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India Adds 4.6 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Capacity in Q1 2026

India added 4.6 GWh of battery energy storage capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, a 941% increase from 442.7 MWh added in Q4 2025, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2026 India’s Energy Storage Landscape Report. The c...

June 16, 2026

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ALMM-II Mandate May Strain Cell Supply for Standalone Module Manufacturers

India’s solar manufacturing sector is bracing for short-term pressure in the cell supply chain, with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) mandating that projects use solar cells from the Approved List of Models and Ma...

June 15, 2026

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Solar Cell Manufacturing Skills Gap Holds Back India’s Manufacturing Ambitions

India’s solar manufacturing ecosystem remains heavily skewed toward modules. In 2025, nearly 119 GW of module manufacturing capacity was added, compared to just over 9 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity, highlighting th...

June 16, 2026

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India’s Large-Scale Solar Pipeline Tops 200 GW

India’s large-scale solar project pipeline has crossed a significant milestone, exceeding 200 GW for the first time, according to data from the Mercom India Renewable Energy Project Tracker. The milestone underscores the sca...

June 12, 2026

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Tripura Invites Bids for 21 MW Residential Rooftop Solar Systems

Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) has invited bids to install 21 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems for residential consumers in Belonia Electrical Circle. The tender has been issued under Package I, Lot 1/17, of the PM Surya...

June 16, 2026

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Punjab Energy Development Agency Invites Bids for 10 MW Solar Projects

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited bids for the design, manufacture, supply, testing, and installation of 10 MW of grid-connected rooftop/ground-mounted solar systems at government building sites across the state and Chandigarh....

June 16, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: ALMM List-II May Tighten Cell Supply for Module Makers

India’s solar manufacturing sector is bracing for short-term pressure in the cell supply chain, with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) mandating that projects use solar cells from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM)...

June 16, 2026

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Trevel Raises $1 Million to Expand Electric Mobility Platform

Gurugram-based electric mobility platform, Trevel, operated by Inwisement Technologies, has raised $1 million in a funding round co-led by India Accelerator, Finvolve, the Haldiram Family Office, and Rohit Qamra. The company said it will use the...

June 15, 2026

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Telangana Invites Bids For 46.7 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TGREDCO) has invited bids to install 46.705 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems across 9,937 government schools in the state. The project will be implemented under the capital expenditure...

June 15, 2026

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Kerala Electricity Regulator Approves 500 MWh Battery Storage Project

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has approved Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEBL) proposal to implement a 250 MW/500 MWh grid-connected battery energy storage system at the 220 kV substation premises at Brahmapuram,...

June 15, 2026

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Supercapacitor Startup Granarium Technologies Raises Over $1.2 Million

Granarium Technologies, a Finland-based supercapacitor startup, has raised over €1 million (~$1.2 million) in total funding, including a pre-seed round led by BSV Ventures and joined by Beamline. FiBAN, the Finnish Business Angels Network, EstBAN,...

June 15, 2026

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Masdar Buys Stake in Respsol’s 705 MW Renewables Portfolio

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC), a UAE-based renewable energy developer, has signed an agreement to acquire a 49.99% stake in Madrid-based energy and petrochemical company Repsol’s 705 MW operational renewable energy portfolio in Spain....

June 15, 2026

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