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Tamil Nadu Waives Motor Vehicle Tax for Electric Vehicles Until 2027

The Government of Tamil Nadu has extended the 100% exemption from motor vehicle tax for all electric vehicles (EVs) in the state for a further two-year period, from...

January 6, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Market & Policy
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Gujarat’s New Pumped Storage Policy Targets 75 GWh Capacity by 2035

The Government of Gujarat has notified the Pumped Storage Project (PSP) Policy 2025, aiming to establish 75 GWh of storage capacity by 2035, with a longer-term goal of...

December 31, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Gujarat’s New Green Hydrogen Policy Targets 3 MMTPA by 2035

The Government of Gujarat has notified the Green Hydrogen Policy 2025 to achieve a production capacity of 3 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) by 2035. The main...

December 29, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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CERC Issues Key Relaxations to Ease Implementation of GNA Regulations

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued clarifications to address the difficulties flagged by renewable energy developers in implementing the...

December 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Bihar Draft Policy Aims 0.25 MTPA Green Hydrogen Production by 2030

Bihar Government has issued its Draft Green Hydrogen Policy 2025, aiming to achieve a production capacity of 0.25 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) of green hydrogen...

October 3, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Other Energy
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MNRE Hikes National Bioenergy Program Budget by ₹1.4 Billion

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a supplementary budget of ₹1.4 billion (~$15.94 million) for the National Bioenergy Program (Phase I), to...

September 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Biofuel

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Markets & Policy
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Government Unveils Geothermal Energy Policy to Harness Earth’s Heat

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the National Policy on Geothermal Energy to advance research, exploration, drilling techniques, reservoir...

September 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Other Energy
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India Must Urgently Set Post-2030 Renewable Energy Goals

What an exceptional Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 it was! When we started covering India’s clean energy market, the entire country had just 6 MW of installed solar...

August 20, 2025

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Raj Prabhu

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Renewable Energy
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Tackling Roadblocks to Accelerate Renewable Project Growth in India

India had a record year for renewable energy capacity additions in 2024, with solar alone contributing 25.2 GW. For renewable energy to grow at a faster pace and the...

July 21, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Solar
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Government Opens Doors to Global Electric Car Makers with Portal Launch

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the application portal for the ‘Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI),’...

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Global Energy Storage Market Remains Resilient Amid US and China Policy Changes

The global energy storage capacity additions are expected to grow by 35% in 2025 to 94 GW or 247 GWh, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest outlook. BNEF forecasts a...

June 24, 2025

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Staff

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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MNRE Issues Guidelines for Installation of Prototype Wind Turbines 

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines setting the validity of the prototype certificate for wind turbine at three years. The guidelines...

June 13, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Heavy Industries Ministry Issues Guidelines for Electric Car Manufacturing

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has issued guidelines for its ‘Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI).’ The program aims to...

June 2, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Punjab Draft Policy Aims at 100 KTPA Green Hydrogen Production by 2030

The draft Punjab Green Hydrogen Policy, released by the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), targets achieving a 100 kilo tons per annum (KTPA) production capacity...

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Assam Aims for 11.7 GW Renewable Energy Capacity by 2030

The Assam government has proposed adding 11,700 MW of renewable energy capacity by the end of the financial year (FY) 2030. In its Assam Integrated Clean Energy (ICE)...

April 3, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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