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Daily News Wrap-Up: Irradiance Data Gaps Threaten Solar Forecasts

India’s average solar irradiance ranges from 3.5 kWh/m²/day to 5.5 kWh/m²/day. Differences between satellite-derived irradiance estimates and actual ground conditions...

September 22, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily Wrap-up
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Renewable Energy Use Among C&I Units in Visakhapatnam Likely to Surge

Visakhapatnam is emerging as an important clean energy and industrial hub in Andhra Pradesh, supported by investments in solar energy, energy storage, data centers, and...

September 22, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Renewable Energy
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SMA Solar Commissions 60 GW Energy Equipment Facility in Germany

Solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology has inaugurated a new gigawatt-scale factory in Niestetal near Kassel, Germany, with an annual production capacity...

September 21, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Renewable Energy
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POWERGRID to Raise ₹50 Billion Through 10-Year Bond Issue

The Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has announced plans to raise up to ₹50 billion (~$500 million) with its 84th bond issue for 2026-27. The bonds will have...

September 21, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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RECPDCL Announces Winner of 400 kV Renewable Transmission Auction

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has announced the winner of the auction to develop and operate an intrastate electricity transmission system in...

September 21, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Energy Storage Costs Go Beyond Battery Prices

Battery energy storage system project costs in India vary widely depending on system configuration, storage duration, grid interconnection requirements, engineering,...

September 21, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Branch Energy Raises $33 Million to Expand Distributed Battery Storage

Branch Energy, a distributed energy company that provides battery storage systems to commercial buildings, has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by Piva...

September 21, 2026

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Dibin DB

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Lithium Argentina Closes $180 Million Strategic Investment from Ganfeng

Lithium Argentina, a producer of lithium carbonate for lithium-ion batteries, has closed a $180 million strategic investment from Ganfeng Lithium Group through the...

September 18, 2026

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Dibin DB

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Jupiter Power Secures $1.4 Billion for 1.5 GW Battery Storage Projects

Jupiter Power, a utility-scale energy storage project developer and operator, has closed $1.4 billion in financing across four transactions to support ten storage...

September 18, 2026

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Dibin DB

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Bihar Proposes Storage-Linked Renewable Purchase Obligation Targets

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed introducing an energy storage obligation as part of the renewable purchase obligations (RPOs) applicable...

September 18, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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ACME Secures $600 Million from Brookfield for Green Molecule Projects

ACME Cleantech Ventures, a UK-based subsidiary of the ACME Group, has secured up to $600 million from Brookfield Asset Management to support the development and...

September 18, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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APTEL Rejects Captive Power Status Over 26% Ownership Requirement

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has upheld the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (HERC) finding that a consumer did not qualify as a captive...

September 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 225 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,256 MW of solar module capacity, increasing...

September 18, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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Vizag Data Center Boom Could Drive Hybrid Renewables, Energy Storage Market

The rapid expansion of data centers in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) could reshape the renewable energy market by creating large, round-the-clock power loads and accelerating...

September 18, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Renewable Energy
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MNRE’s West Asia Advisory Offers More Time, but Developers Say Relief May Fall Short

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) recent advisory for renewable energy projects offers some relief to developers grappling with equipment supply,...

September 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy

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