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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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Renewable Energy
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India Likely to Have Energy Surplus of 2.9% During 2022-23: CEA

India is likely to have an energy surplus of 2.9% and a peak surplus of 3.4% for the year 2022-23, according to the Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) latest Load...

July 18, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India Likely to Have Energy Surplus of 6.4% During 2021-22: CEA

India is likely to have an energy surplus of 6.4% and a peak surplus of 9.1% for the year 2021-22, according to the Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) latest Load...

December 15, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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Peak Power Demand in India Exceeds 200 GW for the First Time

Peak power demand reached an all-time high of over 200 GW on July 7, 2021, said R.K. Singh, Union Power Minister, on Twitter. It surpassed the previous all-time high of...

July 9, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Bids Invited to Set Up a 5 MW Floating Solar Project at a Thermal Power Station

The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) has invited bids for setting up a 5 MW grid-connected floating solar power project at the Santhaldih...

February 24, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Assam Floats Tender for 25 MW of Solar Projects at Namrup Thermal Power Station

The Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) has floated a tender for 25 MW of grid-connected solar projects at the Namrup Thermal Power Station. Bidders must...

February 15, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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India’s Renewable Power Installations Reached 138 GW at the End of 2020

The overall share of renewable energy (including large hydro projects) in the country’s installed power capacity mix stood at 138.27 GW, with a total share of 36.7% at...

January 28, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Mix Inched Up to 9.9% During Q2 2020

Renewable energy’s share (including large hydro projects) inched up to 36.3% during the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020), up about 0.1% from the previous quarter,...

July 30, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar’s Share in India’s Installed Power Capacity Mix Rises to 9.8% as of Q1 2020

The share of renewable energy (including large hydro) in India’s overall installed power capacity mix rose marginally to 36.2% at the end of the first quarter of 2020,...

April 23, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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India Likely to Stop Coal Imports by 2023-24

The Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi, recently announced India’s plans to stop the import of thermal coal from 2023-2024. Coal-based power makes up the...

February 27, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Other Energy
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ADB Grants $451 Million Loan to Boost Power Transmission Capacity in Tamil Nadu

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a $451 million (~₹31.77 billion) loan to the state of Tamil Nadu for a project that will enable better power transfer...

November 7, 2019

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Nithin Thomas

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Grid

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T&D
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Andhra Allocates ₹5.57 Billion Towards Payment Security Mechanism for Power Purchase

The state government of Andhra Pradesh has set aside a sum of ₹5.57 billion (~$79 million) towards payment security mechanism as notified by the government recently. The...

August 6, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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