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NTPC REL, ACME and Blupine Energy Win PFC’s 1.25 GW Solar Auction

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), ACME Cleantech Solutions, and Solarcraft Power India 12 (Blupine Energy) won PFC Consulting’s auction to develop 1,250 MW of interstate...

December 22, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Dry August Sparks Unprecedented Power Demand Across India

August this year has been the warmest month in India for over 120 years and one of the worst monsoon-deficient months in history. As a consequence, power demand in the...

September 5, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Demand Response

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Grid
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Rules Amended for Bundling Renewables With Thermal & Hydropower Projects

The Ministry of Power has amended the program for bundling renewables and storage with thermal and hydropower projects to allow the setting up of renewable energy...

June 22, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Capacity Additions Drive JSW’s Q4 Revenue Up by 6%

Independent power producer JSW Energy’s revenue for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year (FY) of 2023 increased by 6% year-over-year (YoY) to ₹28.06 billion...

May 24, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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ENGIE, ReNew, NTPC Win Government’s 1,250 MW Solar Auction

Solairedirect Energy India (ENGIE), ReNew Solar Power, and NTPC Renewable Energy won REC Power Development and Consultancy’s (RECPDCL) auction to develop 1,250 MW...

April 6, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Researchers Say Solid Electrolytes Lend Thermal Stability to Li-Ion Batteries

Researchers have engineered a new composite solid-electrolyte by introducing a new material that they claim provides thermal stability to solid-state lithium-ion...

March 13, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Government Asks Imported Coal-Based Power Plants to Run at Full Capacity

The government has invoked the emergency provision in the Electricity Act to direct all imported coal-based power plants to run at full capacity and ensure the...

February 22, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other Energy
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Solar Accounts for 15% of Installed Power Capacity in 2022; Coal Drops Below 50%

At the end of the calendar year (CY) 2022, India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 40.75% of the country’s...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: REC India Commits ₹10 Billion for Renewable Projects in MP

Here are some noteworthy cleantech developments from around the world: REC India, a central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Power, signed a memorandum of...

January 13, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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IIT Researchers Say Organic Solar Cell Turns Steel Roof into a Power Source

Researchers at IIT Kanpur said they have developed organic solar cells consisting of a combination of an organic polymer and PCBM — an organic semiconductor —...

December 26, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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NTPC’s Subsidiary Invites Bids for Rooftop Solar Projects Below 10 MW

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids to select engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to...

December 12, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Maharashtra Regulator Allows Procurement of 500 MW of Round-the-Clock Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Adani Electricity Mumbai-Distribution to buy 250 MW of renewable energy on a round-the-clock basis...

December 1, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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25% of Generation Capacity of Coal Plants Must be from Renewables: Ministry of Power

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed that any coal-based thermal generation station coming up after April 1, 2024, must either install or procure renewable energy...

November 9, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Renewables Purchase Targets Set By State Regulator Binding on Captive Generators – KERC

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) recently directed a captive power generator to comply with the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) targets per the...

October 27, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Clean Energy Supply Must Double Until 2029 to Limit Temperature Rise to 1.5 Degrees: WMO

The supply of power from renewable energy sources must double until 2029 to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris Climate Accord, the...

October 17, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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