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Gravity based Energy Storage Startup Energy Vault Announces $100 Million Funding

Energy Vault, the firm behind gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, today announced $100 million in Series C funding.  We had covered the firm’s series B funding back in 2019. The newest investment round is being led by existing investor Prime Movers Lab, with additional participation from other existing investors including SoftBank […]

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4 Days to Aug 22 Deadline for Feedback on Rooftop Solar Guidelines

The revised deadline for feedback on rooftop solar systems is August 22. The MNRE has shared a detailed feedback document for stakeholders to share their feedback. As readers are aware, India has performed quite poorly on its rooftop solar segment. From a target of 40 GW out of the 100 GW of solar capacity that […]

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CERC Permits SolarArise Subsidiary to get GST Compensation

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled in favour of Talettutayi Solar Projects One Pvt. Limited (TSPPL), a subsidiary of Gurugram-based SolarArise, directing Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) to pay the solar developer compensation for the increased cost of a project, excluding carrying cost, due to the implementation of the GST laws […]

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100 GW Renewable Energy Milestone Achieved, Much Work Ahead In India

In self-congratulatory messages sent out yesterday, Power Minister R.K. Singh highlighted the key milestone of 100 GW of renewable energy capacity, excluding large Hydro, that has been reached in India. After including large Hydro, the number goes right up to 146 GW. According to India’s power ministry, India now stands at fourth position after China, […]

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Mandating Green Hydrogen Use In Fertilisers and Other Sectors Key, Says Minister

According to the junior oil minister, Rameswar Teli, under its quest to reduce carbon emissions, India plans to mandate refineries and fertilizer plants to use some green hydrogen. In a written reply to lawmakers on Monday, Teli said that India’s draft hydrogen policy will mandate a gradual increase in the use of green hydrogen instead […]

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Solar PV inverters To Continue Under Self Certification Regime till Dec 31, 2021

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification allowing self certification of Solar Photovoltaic Inverters (SPV)  from June 30, 2021, to December 31, 2021. The notification was issued on August 4. The notification does add the condition that the manufacturers doing so must have valid International Electrotechnical Commission certificates and test […]

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Govt. Confirms Solar Imports Down To $571 million in 2020-21

Yesterday, the Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh while addressing the Lok Sabha announced that India’s solar cells and modules imports fell to $571.65 million in the last financial year (FY20-21) from $2.16 billion and $1.68 billion in FY18-19 and FY19-20, respectively. Till July end, India had imposed tariff and […]

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India Added 601 MW C&I RE Generation Capacity in Q1 2021: Report

BRIDGE TO INDIA has launched a new quarterly report titled “India Corporate Renewable Brief,” which provides a detailed regular update on key trends and developments in the rapidly growing C&I renewable market. The study includes details of capacity addition, key players, policy developments, equipment prices, financing deals and other market trends. The first edition of this report […]

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NSEFI Welcomes APTEL Judgement Outlawing PPA Curtailment

The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has welcomed the judgement of Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) in the matter of “deemed generation” filed by the NSEFI on the behalf of its members against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (TNERC) order passed in March 2019, denying the said deemed generation. NSEFI is a […]

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