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Alpex Solar Inaugurates 2.2 GW TOPCon Cell Facility in Uttar Pradesh

Solar module manufacturer Alpex Solar has inaugurated a 2.2 GW G12R tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell manufacturing facility at Kosi Kotwan Industrial...

September 18, 2026

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Staff

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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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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The Real Cost of Energy Storage Systems Goes Beyond Battery Prices

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

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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 225 GW

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

September 17, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Ahmedabad Municipal Body Floats Tender for Solar-Plus-Storage Project

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has invited bids to develop a solar power project coupled with an energy storage system in Gujarat. The 75 MW solar project,...

September 17, 2026

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Staff

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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German Solar Firm BSH Files for Insolvency as Indebtedness Grows

Germany-based solar technology company BSH (BSH Hausgeräte), has filed for insolvency proceedings at the Schweinfurt District Court due to over-indebtedness. The court...

September 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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West Bengal Regulator Clears ₹20 Billion Floating Solar-Storage Project

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has allowed West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) to incur expenditure of ₹20.14 billion (~$210.48...

September 17, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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GREW Solar, Caelux Sign 4 GW Perovskite Solar Technology Deal

Gujarat-based solar manufacturer GREW Solar has signed a five-year commercialization agreement with Caelux Corporation to produce high efficiency modules by using up to...

September 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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Maharashtra Clarifies Mandatory Energy Storage Rules for Renewable Projects

The Maharashtra Government has clarified that all new renewable energy projects with a capacity or connectivity of more than 100 kW must install energy storage under the...

September 17, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Uttar Pradesh Regulator Clears Five-Year Power Transmission Plan Until FY 2031

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation’s (UPPTCL) five-year State Transmission Utility...

September 17, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Manufacturing Hit by Module Glut, Cell Shortages

The supply mismatch between India’s solar module and cell capacity has had an unlikely fallout: low utilization of module manufacturing lines. With average capacity...

September 17, 2026

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Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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Generate Capital Secures $117 Million Debt for 18 Community Solar Projects

Generate Capital, an investor, owner, and operator of critical infrastructure, has closed a $117 million term debt facility with MUFG to finance 18 community solar...

September 17, 2026

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Dibin DB

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar Module Microcracks Raise Performance, Warranty Risks

In its 2026 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, solar testing lab Kiwa PVEL reported that 87% of the manufacturers it tested had at least one module fail a reliability test....

September 17, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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38 Degrees North Secures $260 Million for Community Solar Projects

38 Degrees North, a community solar and distributed renewable energy developer and operator, has closed a $260 million financing facility with infrastructure finance...

September 16, 2026

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Renu

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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