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Trontek Targets 12 GWh Battery Storage Manufacturing Capacity by 2028

Battery and energy technology company Trontek Electronics has announced plans to expand into battery energy storage systems (BESS) and is targeting 12 GWh of annual...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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Utex to Set Up 20 GWh Battery Storage Assembly Facility in Maharashtra

Utex New Energy, a Pagariya Group company, has signed an agreement with its parent company to establish a 20 GWh battery energy storage system assembly plant in Nagpur,...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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MP Regulator Adopts Tariffs for 800 MW Wind Projects with Greenshoe Option

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has adopted tariffs ranging from ₹3.98 (~$0.041)/kWh to ₹4.17 (~$0.043)/kWh for the procurement of...

October 12, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Market & Policy

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Wind
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Chemplast Eyes Lower Energy Costs with Solar Power from 37.5 MW Project

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Chemplast Sanmar will source solar power from Yesaryes Energy’s 37.5 MW project in Tamil Nadu under a group captive arrangement to...

October 12, 2026

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Staff

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C&I

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Solar
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Madhya Pradesh Regulator Adopts Tariff for 250 MWh Battery Storage Project

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has adopted a tariff of ₹192,000 (~$1,989)/MW per month for a 125 MW/250 MWh standalone battery energy...

October 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Oswal Pumps to Set Up 1.2 GW Solar Cell Facility

Oswal Pumps, a manufacturer of solar pumping systems, modules, and electric motors, said it will establish a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility based on TOPCon...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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POWERGRID Commissions Project to Evacuate 20 GW Renewable Power in Rajasthan

The Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned a transmission project to evacuate 20 GW of renewable energy in Rajasthan. The transmission project was...

October 12, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Renewable Energy

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T&D
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Finance Ministry Clarifies Battery Storage Systems Attract 10% Customs Duty

The Ministry of Finance has clarified that stationary, grid-scale, and industrial lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) are eligible for the concessional...

October 12, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: ALMM Solar Cell Capacity Rises to 37.8 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) added 402 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List-II, taking the...

October 12, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Chennai Port Authority Tenders Solar Project with Battery Storage

The Chennai Port Authority has invited bids to develop a grid-connected solar project integrated with a battery energy storage system (BESS) under the renewable energy...

October 12, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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NTPC Green Floats Tender to Procure Inverter for Its Nokhra Solar Project

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has invited bids to procure a spare inverter (3,125 kW) of Sineng Electric make for its Nokhra solar power project. The deadline for submitting...

October 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Data Centers Bet Big on RTC Renewables, Transmission Systems Remain Key

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and India’s growing data center pipeline are driving substantial new electricity demand, making renewable energy with...

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India’s Solar Cell Growth to Boost Metallization Paste Demand: Interview

India’s expanding solar cell manufacturing capacity and the rising preference for n-type TOPCon cells are creating significant opportunities for metallization paste and,...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Sponsored News

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Technology
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Four-Hour Battery Storage Now Cheaper Than Gas Turbines: Report

Four-hour battery energy storage systems, utility-scale energy storage systems that are designed to discharge at their full rated capacity for approximately four hours,...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Impact of New Right-of-Way Compensation Rules on Transmission Buildout Challenges

Right-of-way (RoW) disputes have been a major bottleneck to faster buildout of power transmission infrastructure, as renewable energy capacity is added at a rapid pace....

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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