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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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ALTÉRRA Invests $100 Million in Evren

Private climate investment vehicle ALTÉRRA will invest $100 million (~₹8.52 billion) in the India-based renewable energy company Evren. The funds will be utilized to...

April 29, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Open Access

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Solar
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Uttar Pradesh Tenders 110 MW Projects in Two Solar Parks

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has invited bids to set up 110 MW of solar power projects in Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur Nagar solar...

April 29, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Enphase Lowers Q2 Revenue Guidance, Fears Adverse Impact from China Tariffs

U.S.-based microinverter and battery storage supplier Enphase Energy reported a 35.22% year-over-year (YoY) rise in revenue to $356.1 million in the first quarter (Q1)...

April 29, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Rays Power, Hetvi Win Assam’s Auction to Set Up 250 MW Solar Projects

Rays Power Infra and Hetvi Construction have won the Assam Power Distribution Company’s (APDCL) engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) auction to set up...

April 28, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Central Electronics Invites Bids for 200 MW Solar Module Plant

The Central Electronics (CEL), a Ministry of Science and Technology undertaking, has floated a tender to set up a 200 MW solar module manufacturing line in Sahibabad,...

April 25, 2025

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Modules

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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NTPC REL Invites Bids for a 2 MW Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) invited bids to set up a 2 MW green hydrogen generation system/electrolyzer for a green hydrogen mobility project at Sipat, Chhattisgarh....

April 25, 2025

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Other

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Tenders and Auctions
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China Adds 60 GW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2025

China added 59.71 GW of solar power capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, a 30.54% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 45.74 GW. The country’s cumulative installed...

April 25, 2025

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Open Access

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Solar
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Germany Installs 3.8 GW Solar Capacity in Q1 2025, Down 11.62% YoY

Germany installed 3.8 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, an 11.62% year-over-year (YoY) drop from 4.3 GW, according to data from the Federal Network...

April 24, 2025

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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KPI, Juniper, Jakson, Inox Win GUVNL’s 250 MW Wind Auction

KPI Green Energy, Juniper Green Energy, JGRJ Four Renewable (Jakson Green), and Inox Neo Energies (Inox Clean Energy) have won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction...

April 23, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Assam Regulator Rejects DISCOM’s Plea to Procure Solar Power at ₹3.92/kWh

The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has directed the Assam Power Distribution Company (APDCL) to procure solar power at tariffs lower than ₹3.92 (~$0....

April 23, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Madhya Pradesh Issues Incentives for Biofuel Projects Above ₹100 Million

The Madhya Pradesh government has issued an incentive program to implement biofuel projects with investments above ₹100 million (~$1.17 million) through its ‘Scheme for...

April 23, 2025

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Biofuel

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Market & Policy

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Other
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Damodar Valley Corporation Invites Bids for 250 MW/500 MWh BESS Project

The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has invited bids to set up a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Maithon, Jharkhand. Bids must be...

April 22, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Researchers Use Sunlight and Seawater to Produce Low-Cost Green Hydrogen

A Cornell University-led research team has developed a sustainable and low-cost method to produce carbon-free green hydrogen using just sunlight and seawater as inputs....

April 21, 2025

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Other Energy

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Renewable Energy

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Technology
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EPC Contracts Push Waaree’s Revenue Up 83% in FY25

Waaree Renewable Technologies, the solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) arm of the Waaree Group, has reported a 74.84% year-over-year (YoY) rise in...

April 17, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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UltraTech Cement to Source  Power from AMPIN’s 75 MW Solar Project

UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, will source renewable energy from AMPIN Energy Transition’s special purpose vehicle (SPV) AMPIN C&I Power Eight. The...

April 17, 2025

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Open Access

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Solar

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