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Netherlands Awards Subsidies for 842 MW Renewable Power Projects

The Netherlands has announced the auction winners for the 2025 round of the Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie (SDE++) program, a government subsidy that offers...

July 8, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Floating Solar

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Manufacturers Expect Solar Cell Crunch to Not Last Beyond a Year

The renewable energy industry believes there will be a shortage of solar cells over the next 12 months due to the ALMM List-II mandate, but strong domestic demand,...

July 8, 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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CEA Drafts Grid Connectivity Standards for Renewables, Energy Storage

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued the draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid) Regulations, 2026, to...

July 8, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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SBI Proposes Raising Loan Limits for Renewables Under Priority Sector Lending

The State Bank of India (SBI) has proposed that the limit for lending to renewable energy entities under priority sector lending should be increased from ₹350 million...

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Maharashtra Tenders 59 MW Floating Solar Plus 59 MWh Battery Storage Project

The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC), Pune, has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for the development of a 59 MW floating solar project...

July 8, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Skilling, R&D to Drive Solar Cell Manufacturing Growth

India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and...

July 8, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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POWERGRID Signs $493 Million Loan Agreement With JBIC

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has signed a loan agreement of up to ¥80 billion (~$493.5 million) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)....

July 8, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Grid
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Project Finance Brief: Vena Energy Secures $965 Million Project Financing

From: Mercom Capital Group Vena Energy, an independent solar power producer, has secured approximately A$1.4 billion (~$965 million) in green financing facilities to...

July 8, 2026

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Eos Energy Secures $75 Million Equity Investment

From: Mercom Capital Group Eos Energy Enterprises, a zinc-based long-duration energy storage solutions provider, has announced a $75 million equity investment from...

July 8, 2026

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Maharashtra’s C&I Solar Market Shifts Toward Demand Matching

Maharashtra’s evolving renewable energy regulations have shifted the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market from maximizing solar generation to...

July 8, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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C&I

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Skilling, R&D, Cost Competitiveness Key to India’s Solar Cell Manufacturing Growth

India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and...

July 7, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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APTEL Orders Fresh Tariff Review for 10 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Punjab

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has partly allowed a solar installer’s appeal against the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s...

July 7, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Polysilicon Manufacturer United Solar Closes $50 Million Equity Investment

United Solar, a polysilicon manufacturer for the solar industry, has completed the financial close of a previously announced $50 million equity investment from the...

July 7, 2026

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Renu

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Solar
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CERC Allows Developer to Sell 100 MW of Infirm Solar Power Outside Agreement

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed a solar developer to continue injecting infirm power from the 100 MW solar component of its 600 MW...

July 7, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Eos Energy Secures $75 Million Equity Investment from Hudson Bay

Eos Energy Enterprises, a zinc-based long-duration energy storage solutions provider, has announced a $75 million equity investment from Hudson Bay Capital Management to...

July 7, 2026

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Dibin DB

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A

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