News & Media

Jindal Stainless has announced it is planning to install two rooftop solar power projects of 21 MW and 6 MW capacity at its Jajpur and Hisar units, respectively, in a

March 6, 2023

U.S.-based residential solar company Sunnova posted a net loss of $61.9 million for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 compared to $31.2 million year-over-year. The higher net loss was primarily

February 23, 2023

NTPC Renewable Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction package with land development for 500 MW of inter-state transmission system (ISTS)

February 6, 2023

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has increased the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for residential rooftop solar consumers of northeastern states, along with hilly states of Uttarakhand, Himachal

January 30, 2023

Lightsource bp, a global utility-scale solar project developer, announced closing a tax equity investment from Wells Fargo and Company for a 481 MW solar project portfolio in the U.S. The

January 20, 2023

The Supreme Court is likely to apprise itself of the status of the installation of bird flight diverters atop power transmission in the habitat of the endangered Great Indian Bustard

January 16, 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested various business models for the deployment of rooftop solar systems in India on a larger scale with utilities as the primary stakeholders. It

January 9, 2023

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has invited bids to commission 2 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems with remote monitoring systems atop its buildings. The project’s estimated cost is ₹116.02 million

December 28, 2022

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has sanctioned a ₹44.45 billion (~$537.14 million) loan to SJVN Green Energy, a subsidiary of SJVN, to develop a 1 GW solar project

December 15, 2022

With better awareness among smaller businesses, the misgivings about rooftop solar installations have largely disappeared, leading to more commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers embracing rooftop solar systems to replace power

December 15, 2022

India installed over 1.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, a decline of 11% year-over-year (YoY), according to Mercom

November 24, 2022

Green energy adoption is indisputably good for businesses despite a less than conducive regulatory environment and the recent spike in the input cost for solar installation, industry experts said at

November 15, 2022

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, according to Mercom’s India

November 11, 2022

Mercom India’s C&I Clean Energy Meet 2022 series provides a unique platform for the country’s commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers to interact with renewable energy experts and understand the viability

November 8, 2022

Eastern Coalfields (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has invited bids to design, install, and commission 816 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems and also provide operation and maintenance (O&M)

November 2, 2022

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 construction. The project will

October 28, 2022

Amazon has announced its first set of utility-scale renewable energy projects in India. They comprise three solar projects in Rajasthan with a cumulative capacity of 420 MW. This includes a

September 22, 2022

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, will set up a 100 MW captive solar project for stainless steel manufacturer Viraj Profile at Tarapur in Maharashtra.

September 8, 2022

Gurgaon-based independent power producer O2 Power announced the acquisition of a solar project portfolio from Bengaluru-based solar panel maker Emmvee Photovoltaic Power. The two solar power projects to be acquired

August 25, 2022

Automobile major Ford Motor Company will procure 650 MW of new solar energy capacity in Michigan following a clean energy agreement with DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company. The

August 16, 2022

Origami Solar, developers of a patent-pending steel solar module frame, has published initial test results from TECSI Solar that confirm the Origami roll-formed steel frame design is superior in performance

August 10, 2022

Maria Klutey Activate Renewables, an acquirer of real estate and royalty interests in wind, solar and energy storage, has closed on the purchase of a portfolio

August 9, 2022

Senate Democrats have passed the Inflation Reduction Act to foster manufacturing growth for the clean energy industry as well as lower health care and prescription drug costs, tackling the climate

August 8, 2022

In 2020, energy production in the United States fell by record amounts compared with 2019, mostly as a result of decreased economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyoming had the

August 8, 2022

Another Leeward project, Union Ridge Solar, located in Licking County, Ohio. Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has commenced on-site construction on the 196 MW Big Plain Solar project located near London,

August 8, 2022