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Parth Shukla, Copy editor at Mercom India More articles from Parth Shukla.
Melvin MathewParth Shukla is a copy editor at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, he worked as a Copy Editor and Correspondent at The Times of India, a Senior Image Executive at Perfect Relations, and a Marketing Communications Analyst at Zephyr Peacock. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Xavier Institute of Communications in Mumbai.  More articles from Parth Shukla.
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POWERGRID Wins PFC Consulting’s ISTS Tender to Evacuate 2.7 GW of Renewables

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has won PFC Consulting’s auction to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) for network strengthening at the...

April 2, 2026

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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NTPC to Invest ₹58 Billion in 4.7 GWh Battery Energy Storage System

NTPC has approved an investment proposal for a 4.7 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with an estimated project cost of ₹58.22 billion (~$623.22 million). Recently,...

April 2, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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GERC Issues Consultancy Tender for Resource Adequacy Planning

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued a request for proposal to provide consultancy support for regulatory assignments related to the Resource...

April 2, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Northern Railways Floats Tender for 2 MW Solar Projects in Punjab

Northern Railways has issued a tender to set up 2,150 kW of grid-connected solar projects with net metering at station/service buildings of its Firozpur division in...

April 1, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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NTPC Announces 2.3 GWh Energy Storage Auction Winners

G R Infraprojects,  Enviro Infra Engineers, Solarworld Energy Solutions, NTPC GE Power Services, Pace Digitek, and Enrich Energy have won NTPC’s auction to set up 2,334...

March 31, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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KP Energy Secures Order to Set Up 91 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project in Gujarat

Surat-based renewable energy solutions provider KP Energy secured an order from JK Paper to set up a 91.4 MW wind-solar hybrid project in Gujarat on a turnkey basis. KP...

March 27, 2026

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Press Releases

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Solar

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Wind
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Euler Motors Secures ₹4.37 Billion in Series E Funding Round

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Euler Motors has raised ₹4.37 billion (~$46.2 million) in a Series E funding round. This round was led by Lightrock and saw Hero...

March 27, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

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Finance and M&A
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August Energy Secures ₹1.3 Billion in Debt Financing from Aseem Infrastructure

Singapore-headquartered energy-as-a-service (EaaS) infrastructure platform August Energy has secured long-term project financing of ₹1.3 billion (~$15 million) in debt...

March 27, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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India Eyes 137,500 ckm Grid Expansion to Support 900 GW Renewables by FY 2036

India has targeted expanding its power transmission network by 137,500 circuit km (ckm) of lines and 827,600 MVA of substation capacity, at an estimated cost of ₹7.93...

March 27, 2026

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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CCI Approves BlackRock’s Subscription of ABREN’s Equity Shares

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Singapore-based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) EM Star‘s subscription to Aditya Birla Renewables’...

March 26, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Polyplex to Source Solar Energy from Solar Projects of CleanMax and Berkeley Energy

Polyester film company Polyplex will procure power from solar projects of Clean Max Neht, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions, and...

March 26, 2026

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Press Releases

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Solar
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CERC Approves Tariffs for 1.2 GW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariffs of ₹3.35 (~$0.0356)/kWh and ₹3.36 (~$0.0357)/kWh for NTPC’s 1,200 MW wind-solar hybrid projects....

March 26, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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MECON Floats EoI to Set Up Pilot Projects for Green Hydrogen Use in Steel Making

MECON, a government of India enterprise offering design, engineering, consultancy, and contracting services, has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to implement...

March 25, 2026

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Other Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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US Installs Record 18.9 GW/51 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity in 2025: Report

The U.S. installed a record 18.9 GW/51 GWh of energy storage in 2025, increasing 52% year-over-year (YoY), according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. In the fourth quarter...

March 25, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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CERC Approves Tariff for SJVN Green’s 1 GW Solar Projects in Rajasthan

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved a tariff of ₹2.45 (~$0.026)/kWh for SJVN Green Energy’s 1,000 MW solar projects in Bikaner, Rajasthan....

March 25, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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