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US Utility-Scale Solar Installations Drop 31% in 2022

Utility-scale solar installations in the United States dropped by 31% to 11.8 GW in 2022 compared to 2021 owing to uncertainties from the anti-circumvention probe and...

March 10, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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India Installs a Record 13 GW of Solar Capacity in 2022, Up 27% YoY

India added 13 GW of solar capacity in the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 27% increase year-over-year (YoY), compared to 10.2 GW installed in CY21. However, several...

February 22, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Karnataka Regulator Moots ₹3.64/kWh Tariff for Utility-Scale Solar Projects

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed a benchmark cost-plus tariff of ₹3.64 (~$0.044)/kWh for utility-scale solar power projects for the...

February 10, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises by 38% YoY to 95.15 BU in 2022

India generated around 95.15 billion units (BU) of solar power in the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 38% increase compared to 68.77 BU generated last year. Solar generation...

January 31, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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ENGIE Acquires 1.25 GW of Solar Plus Storage Projects in Arizona

Revolve Renewable Power Corporation, a developer of utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects, announced the sale of its 1,250 MW of solar plus storage...

January 11, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar Installations in 2022 [Infographics]

The utility-scale solar installations in India stood at 52.71 GW, according to Mercom India Research’s latest available data at the end of the January-September period...

December 27, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Government Points to DISCOMs’ Role in Tepid Rooftop Solar Installations

The blame for the country’s underwhelming performance in rooftop solar installations as against the 2022 target primarily lies with the state-owned distribution...

December 27, 2022

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Sumit Jha

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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US Solar Installations Dip 17% in Q3 on Supply Chain Constraints and Trade Barriers

Solar installations in the U.S. dropped 17% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, with 4.6 GW of cumulative capacity installed during the period, said...

December 14, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar PV and Storage System Prices Soar in Q1 2022 in the US: NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has said that the prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage systems soared in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 compared...

December 2, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Tata Power, Jakson, Voltas Top Solar EPC Players in 1H 2022

Tata Power Solar, Jakson Green, and Voltas were the top utility-scale solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) service providers in the first half (1H) of...

November 21, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India Installs a Record 10 GW of Solar in 9M 2022

India installed a record 10 GW of new solar capacity during the first nine months (9M) of 2022, an increase of 35% year-over-year (YoY), according to Mercom India...

November 16, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Avaada, Tata Power Led Solar Installations in 1H 2022, Adani and ReNew Top Cumulatively

India’s installed utility-scale solar capacity breached the 50-GW mark in August 2022, 9.7 GW shy of meeting the government-set target of installing 60 GW by 2022,...

November 11, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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India’s Solar Power Generation Rises by 36% YoY to 70.2 BU in 9M 2022

India generated around 70.24 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 36% increase compared to 51.67 BU during...

November 4, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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ADB Approves $18 Million for Bhutan’s First Utility-Scale Solar Power Project

Bhutan is set to get its first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power project, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approving financing of $18.26 million for its...

October 28, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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India Adds Over 7 GW of Solar in a Record First Half of 2022

India installed over 3.9 GW of solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, an increase of 18% compared to 3.3 GW installed in the previous...

August 18, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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