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Melvin Mathew, Staff reporter at Mercom India
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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
The Odisha government has announced additional state support of up to ₹4.95 billion (~$54.445 million) to accelerate the growth of rooftop solar projects under the PM...
India’s rooftop solar capacity grew to 7.1 GW in the calendar year (CY) 2025, an over 123% year-over-year (YoY) jump from 3.2 GW in 2024, according to Mercom India...
Clean energy solutions provider Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions’ (CleanMax) ₹31 billion (~$340.92 million) initial public offering (IPO) was subscribed 0.94 times at...
Kolkata-based solar module manufacturer Vikram Solar has secured an order for the supply of 378.75 MW of N-TOPCon modules for Indian Oil-NTPC Green Energy’s (INGEL) 600...
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its preliminary determination of countervailing duties of up to 125.87% on crystalline silicon solar cells, whether or not...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has raised the permissible equity investment limit for Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) in its subsidiaries...
The U.S. added 28 GW/58 GWh of new energy storage capacity in 2025, according to a new report by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). This is the highest-ever...
Wind turbine manufacturer Senvion India has won anorder from Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL) to supply and install 83.7 MW of wind turbines. Senvion will deploy 31...
Eagle Construction (Eagle Infra India) and OPG Power (OPG Power Ventures) have won Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation’s (TNGECL) auction to set up seven standalone...
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited quotations from scheduled commercial banks to invest ₹4.5 billion (~$49.603 million) in term/fixed deposits. The...
The cost of battery storage projects reached all-time new lows in 2025, even as the cost of other renewables saw an increase, according to BloombergNEF’s...
Independent power producer Vedanta Power has invited expressions of interest from Indian and global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors and...
The global lithium-ion battery market exceeded $150 billion in 2025, up 20% from 2024, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The report noted that...
Backed by a robust viability gap funding (VGF) program and declining prices, India is witnessing significant growth in the deployment of battery energy storage systems...
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has proposed removing the cap of ₹0.4 (~$0.0044)/kWh on the distribution licensee’s monthly...
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