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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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Solar Installations in India Jumped 31% YoY in 1H 2025

India added solar projects totaling 18 GW in the first half (1H) of 2025, a 31% year-over-year (YoY) increase from the same period last year, according to Mercom India...

August 26, 2025

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Higher Sales Drive Hydrogen Fuel Cell Company Plug Power’s Revenue Up 21%

Hydrogen fuel cell solutions provider Plug Power reported a revenue of $174 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 21% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $143...

August 26, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Solar with Storage Powers Computer Labs in Karnataka’s Government Schools

With the help of solar energy and energy storage, two government schools near Bengaluru are running computer classes without power interruptions. Due to the irregular...

August 25, 2025

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Domestic Demand for US-Made Goods Grows SolarEdge’s Revenue by 9.04%

Israel-based solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge reported a revenue of $289.4 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 9.04% year-over-year (YoY) growth from $265....

August 25, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Inverters & BOS
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Geothermal Energy Could Meet 15% of Global Power Demand by 2050: IEA

Geothermal capacity has the potential to meet up to 15% of the global electricity demand growth by 2050 with continued technological improvements and a reduction in...

August 22, 2025

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Other Energy

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Renewable Energy
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Vikram Solar’s IPO Oversubscribed by Over 54 Times 

Solar module manufacturer Vikram Solar’s initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed 54.63 times at the end of the bidding window on August 21, 2025. The price band...

August 21, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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BERC Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has issued the draft regulations for the deviation settlement mechanism. The regulations apply to all intra-state and...

August 21, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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SJVN Green Floats EPC Tender for 500 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan

SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids for engineering procurement and construction (EPC) of 500 MW solar projects near the 220 kV...

August 21, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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EPC Players Must Set Reasonable Deadlines Amidst Equipment Crunch: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on July 24 and 25, 2025, Vaibhav Roongta, Chief Business Officer at Rays...

August 21, 2025

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Open Access

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Solar
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Prostarm Wins KPTCL’s 150 MW/300 MWh Standalone BESS Auction

Prostarm Info Systems has won Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation’s (KPTCL) auction to set up a 150 MW/300 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in...

August 20, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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South Africa’s Eskom Invites Bids to Offtake 291 MW of Solar Power

South Africa’s power distribution company, Eskom Holdings, has invited bids to offtake 291 MW of power from its solar projects. The tender is a part of Eskom’s...

August 20, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SJVN Green Invites Bids for Balance of Systems Package for 401 MW Solar Projects

SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids for the balance of systems (BoS) and land package to set up 401 MW solar projects in...

August 19, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CleanMax Files Draft Papers for ₹52 Billion Initial Public Offering

Clean energy solutions provider CleanMax has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise ₹ 52 billion (~$595.09...

August 19, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Haryana Floats Tender to Develop 10 MW/20 MWh Standalone BESS

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVNL) has invited bids to set up four 2.5 MW/5 MWh grid-integrative standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) at 33 kV...

August 19, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Wind Developers Struggle with Long Waits for PPAs and Payment Releases: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025, Inder Bhambra, Chief Business Officer at Envision Energy, discussed the increasing demand...

August 19, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Wind

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