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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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Adani Energy Bags Transmission Project to Evacuate 1.5 GW of Power from PSPs

Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) has bagged REC Power Development and Consultancy’s (RECPDCL) transmission project to evacuate 1.5 GW of power from pumped storage projects...

May 30, 2025

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Grid

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T&D

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Tenders & Auctions
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Germany Floats Tender for 2.26 GW Ground-Mounted Solar Projects

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has floated a tender to set up 2.26 GW of ground-mounted solar power projects. The last date to submit bids is July...

May 30, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Going Solar Has Saved Prabhuji Pure Food ₹4.38 Million Annually

By utilizing the rooftop space to install solar power systems, snacks manufacturer Prabhuji Pure Food, a vertical of Haldiram’s, has saved nearly ₹4.38 million (~$51,...

May 30, 2025

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C&I

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Solar
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NTPC Renewable Energy Floats EPC Tender for 245 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 245 MW solar power project in Khavda Renewable Energy Park in...

May 29, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Insolation’s Revenue Up 58% YoY in 2H FY 2025 Due to Market Expansion

Jaipur-based solar module manufacturer Insolation Energy has reported a 58.35% year-over-year (YoY) growth in revenue to ₹7.3 billion (~$85.56 million) in the second...

May 28, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Modules

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Solar
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MNRE, EU Trade Council Call for Proposals on Waste-to-Green Hydrogen Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the European Union’s Trade and Technology Council (TTC) have invited bids to generate renewable hydrogen from...

May 28, 2025

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Other

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Waste to Energy
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Maharashtra Targets 30% EV Adoption by 2030, Announces Purchase Sops

The Maharashtra state government has announced a range of incentives across categories for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) under the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle...

May 27, 2025

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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NTPC Floats O&M Tender for 56 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

NTPC has invited bids for two years comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) of 56.3 MW solar power projects at Kawas in Surat, Gujarat. The Kawas project...

May 26, 2025

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Open Access

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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US Sets Preliminary Countervailing Duties on Chinese Active Anode Material

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined preliminary countervailing duties of up to 721% on imports of active anode material from China, which is...

May 26, 2025

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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REIL Issues Rate Contract Tender for 1.4 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments (REIL) has invited bids for rate contracts to set up 1.35 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on government buildings in...

May 23, 2025

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Higher Net Interest Income Strengthens PFC’s Q4 FY 2025 Financials

Government-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) recorded a total revenue of ₹292.85 billion (~$3.42 billion) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year (FY)...

May 23, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar Cell Manufacturing Lags Behind Demand

Solar module manufacturers stressed the importance of increasing solar cell capacity to meet the growing domestic demand at the recent RE Buyer Seller Meet hosted by...

May 23, 2025

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C&I

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Floats Tender for 10 MW Solar Projects

The Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has invited bids to set up a cumulative 10 MW open access solar power project in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Bids must be...

May 21, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Waaree Sets Eye on the Booming Power Transformers Manufacturing Industry

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has announced it will acquire transformer manufacturer Kamath Transformers and independent power producer (IPP) Green New Delhi...

May 20, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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PSERC Approves Additional Surcharge for Partial and Full Open Access Power Consumers 

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has accepted the Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL)’s request to approve an additional surcharge of ₹1.22...

May 19, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar

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