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Melvin Mathew, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Melvin Mathew.
Melvin Mathew Melvin Mathew is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, , he was a city-beat reporter for the Bangalore Mirror. He holds a bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, and Psychology from St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru.More articles from Melvin Mathew
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West Bengal Floats EPC Tender for 20 MW Solar Projects

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for providing engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for cumulative...

January 23, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions
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Adani Bags $2.89 Billion 6 GW Renewable Energy Transmission Project

Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) has won REC Power Development and Consultancy’s (RECPDCL) ₹250 billion (~$2.89 billion) Bhadla-Fatehpur High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)...

January 21, 2025

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Grid

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T&D
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REIL Floats Rate Contract Tender for 17.55 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments (REIL) has invited bids for rate contracts for rooftop solar power projects of a total capacity of 17.55 MW on government buildings...

January 21, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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US ITC Rules Voltage Not Guilty in Patent Infringement Case   

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has terminated an investigation into the global provider of utility-scale wire (solar, electrical balance of systems)...

January 21, 2025

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Uttar Pradesh Floats EoI for 2 GW Solar Power Projects

Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to set up 2 GW of solar power projects in the Chitrakoot,...

January 21, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Corporate Funding in the Solar Sector Dropped 24% YoY in 2024

Global corporate funding in the solar sector in 2024 reached $26.3 billion, a 24% year-over-year (YoY) decline from $34.4 billion, according to Mercom’s Annual and Q4...

January 21, 2025

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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MERC Allows Deviations in Adani Electricity’s 1 GW RTC Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited’s (AEML-D) deviations to procure 1,500 MW of power from renewable...

January 20, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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US Releases Additional Guidance Under IRA’s Domestic Content Bonus

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) domestic...

January 20, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy

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Uncategorized
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GUVNL Floats Tender to Procure 500 MW Wind Power

The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has invited bids to procure power from 250 MW grid-connected wind power projects with a greenshoe option of 250 MW in Gujarat. The...

January 20, 2025

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Tenders and Auctions

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Wind
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Japan Bank Signs Agreement to Lend $770 Million to PFC

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed an agreement to set up a credit line of JPY120 billion (~$770.64 million) with the government-owned Power...

January 17, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Cochin Port Trust Floats Tender for 1.5 MW Floating Solar Project

The Cochin Port Trust, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, has invited bids to set up a 1.5 MW grid-connected floating solar power project at...

January 16, 2025

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Floating Solar

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Refex Green Mobility to Take Over 2,997 EVs from Gensol Engineering

Refex Green Mobility will acquire Gensol’s 2,997 electric vehicles (EV) and assume the associated debt of ₹3.15 billion (~$36.43 million). This strategic tie-up will...

January 16, 2025

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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NHPC Invites Bids for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses in Leh and Himachal Pradesh

NHPC has invited bids to procure three midi-intracity, 30-seater, hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Bids must be submitted by January 30,...

January 16, 2025

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Other

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Other Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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NTPC Invites Bids for Pilot BESS Project at Dadri Thermal Plant

NTPC has invited bids for a proof-of-concept battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project to provide power backup for two units with a cumulative capacity of 420...

January 15, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Uttar Pradesh Invites EoI for 1.3 GW Solar Projects in Jhansi

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for 1.3 GW solar power projects in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh....

January 13, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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Utility Scale

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