Author: Meghana

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Melvin Mathew, Associate staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Meghana Prasad S.
meghanaMeghana Prasad S is an associate staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she was a staff reporter at Salar Publications, where she covered all major news from Bengaluru city, including field-based special stories. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from NMKRV College, Bengaluru.More articles from Meghana Prasad S
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Egypt Signs 5.6 GW Renewable and Battery Storage Deals

Egypt signed agreements for renewable energy and battery storage projects totaling 5.62 GW. The deals include wind and solar projects, as well as large-scale battery...

April 1, 2026

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Renewable Energy
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IREDA Secures $175 Million from SMBC for Lending to Renewable Energy Projects

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has entered into a facility agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) to raise an external commercial...

April 1, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Adani Green Commissions 951 MW Renewable Capacity in Rajasthan and Gujarat

Adani Green Energy (AGEL) has operationalized 951 MW of renewable power projects through its subsidiaries, with capacities spread across Baiya in Rajasthan (251 MW) and...

March 31, 2026

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Renewable Energy
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NTPC Group Adds 180 MW Solar Capacity at Bhadla and Khavda Projects

NTPC Renewable Energy (NREL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy (NGEL), has announced the commercial operation of 180 MW of solar capacity across two...

March 31, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Southern Railway Floats Tender for 40 MW Solar Projects in Tamil Nadu

Southern Railway has invited bids to set up solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 40 MW at Chennai, Salem, and Tiruchirappalli divisions in Tamil Nadu. Bids must...

March 30, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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GFCL EV Raises $80 Million to Scale Battery Materials Manufacturing

Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL) has announced that its subsidiary GFCL EV Products has raised approximately $80 million from an unnamed global investor, in addition to the...

March 30, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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MSMEs Eye Clean Energy, But Here’s What Bankers Say

India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are increasingly turning to clean energy solutions such as rooftop solar, but access to finance remains a decisive...

March 30, 2026

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C&I

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Solar
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Researchers Modify Organic Molecule for Solar Energy Storage

Scientists at the University of California in the U.S. have developed a molecular system that can capture, store, and release solar energy without relying on...

March 30, 2026

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Solar

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Technology
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MAHAGENCO-NTPC Green JV Issues Land Procurement Tender for Renewable Projects

MAHAGENCO NTPC Green Energy (MNGEPL), a joint venture company of MAHAGENCO and NTPC Green Energy, has issued an expression of interest to procure 10,000 acres of land...

March 27, 2026

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SECI Commissions First Project Under Green Hydrogen Mission

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the commissioning of the first green hydrogen production facility under the National Green Hydrogen Mission...

March 26, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Blueleaf Energy Commissions 300 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project

Singapore-based Blueleaf Energy has commissioned its 300 MW Pachora wind-solar hybrid power project in Madhya Pradesh. The project is positioned as a merchant power...

March 26, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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CERC Expands Renewable Energy Certificates Eligibility to Captive Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has expanded the scope of the Renewable Energy Certificates mechanism by allowing more entities, including certain...

March 26, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Oriana Power Bags ₹1.63 Billion EPC Orders for Solar, Battery Storage Projects

Oriana Power has secured three separate engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts to set up solar power projects with integrated battery energy storage...

March 25, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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NHPC Invites Bids for 30.93 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Haryana

NHPC has issued a request for selection for to set up grid-connected rooftop solar projects on government buildings with a cumulative capacity of 30.93 MW across Haryana....

March 25, 2026

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Invites Proposals for Skilling of Green Hydrogen Workforce

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited proposals from States and Union Territories for implementing the skilling, upskilling, and reskilling...

March 25, 2026

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions

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