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Govt Should Relax DCR Mandate Temporarily For PM Surya Ghar: IEEFA

A latest report from the International Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research advocated for temporarily relaxing the mandate of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The suggestion was one of the key recommendations of the joint report which analysed the performance and challenges under PM Surya Ghar scheme. The […]

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Telangana Approves Additional Surcharge For Open Access Consumers

The Telangana State Regulatory Commission (TGERC) has approved an additional surcharge of ₹1.09 (~$0.012) per kWh for open access consumers for the second half (2H) of the financial year 2024-25. This surcharge will apply to the amount of electricity scheduled through open access, except for consumers wheeling power from captive power projects. In September 2020, […]

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MNRE To Fund Innovative Technologies Under PM Surya Ghar

To further support the development of innovative projects under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued latest guidelines laying down new norms under the ‘Innovative Projects’ component of the scheme. The objectives of the Innovative Projects for Rooftop Solar are: a. To identify and fund new […]

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India’s Solar Sector Buoyant On New Growth Trajectory

FY24-25 is likely to be remembered as a milestone year for India’s solar sector. Not only is capacity addition this year expected to hit a new high, but the year is also likely to see the 25 GW mark breached for the first time, with almost 15 GW added in H1 itself. Significantly, the spike […]

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Govt Extends EV Charging Norms For Battery Swapping Centers

The Ministry of Power (MoP) in its latest notification extended several norms, meant for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations for Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) and Battery Swapping Charging Stations (BCS). This notification comes at a time when the government and several battery swapping companies are working to boost this alternative means of refueling EVs. The […]

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IEX September Update- Green Market Grows 214% Growth

The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s pre-eminent electricity exchange, achieved total monthly volume (including certificates) of 11,370 MU in September’24, marking a 24% year on year increase. The electricity volume (including green electricity volume) during the month at 10,332 MU, increased 21% YoY. The renewable energy certificates (REC) at 1,031MU, increased 100% YoY. At Rs 110 […]

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India’s Luck With Falling RE Costs Could Run Out, And We Need to Be Prepared

September saw some very interesting points to ponder over, as far as Renewable costs go. While we are all aware of the falling RE costs, especially in solar that have led to solar beating almost every estimate of capacity addition repeatedly, the situation has been very positive on the storage front as well. Yes, storage […]

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NLC India Aims To Add 10 GW Renewable Energy By 2030

NLC India Limited, a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, marked its 10th year of renewable energy generation in 2024. The company embarked on its renewable energy journey on September 28, 2015, by commissioning a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Neyveli. Primarily a lignite-based power-generating company, NLC […]

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Gujarat Plans To Add 40MW By Solarising Govt Buildings

The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has now planned to add 40 MW of new solar capacities by solarising its government buildings. In its one of the recent tenders, GEDA sought bidders who can form a Joint Venture with the government to install rooftop solar on government buildings. As per the mandate, the state nodal […]

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