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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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Melvin Mathew

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Capacity Up by 1.2 GW in Q1 2025

India added 1.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, up 232% year-over-year from 366.5 MW. Installations in Q1 saw a decline of 6.2% from 1.3...

May 29, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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MNRE Issues Draft Guidelines to Simplify Testing of Solar Modules by Labs

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released draft guidelines for the series approval of solar modules. These guidelines aim to facilitate testing...

May 29, 2025

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Solar Power Generation in India Up 32.7% YoY to 42 BU in Q1 2025

India generated approximately 42 billion units (BU) of solar power in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year 2025, a 32.7% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according...

May 29, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Regulators Propose Exempting PSPs from Electricity Duty, ISTS Charges

The Forum of Regulators has recommended exempting electricity duty and cess on input energy for pumping to reduce costs and promote investments in pumped storage...

May 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Water
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Bhaskar Jyoti Bags Contract for 1.3 MW Rooftop Solar Project from CMPDI

Rajasthan-based solar power company Bhaskar Jyoti has won a contract from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India, to install...

May 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI Announces 1.2 GW RTC Power Procurement Auction Winners

Hero Solar Energy (Hero Future Energies), Hexa Climate Solutions, Sembcorp Green Infra, and Jindal India Power won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to procure...

May 28, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Sention Technologies Raises $5 Million

From: Mercom Capital Group Sention Technologies, a company that provides battery quality monitoring solutions, has secured £3.7 million (~$5 million) in seed funding....

May 28, 2025

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Project Finance Brief: Doral Renewables Secures $1.5 Billion for Solar Project

From: Mercom Capital Group Doral Renewables, a utility-scale renewable energy project developer, secured $1.5 billion in construction project financing for the Mammoth...

May 28, 2025

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ENGIE Achieves Financial Closure for 200 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

Energy solutions provider ENGIE India has announced that it has achieved financial closure for its upcoming 200 MW solar power project in Khavda, Gujarat. The project is...

May 27, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: AM Green, Serentica, Gentari Top Solar Open Access Developers

According to Mercom’s India Solar Market Leaderboard report, AM Green Energy was the leading open access solar developer in 2024. Serentica Renewables followed closely...

May 27, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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KREDL Invites Bids for 250 MW/1,100 MWh Solar Plus BESS Project in Tumkur

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL) has issued a request for selection for setting up a 250 MW solar project with a 1,100 MWh battery energy storage system...

May 27, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions
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AM Green, Serentica, and Gentari Top Open Access Solar Developers in 2024

The growing demand for green energy adoption by corporates was evident as 6.9 GW of solar capacity was added in the open access mode in 2024, a record number. Compared...

May 26, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Can GCC’s Independent Power Producers Drive a Clean Energy Future?

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are increasingly relying on independent power producers (IPPs) to achieve their renewable energy goals. Implementation by...

May 26, 2025

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Baset Asaba

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Renewable Energy
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Gujarat Invites Bids to Purchase Power from 500 MW Solar Projects

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has issued a request for selection for procuring power from 500 MW solar projects on a build, own, operate basis (GUVNL Phase-XXVII)....

May 23, 2025

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