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Gujarat Alkalies, Fourth Partner to Develop 39 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project

Chemical manufacturer Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals (GACL) has signed share purchase and shareholders’ agreements with Fourth Partner Energy and its special...

November 13, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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Wind
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MHI’s Advanced Chemistry Cell Manufacturing Tender Receives Strong Response

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has received 22 bids for 10 GWh capacity tendered for setting up Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities earmarked...

November 13, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders and Auctions
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PM Surya Ghar Achieves 67% of Target, Nears 20 GW Capacity

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the biggest driver of India’s residential rooftop solar installations, is nearing 20 GW of installed capacity. Installations under...

November 13, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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CERC Revises Grid Connectivity Rules for Renewables and Storage

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has amended the Connectivity and General Network Access (GNA) to the Inter-State Transmission System Regulations,...

November 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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China Proposes Amendments to Introduce Market-based Pricing of Renewable Energy

China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has proposed amendments to the Renewable Energy Law to introduce market-based pricing, prescribe minimum...

November 13, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Gujarat May Need 50 Tons a Day of Solar Module Recycling Capacity by 2035

Gujarat is one of India’s leading states for solar installations. As of June 2026, the state ranked second in cumulative large-scale solar installations, with...

November 13, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Capacity Rises 21% YoY in 9M 2026

India installed 27.3 GW of large-scale solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2026, up 21% year-over-year (YoY) compared to 22.5 GW, according...

November 13, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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Calibrant Energy Secures $145 Million for Solar, Battery Storage Projects

Calibrant Energy, an on-site energy solutions provider that develops and finances distributed energy projects for large commercial and industrial power consumers, has...

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Delayed Grid Upgrades Challenge Maharashtra’s Rising Power Demand

Maharashtra is one of India’s largest renewable energy markets, supported by its substantial commercial and industrial base and growing adoption of solar, open access,...

November 13, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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India’s Solar Manufacturing Sector Heading for Consolidation: Interview

India’s solar manufacturing industry may be heading toward a wave of consolidation over the next two to three years as manufacturers grapple with rising input...

November 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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How Maharashtra’s C&I Solar Projects Can Remain Profitable Despite Banking Curbs

Changes to electricity banking, time-of-day (ToD) tariffs, and grid support charges (GSC) are prompting Maharashtra’s commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers...

November 13, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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C&I

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Mercom Research Focus

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Altus Power Acquires Nearly 200 MW Solar Portfolio from Arevon

Altus Power, an independent developer, owner, and operator of commercial-scale solar projects, has acquired 92 projects across 13 states from Arevon, adding nearly 200...

November 13, 2026

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Renu

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Government Proposes Domestic Content Rules for Battery Storage Projects

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed amendments to the tariff-based competitive bidding guidelines for solar, wind-solar hybrid, firm and dispatchable renewable...

November 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Bengaluru Tech Park Targets Lower Power Costs with Rooftop Solar System

Commercial buildings and technology parks are installing rooftop solar to bring down their electricity expenses and meet a larger share of their power needs on-site....

November 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Consumers

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Greenjoules Raises ₹1.5 Billion in Series B Funding for Biocrude Facility

Pune-based renewable fuels company Greenjoules has raised ₹1.5 billion (~$16.01 million) in a Series B funding round co-led by Amazon’s Smbhav Venture Fund and Climate...

November 12, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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