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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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NTPC Floats O&M Tender for 25 MW Floating Solar Project

NTPC has issued a tender for two years of comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) for the 25 MW floating solar project at NTPC Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh. Bids...

August 4, 2026

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Tenders & Auctions
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PM Surya Ghar Powers 5 Million Homes, Total Capacity Hits 15 GW

India has supported rooftop solar installations for over 5 million households under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana since its launch in February 2024; the Ministry...

August 4, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Nextpower Raises Guidance for FY 2027 on Strong Q1 Performance

U.S.-based solar tracker firm Nextpower reported a revenue of $935 million in the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal year (FY) 2027, an 8.2% year-over-year (YoY) increase from...

August 4, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in July 2026

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) extended the exemption from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II requirement for solar cells for...

August 4, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Storage, Engineering, and Service Become Distributed Solar’s Growth Drivers

India’s distributed solar and energy storage markets are expanding, driven by time-of-day (ToD) tariffs, evolving rooftop regulations, backup power requirements,...

August 4, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Central Electronics Tenders 30 MW Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh

Central Electronics (CEL) has floated a tender to set up a 30 MW ground-mounted solar project at the Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant in Birsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh....

August 3, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Bihar Tenders 150 MW of Solar Plus 300 MWh of Energy Storage Projects

Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) has issued a tender to set up 150 MW of solar projects integrated with 75 MW/300 MWh of energy storage systems across the...

August 3, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Brookfield Launches $600 Million Lumara Renewable Energy Platform in India

Brookfield Asset Management has launched Lumara Energy, a renewable energy platform that plans to deploy approximately $600 million across an initial portfolio of more...

August 3, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Tata Power Begins Work on 800 MW Wind-Solar Project in Andhra Pradesh

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, has begun construction of an 800 MW wind-solar project in Andhra Pradesh. The project will comprise 400...

July 31, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Wind
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Solar Module Sales Lift Waaree’s Q1 Revenue; New US Production Lines Soon

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies reported revenue of ₹79.38 billion (~$831.06 million) in the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year (FY) 2027, up 79.2%...

July 31, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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APTEL Upholds Guarantee Encashment in Delayed 1.5 GW Tamil Nadu Solar Project

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld the encashment of performance guarantees by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) due...

July 31, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Corporate Funding Jumps 56% YoY to $16.9 Billion in 1H 2026

Global solar companies raised $16.9 billion in corporate funding during the first half (1H) of 2026, a 56% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $10.8 billion in the...

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Bhopal Civic Body Floats Tender for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a tender to set up grid-connected rooftop solar projects with an aggregate capacity of 2 MW across 304 locations. The...

July 30, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Punjab Electricity Regulator Approves Reduced Tariff for 50 MW Solar Projects

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) has approved Punjab State Power Corporation’s (PSPCL) procurement of power from two intrastate solar projects...

July 30, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Bihar Invites Bids for DPR Preparation to Implement Model Solar Village Program

Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) has invited bids for formulating a detailed project report (DPR) to implement the Model Solar Village Scheme under PM...

July 30, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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