January 22, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Companies Expect a Phenomenal Year for Electric Vehicles in 2021: Industry Reacts

The manufacturing and sales activity were impacted by COVID-19 in the Electric Vehicle (EV) segment in India in the first half of 2020 due to a lengthy lockdown and...

January 4, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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No Registration Fee or Road Tax for First 200,000 Electric Two-Wheelers in Telangana

The Government of Telangana has released its new Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Policy for 2020-2030, announcing subsidies, policy measures, and other...

November 3, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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SECI Released Over ₹4.5 Billion to Clear Dues of Solar and Wind Developers in September

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) paid out nearly ₹4.53 billion (~$61.6 million) for solar and wind power purchases in September 2020, according to the latest...

October 20, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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SECI Disbursed ₹5.2 Billion to Solar and Wind Power Generators in July 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) paid nearly ₹5.2 billion (~$70.2 million) to developers for the purchase of solar and wind power in July 2020. This...

August 28, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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SECI Disbursed ₹4.4 Billion to Solar and Wind Power Generators in June 2020

The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) paid nearly ₹4.4 billion (~$58.8 million) to developers for the purchase of solar and wind power in June 2020. This...

August 5, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Punjab Invites Applications from Farmers Interested in Installing Solar Pumps

The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited online applications from farmers, panchayats (village councils) for the installation of solar pumps for...

July 9, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
Over 285,000 Electric Vehicle Buyers Have Received Subsidies Under FAME Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (MHIPE) has announced that about 285,000 buyers of electric and hybrid vehicles have benefitted from the...

November 22, 2019

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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NITI Aayog Charts New Plan for Complete Transition to Electric Vehicles by 2030

The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has put out a bold proposal which states that after 2030, electric vehicles (EVs) have to be exclusively sold...

June 24, 2019

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Ramya Ranganath

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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China Approves Over 20 GW of Subsidy-Free Wind and Solar Projects

China has approved over 20 GW of solar and wind projects as part of its plan to install unsubsidized renewable energy projects in the country. This first batch of...

May 23, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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10 Drivers of EV Market in India

The Indian government launched the National E-Mobility Program in March 2018 to achieve 100 percent e-mobility by 2030. Since then, the country has taken several policy...

April 18, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Mercom Research Focus

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