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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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MENA Weekly Roundup: Saudi Arabia Reveals 5.3 GW Renewable Project Bidders

Saudi Arabia announced the list of qualified bidders for the seventh round of renewable energy projects under its National Renewable Energy Program, totaling 5.3 GW of...

January 12, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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China to Scrap Export VAT Rebates for Solar Products from April 1, 2026

China will cancel value-added tax (VAT) export rebates for photovoltaic (PV) and other related products from April 1, 2026, the Ministry of Finance and the State...

January 12, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Government Proposes Aadhaar Style ID to Enable End-to-End Battery Traceability

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released draft guidelines for implementing the battery pack Aadhaar system, a nationwide digital identification...

January 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Pace Digitek’s Subsidiary Secures ₹943 Million BESS Order from BSNL

Lineage Power, a material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has received a purchase order valued at ₹943.51 million (~$10.46 million) to supply battery modules, racks, and...

January 6, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Grid India Moots Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should incorporate...

January 5, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Show Faster Charging Than Lithium-Ion in New Study

Sodium-ion batteries could charge faster than lithium-ion batteries, according to an experimental study led by the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of...

January 2, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Ola Electric Receives ₹3.66 Billion PLI-Auto Incentive for FY25

Ola Electric Mobility has received an approval order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries to release incentives totaling ₹3.66 billion (~$44 million) under the...

December 29, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Long-Duration Utility-Scale BESS Project Cost Drops to $125/kWh: Ember

The capital cost for long-duration (4 hours or more) utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in markets outside China and the U.S. reached roughly $125/kWh...

December 12, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Project Finance Brief: Earthrise Energy Secures $360M for Solar Portfolio

From: Mercom Capital Group Earthrise Energy, an independent renewable energy power producer, announced the closing of a $360 million financing package to support the...

December 10, 2025

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Arjun Pradeep

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM-KUSUM Achieves 27% of Target as Sunset Date Nears

The government’s ambitious program to solarize the agriculture sector met only 27.2% of the 34,800 MW target so far, with the deadline less than four months away. As of...

December 5, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Pace Digitek’s Subsidiary Secures ₹997 Million BESS Order from Advait

Lineage Power, a material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has received an order valued at ₹997.10 million (~$11.24 million) from Advait Greenergy, a subsidiary of Advait...

December 4, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Sodium-ion to Set to Surge But Still a Sidekick to Lithium by 2030: IRENA

Lithium-ion batteries dominate today because of their long service life, high energy density, high efficiency, and fast power delivery. However, rising demand raises...

December 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Residential Solar Company SunPower Acquires Ambia Solar

From: Mercom Capital Group SunPower, a solar technology, services, and installation company, completed the acquisition of Ambia Solar, a solar panel installation company...

December 3, 2025

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Staff

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Solar
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EV Solutions Firm Neuron Energy Raises ₹310 Million in Pre-Series B Funding

Mumbai-based electric vehicle (EV) solutions company Neuron Energy has raised ₹310 million (~$3.47 million) in a pre-series B round to expand its battery manufacturing...

November 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Efficiency

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Energy Storage

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