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Bondada, PGCIL Among Winners of APTRANSCO’s 2 GWh Standalone BESS Auction

Six companies have won Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh’s (APTRANSCO) auction to develop 1,000 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in...

November 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Seeks Comments on Draft to Raise Solar Module Efficiency Threshold

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited comments on its draft order for expanding the threshold solar module efficiencies for enlistment in the...

November 28, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Nitesh Powertech Wins SECL’s EPC Auction for 1.2 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Nitesh Powertech has won South Eastern Coalfields’ (SECL) auction for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)  of 1,160 kW grid-connected rooftop solar...

November 28, 2025

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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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PFC Consulting Tenders Intrastate Transmission Project in Maharashtra

PFC Consulting has invited bids to establish an intrastate transmission system involving a 765/400/220 kV air-insulated substation (AIS) at Dolvi in the Raigad District...

November 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Tenders & Auctions
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EV Solutions Firm Neuron Energy Raises ₹310 Million in Pre-Series B Funding

Mumbai-based electric vehicle (EV) solutions company Neuron Energy has raised ₹310 million (~$3.47 million) in a pre-series B round to expand its battery manufacturing...

November 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Efficiency

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Energy Storage
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Tata Institute’s 50 kW Rooftop Solar System to Pay Itself Back in 6.5 Years

Using a 50 kW rooftop solar system, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Colaba, Mumbai, is saving ₹852,852 (~$9,548.45) annually on power costs. TIFR is...

November 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Rooftop

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Solar
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CMPDIL Floats Tender for 1.5 MW of Solar Trees and Rooftop Projects

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDIL) has issued a tender to set up 1,545 kW of grid-connected solar projects in the Central Coalfields project areas...

November 28, 2025

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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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Inox Air to Supply Nitrogen for Solar Cell Plants of ReNew and Grew

Industrial, electronic, and specialty gas manufacturer Inox Air Products (INOXAP) has entered into long-term partnerships with Grew Energy and ReNew Energy Global to...

November 28, 2025

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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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Australia Invites Bids for 4 GW/16 GWh Dispatchable Energy Storage Projects

Australia has invited bids to set up 4 GW /16 GWh of dispatchable energy storage capacity in the National Electricity Market (NEM). Bids must be submitted by February 6,...

November 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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CEA Steps in as Distribution Transformer Failures Hit 1.3 Million a Year

Transmission sector stakeholders have decided to adopt new measures to lower the high failure rate of electricity distribution transformers, achieve uniformity in...

November 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Waaree to Supply 350 MW of TOPCon Modules for AMPIN’s Solar Projects

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has secured a 350 MW order from AMPIN Energy Transition to supply high-efficiency G12R TOPCon modules for AMPIN’s upcoming...

November 28, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Modules

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Solar
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Premier-Green Aluminium to Raise ₹600 Million for Solar Module Frame Production

Premier-Green Aluminium, a joint venture company of Premier Energies, aims to raise ₹600 million (~$6.7 million) in tranches to implement an aluminum frame production...

November 28, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Modules

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Other

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Solar
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Odisha Updates Rooftop Solar Net-Metering Rules to Allow Hybrid Inverters

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has amended its net metering and bi-directional metering framework for rooftop solar systems, aligning the state...

November 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Inverters & BOS

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Q3 Sees Lower System Costs for Large-Scale Solar Projects

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects remained low in the third quarter of 2025, with cost reductions seen across all module technologies. Projects using...

November 28, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar Manufacturing Policy Certainty Critical For Investors: Interview

In an exclusive interview with Mercom, Manish Gupta, Chairman at INA Solar, shared his insights about the rapidly changing landscape of solar manufacturing and his...

November 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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