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Melvin Mathew, Associate staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Meghana Prasad S.
meghanaMeghana Prasad S is an associate staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she was a staff reporter at Salar Publications, where she covered all major news from Bengaluru city, including field-based special stories. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from NMKRV College, Bengaluru.More articles from Meghana Prasad S
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Geeta Polymers Cuts Power Bills With 350 kW Rooftop Solar System

As commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers across India increasingly turn to rooftop solar to manage rising electricity costs and ensure long-term energy...

January 16, 2026

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Pace Digitek Bags EPC Contract for Bondada’s 300 MW Solar Project

Pace Digitek has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) order valued at ₹3.76 billion (~$45.3 million) from Bondada Engineering, to provide...

January 16, 2026

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Solar
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Alpex Solar Wins ₹2.15 Billion Solar Module Supply Order

Module Manufacturer Alpex Solar has received an order for the supply of solar modules, valued at ₹2.15 billion (~$25.9 million) from an Indian industrial entity. The...

January 15, 2026

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Modules

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Solar
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CEAT to Augment Clean Power Use from CleanMax’s 59 MW Wind-Solar Projects

CEAT, a multinational tire manufacturing company, will procure renewable energy from 59 MW of wind–solar hybrid power projects under the group captive mode. The project...

January 15, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Northern Railway Floats Tender for 1 MW Solar Project in Ambala Division

The Northern Railway, Ambala Division, has invited bids for setting up 1,000 kW on-grid solar projects across multiple locations in Haryana. Bids must be submitted by...

January 14, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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L&T Wins Order for 3 GW Pumped Storage Project from Torrent

Heavy Civil Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Larsen and Toubro (L&T), has secured an order from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions, an arm of Torrent Power, for the...

January 14, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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GreenTech Raises ₹300 Million to Scale Wind Turbine Asset Management

GreenTech, an operations and maintenance (O&M) company specializing in wind turbine asset management, has raised ₹300 million (~$3.3 million) in its first funding...

January 14, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Wind
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Renewable Energy Jobs Hit Record, But Growth Slows Amid Automation

Global renewable energy sector employment stood at 16.6 million in 2024, up 2.3% from 2023, even as global renewable power capacity expanded to 4,443 GW, with a record...

January 14, 2026

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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Wind
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Farmers in Maharashtra and Rajasthan Turn to Robotic Cleaning to Improve Solar Output

The rapid rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program is gradually transforming India’s rural solar landscape by...

January 14, 2026

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Himachal Pradesh to Install Rooftop Solar Systems at Health Institutions

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to install rooftop solar systems on buildings at all state health institutions as part of a broader renewable energy push....

January 13, 2026

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Researchers Develop Method to Recover 97% Silver from Used Solar Panels

Researchers at the University of Newcastle have developed a safe and effective method to recover high-grade silver from end-of-life solar panels without using acid,...

January 13, 2026

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Solar

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Technology
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Saudi Arabia Reveals 5.3 GW Renewable Project Bidders

Saudi Arabia announced the list of qualified bidders for the seventh round of renewable energy projects under its National Renewable Energy Program, totaling 5.3 GW of...

January 12, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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CTUIL Clarifies GNA Rules for Additional Renewable Energy Generation Capacity

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has issued an advisory clarifying the processing of applications for renewable energy generator connection details in...

January 12, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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EV Charging Firm ROADGRID Raises ₹120 Million in Pre-Series A Round

Indore-based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company ROADGRID has raised ₹120 million (~$1.44 million) in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Venture...

January 9, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

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Finance and M&A
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SECI Tenders BoS Package for 700 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for a balance of system (BoS) package for a 700 MW solar project at Raghanesda in the Banaskantha district of...

January 8, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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