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Uttarakhand Revised Tariffs for Industrial Category Power Consumers in FY 2027 - Mercom India
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (495+ words) The Commission has retained tariffs for commercial and domestic category consumers Industrial Consumers Industrial category power consumers with a contracted load of up to 1, 000 KVA, and for those with a contracted load more than 1, 000 KVA and a load factor up…...
CEA Projects National Power Requirement to Touch 1, 121 GW by FY 2036 - Mercom India
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (645+ words) Solar will have the highest installed capacity, but coal power will continue to be the backbone The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has projected that India's installed power capacity requirement will reach 1, 121 GW by the financial year (FY) 2036, with the share…...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Finance Ministry Allows Insurance Bonds for Power Tenders - Mercom India
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (444+ words) SECI's unsold renewable energy capacity stood at 10. 1 GW The Ministry of Finance permitted the use of insurance surety bonds as an alternative to bank guarantees for both bid and performance security under the standard bidding guidelines for power projects. These…...
Global Renewable Capacity Hit 49% of Installed Power In 2025 - Mercom India
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (626+ words) IRENA data shows solar led the surge, but regional gaps persist The global energy transition continued to accelerate in 2025, with renewable energy accounting for 49% of total installed power capacity worldwide, according to a recent report by the International Renewable Energy…...
POWEGRID Floats Tender to Evacuate 6 GW of Solar Power from Rajasthan - Mercom India
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (299+ words) Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has invited bids to establish a transmission system to evacuate 6 GW of solar power from the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Zone Phase IV (Part 5), Barmer Complex, Barmer II. The following transmission line is included in the…...
Spin-Flip Emitter Can Help achieve 130% Light Conversion in Solar Cells - Mercom India
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (432+ words) This discovery was made by a research team led by Kyushu University A research team led by Japan's'Kyushu University, in collaboration with Germany's'Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz, claims to have achieved a light conversion efficiency of approximately 130% in solar cells,…...
CERC Denies Relief to Hybrid Renewable Energy Project in Grid Connectivity Case - Mercom India
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (591+ words) The Commission said the PPA and connectivity must be held by the same entity The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)has rejected a plea by a renewable energy solutions company seeking interim protection against action by the Central Transmission Utility…...
Over 10 GW of SECI-Awarded Renewable Capacity Yet to Find Offtakers - Mercom India
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (613+ words) The tariffs of projects available for sale range from "2. 42/k Wh to "8. 1/k Wh India's renewable energy procurement pipeline is witnessing a growing build-up of unsold renewable capacity, with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) holding nearly 10. 1 GW of awarded…...
Project Finance Brief: Dimension Energy Closes $650 Million Financing - Mercom India
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (392+ words) Project Finance Brief: Dimension Energy Closes $650 Million Financing'Mercomindia. com Project Finance Brief: Dimension Energy Closes $650 Million Financing Boralex secures $202 million for 500 MWh energy storage project Dimension Energy, a community solar developer, owner, and operator, secured $650 million in construction and term…...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Utility-Scale Solar Developers in 2025 - Mercom India
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (478+ words) MNRE restricts greenshoe option issuance in renewable tenders The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission eliminated the ability to time-shift solar generation beyond its production window by restricting energy banking to the same time-of-day slot, fundamentally altering the viability of projects for…...