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Grasim Industries to Source Power from Ampin’s 52.3 MW Hybrid Renewable Project

Grasim Industries, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, will procure renewable power from a 52.3 MW wind-solar hybrid project being developed by Ampin C&I...

May 21, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Solar Open Access Installations in India Surge 160% YoY to 2.7 GW

India added 2.7 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Open Access Market Report, marking a...

May 21, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Terra Clean Issues Land Aggregation Tender for 100 MW Solar Project

Terra Clean, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, has issued a request for proposal to aggregate land for an interstate transmission system (ISTS)...

May 14, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SECI Floats Balance of System Tender for 88 MW Solar Project in Karnataka

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for a balance-of-system (BoS) package for an 88 MW ground-mounted solar project in Chitradurga, Karnataka....

May 11, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Konkan Railway Invites Bids for a 5 MW Solar Project in Karnataka

The Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) has invited bids for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 5 MW solar power project at Murdeshwar in Karnataka....

May 6, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CleanMax to Supply 30 MW of Wind-Solar Hybrid Power to Shell India

Mumbai-headquartered renewable energy solutions provider Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions (CleanMax) will supply wind-solar hybrid energy to Shell India’s assets across...

April 21, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Wind
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Policy Fragmentation Across Indian States May Delay Transport Electrification

India’s electric vehicle (EV) push is being stymied by a lack of policy coherence, at a time when the need to decarbonize public and individual transport has never been...

April 17, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Karnataka Proposes New Rules for Transmission Licenses Under Competitive Bidding

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued draft regulations to govern the grant of transmission licenses for intrastate projects awarded through...

April 8, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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SECI Commissions First Project Under Green Hydrogen Mission

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the commissioning of the first green hydrogen production facility under the National Green Hydrogen Mission...

March 26, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Proposes Tariff Cap of ₹3.24/kWh for Wind Projects Until FY 2029

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued a discussion paper proposing a generic ceiling tariff of ₹3.24 (~$0.0346)/kWh for wind power projects...

March 24, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Karnataka Notifies Framework for Demand Flexibility and Demand-Side Management

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has introduced a framework to enhance energy efficiency, manage peak demand, and improve grid reliability through...

March 24, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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RECPDCL Tenders Transmission System to Evacuate 2 GW Pumped Storage Power

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has invited bids to establish an intra-state transmission system (InSTS) to evacuate power from the proposed 2,000 MW...

March 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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RECPDCL Tenders Transmission System for 2 GW Karnataka Solar Project

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to set up an intrastate transmission system to evacuate power from a 2,000 MW...

March 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM KUSUM 2.0 to Include 10 GW Agrivoltaics

The second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) will include a 10 GW agrivoltaics component to promote the colocation of...

March 12, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Industry Groups Slam Karnataka C&I Power Tariff Hike to Fund Farm Subsidy

Trade bodies have sharply criticized the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) decision to revise electricity tariffs for FY 2025-26, raising charges for...

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