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Melvin Mathew, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Melvin Mathew.
Melvin Mathew Melvin Mathew is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, , he was a city-beat reporter for the Bangalore Mirror. He holds a bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, and Psychology from St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru.More articles from Melvin Mathew
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India’s Solar Open Access Capacity Up 6 GW in 1H 2026

India added nearly 6 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of the calendar year 2026, up 42% year-over-year (YoY) compared to 4 GW, according to Mercom...

August 20, 2026

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Uttarakhand Proposes Steep Deviation Settlement Charges for Solar Projects

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has proposed reducing the tolerance to ±5% for solar and hybrid projects and to ±10% for wind projects, aligning...

August 20, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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T&D
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PFC Consulting Tenders Transmission Project for 765 kV Substation in Rajasthan

PFC Consulting has invited bids to establish an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) for the 765 kV grid substation in Rundh Gidawara (Alwar) and the associated...

August 19, 2026

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T&D

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Tenders and Auctions
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Translucent Solar Ramps Up Production at 1.2 GW South Carolina Plant

Translucent Solar, a U.S.-based solar module manufacturer, has started ramping up production at its 1.2 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Summerville, South...

August 19, 2026

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Hyderabad C&I Firms Eye Renewables to Lower Power Costs

Hyderabad, Telangana’s commercial and industrial (C&I) hub, is witnessing growing interest from businesses looking to adopt renewable energy solutions to lower...

August 19, 2026

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Kuwait Selects Developer for 1.1 GW Solar Project

A consortium comprising Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Kuwait’s Fouad AlGhanim & Sons has been selected to develop the 1.1 GW Al-Dibdibah solar project...

August 18, 2026

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Solar

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Wind
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Powertrac to Build 10 GWh Battery Storage Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat

Powertrac Group, a renewable energy solutions provider, has announced plans to establish a 10 GWh battery energy storage manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat....

August 18, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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NIRL Declares Winner of Solar, Storage Consultancy Auction

NLC India Renewables (NIRL) has announced the winner of its project management consultancy auction for two battery energy storage system projects totaling 275 MW/650 MWh...

August 17, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Agastya Green Energy to Invest ₹78 Billion in 12 GW Solar Ingot, Wafer Plant

Agastya Green Energy, a renewable energy solutions provider, will invest approximately ₹78 billion (~$816.48 million) to establish 12 GW each of solar ingot and wafer...

August 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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RECPDCL Tenders Transmission System to Evacuate 12 GW of Renewable Power

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has invited bids to establish three packages of an interstate transmission system (ISTS) for evacuating 12 GW of...

August 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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T&D

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Tenders and Auctions
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Fall in Battery Hardware Resales Pulls Stem’s Q2 Revenue Down 12% YoY

Energy storage company Stem’s revenue fell 12.3% year-over-year (YoY) to $33.65 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 compared with $38.37 million, missing...

August 14, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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UPERC Allows Solar Project Developers to Sign PPAs under Special Purpose Vehicles

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has allowed solar project developers to execute 20.2 MW of projects under Component C-2 of the Pradhan Mantri...

August 14, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Module Prices Set to Rise as Procurement Rush Builds Ahead of ALMM-II Deadline

Developers are accelerating project commissioning ahead of the December 31, 2026, Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II exemption deadline, tightening...

August 14, 2026

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: DCR Push Triggers a Solar Module Supply Crunch

The widening price gap between Domestic Content Requirement (DCR)-compliant and non-DCR modules is reshaping procurement and investment decisions across India’s solar...

August 13, 2026

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Daily Wrap-up
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Octillion Opens Third Battery Plant in India With 3 GWh Annual Capacity

U.S.-based Octillion Power Systems, a supplier of battery systems for electric vehicles, has opened its third manufacturing facility in India in Halol, Gujarat, adding...

August 12, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing

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