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What’s Wrong With Mexico’s Solar Plans?

Mexico, situated in one of the sunniest parts of the world with a strong manufacturing base and growing energy demand should have been among the leaders in the transition to renewable energy. However, the country has underperformed massively, perhaps even flowing under the radar of more intense global attention, as it pays lip service to […]

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Power Thefts: RERC Asks Discoms To Recover Fuel Charges Too

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), in its latest order, directed the state discoms to recover fuel surcharges in addition to the recovery of electricity charges from power consumers indulged in unauthorized connections. The order came to the fore after three discoms in Rajasthan–Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JVVNL), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (AVVNL) […]

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Tongwei Becomes First Chinese PV Maker in Fortune 500 List

China’s Tongwei Group, a powerhouse in the solar manufacturing space made its debut on the Fortune 500 list of 2023 with a revenue of CNY 2148.82 billion and ranked 476th, becoming the first photovoltaic company in the world to enter the Fortune Global 500. At the same time, Tongwei Group ranked 34th on the Return on […]

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Waaree Energies Raises INR 1000 Crore in Second Round of Funding Led by ValueQuest

Waaree Energies Limited (WEL), India’s largest solar module maker right now, has successfully raised a round of equity funding, amounting to approximately INR 1000 crore. The investment round was led by ValueQuest, an investment focused on sustainable and progressive ventures. Waaree Energies Ltd. had earlier raised a primary round of ~INR 1040 crore from a […]

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Tata Motors Now Have More Than 600 Operational E-Buses

India’s multinational automotive manufacturing company Tata Motors now has more than 600 operational electric buses plying in the country. The company recently shared the information in its latest investors conference call during the discussion on the Q1 FY24 financial results.  According to the automobile firm, during the Q1 of FY24 itself, the company deployed around […]

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NTPC Gung Ho On Renewables Targets, Sees Bigger Opportunities Open Up

National Power Utility NTPC Limited has been in the news for all the right reasons recently. A soaring stock price has been driven by rising power demand, which has meant higher utilisation of NTPC’s coal power fleet, even as NTPC itself has extracted almost 65% higher coal during the year gone by. That, plus a […]

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India’s Installed Power Capacity Twice Its Peak Demand: Singh

Union Power Minister RK Singh said today that India’s total installed electricity generation capacity is now almost double its peak demand. He also boasted that due to the transformation of the Indian power sector, the export of power to neighboring countries became a reality.  The minister said, “Today, India has an installed capacity of 421,000 […]

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1 TW Renewable Potential in Egypt: A Game-Changer or a Distant Dream?

Egypt has the potential to produce electricity capacity of 350 gigawatts (GW) from wind energy and 650 GW from solar energy, the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker suggested at the fourth edition of the round table on the green hydrogen industry in Egypt, chaired by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The claim […]

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Jharkhand Releases Tender For O&M of 212 Mini-Grids

The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has now issued tenders to outsource the Comprehensive Maintenance Contract & Operation (CMCO) of 212 solar mini-grids/microgrids installed in seven districts of the state. The state nodal agency has asked the prospective bidders to submit their bids by the end of August 22. JREDA will open the technical bids […]

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