Author: Rakesh Ranjan Parashar

About Rakesh Ranjan Parashar

Rakesh Ranjan, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Rakesh Ranjan. Rakesh Ranjan is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Prior to joining Mercom, he worked in many roles as a business correspondent, assistant editor, senior content writer, and sub-editor with bcfocus.com, CIOReview/Silicon India, Verbinden Communication, and Bangalore Bias. Rakesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). More articles from Rakesh Ranjan.
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LNK Energy to Set Up 6 GW Integrated Ingot to Solar Module Manufacturing Facility

LNK Energy has launched an integrated clean energy platform, with a planned investment of ₹100 billion (~$1.1 billion) over five years. LNK Energy’s areas of...

January 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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CERC Grants Change-in-Law Relief to 300 MW Solar Project Over GST Hike

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate increase notified on 30 September 2021 qualifies as a ‘Change...

January 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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KPI Green Energy to Supply BoS Package for 534 MW Solar Project in Gujarat

Surat-based renewable energy solutions provider, KPI Green Energy, has received orders from Adani Green Energy and Adani Green Energy Six to supply goods and provide...

January 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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ANERT Invites Bids to Produce Green Hydrogen from Biomass

The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has invited bids for the development of pilot projects to produce green hydrogen from biomass....

January 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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Solar91, Srinivasa Constructions Among Winners of HESCOM’s 95 MW Solar Auction

Seven companies have won Hubballi Electricity Supply Company’s (HESCOM) auction to commission 13 solar power projects totaling 95 MW in Karnataka under Component C of...

January 16, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SJVN Commissions Assam’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project

SJVN Green Energy, SJVN’s renewable energy arm, has commissioned Assam’s first utility-scale solar project. The 70 MW solar project in the Dhubri district of the...

January 15, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Himadri Steps Up Investment in Australian Battery Firm Sicona

Mumbai-based Himadri Speciality Chemical has announced an additional capital injection of AU$10.49 million (~$7.01 million) in Australia-based Sicona Battery...

January 15, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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PFC Consulting Invites Bids for 4.5 GW Renewable Energy Transmission System

PFC Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation, has invited bids to select transmission service providers to establish an interstate transmission...

January 15, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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CSIR Launches Calibration Facility to Support India’s Solar Manufacturing Push

The CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has launched two apex-level calibration facilities to strengthen India’s national quality infrastructure and reduce...

January 14, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Government Notifies Performance Standards for EVs Under PM E-DRIVE Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has notified amendments to the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) program for the automobile and auto components industry. The...

January 14, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Uttar Pradesh Commission Approves Procurement of 1.2 GW of Renewable Power

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the procurement of 1.2 GW of firm and dispatchable renewable power by Uttar Pradesh Power...

January 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Is Aggressive Bidding Distorting the Economics of Energy Storage Projects in India?

Only 50% of the standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects evaluated in a new industry survey showed positive project economics and economic viability...

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Researchers Find 20% of Solar Panels Degrade Faster than Expected

Around a fifth of the solar panels examined in a news study by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) were found to fail much faster than expected, with some likely to...

January 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Technology
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Abunayyan–Nextpower Joint Venture Advances Utility-Scale Solar Across MENA

Saudi Arabia’s energy and infrastructure developer, Abunayyan Holding and U.S.-based Nextpower (formerly Nextracker), which specializes in solar tracking systems, have...

January 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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PFC to Raise Up to ₹50 Billion Through Secured Debentures

State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has launched Tranche I of its public issue of secured, listed, and redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs), aiming to...

January 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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T&D

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