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Pralhad Joshi Launches 240 TPD Biomass Pellet Facility in Haryana

A 240 tons per day (TPD) biomass pellet manufacturing facility in Rewari, Haryana, has been inaugurated by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi. The...

November 25, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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Rajasthan Regulator Backs Clean Energy Push, Nixes 3.2 GW Thermal Power Plan

In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has rejected a petition by the state-owned power trading company to procure 3.2 GW of...

November 21, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other Energy
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51% of India’s Installed Renewable Capacity was Solar by Q3 2025

Solar power accounted for 25.1% of India’s total installed power capacity and 51% of the total installed renewable capacity as of September 2025. The solar capacity...

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Operators Struggle to Balance Solar with Thermal Power as Grid Woes Rise

The increasing integration of renewable energy continues to stress India’s electricity grid, causing repeated frequency fluctuations. The grid has seen persistent high...

May 22, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Grid Optimization
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ONGC Issues EPC Tender for 2 MW Solar Project in Navi Mumbai  

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has floated a tender for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 2.01 MW solar project to be implemented...

March 3, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Rooftop

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Tenders & Auctions
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MERC Allows Deviations in Adani Electricity’s 1 GW RTC Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited’s (AEML-D) deviations to procure 1,500 MW of power from renewable...

January 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Rises to 20% in Q3

India’s installed power capacity was 450.7 GW as of September 2024. Renewable energy accounted for 44.3% of the country’s power capacity mix, with 199.5 GW...

November 11, 2024

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Shanthi G

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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China Adds 161 GW of Solar Capacity in 9M 2024

Sustaining its clean energy growth momentum, China added 160.88 GW of solar energy capacity, a 19.85% year-over-year (YoY) increase in the first nine months (9M) of 2024...

October 29, 2024

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Maharashtra Adopts ₹4.08/kWh Tariff for 6.6 GW Thermal-Solar Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adopted a weighted average tariff of ₹4.08 (~$0.049)/kWh for Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution...

September 27, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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Adani Green to Supply 5 GW of Solar Power from Khavda to Maharashtra

Adani Green Energy has received a letter of intent (LoI) from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to supply 5 GW of solar power from the...

September 16, 2024

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Staff

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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T&D
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China Adds 57 GW of Solar Power Capacity in Q2 2024, Up 24% YoY

China continued its aggressive push towards clean energy, adding 56.74 GW of solar power capacity in the second quarter of 2024, a 24% year-over-year growth, according...

August 2, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Solar
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JSW Energy Q1 Profit Surges 80% on Higher Renewable Generation

Independent power producer JSW Energy reported an 80% year-on-year surge in net profit for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, reaching ₹5.22 billion (~$63.3 million),...

July 23, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Finance and M&A
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MERC Approves MSEDCL’s Bid to Procure 5 GW Solar and 1.6 GW Thermal Power

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) petition to procure 5,000 MW of...

July 16, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Other Energy

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Solar
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Pralhad Joshi Gets MNRE Portfolio, Khattar is New Minister of Power

Pralhad Joshi has been appointed the Minister of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in the National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....

June 12, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Renewable Energy
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Solar, Wind Support Thermal in Meeting India’s Unprecedented Power Demand

Solar and wind energy generation has complemented thermal power in meeting India’s unprecedented power demand this summer. Renewables accounted for 15% of total...

June 7, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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