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POWERGRID Bags Transmission Project to Integrate Renewable Energy in Karnataka

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has received a letter of intent from REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) to establish an interstate transmission...

August 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Tenders and Auctions
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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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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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Four States Seek Time Until Year-end to Implement Green Energy Corridor

Four states have sought an extension until December 2025 to implement the Intrastate Transmission System Green Energy Corridor Phase-I (InSTS GEC-I). While Andhra...

August 20, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka Electricity Regulator Issues Deviation Settlement Guidelines

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the Intra-State Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters Regulations, 2025, to establish a...

July 18, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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India Added 341 MWh of Energy Storage Capacity in 2024

India installed over 341 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in 2024, marking an over sixfold increase from the 51 MWh installed in 2023, according to Mercom...

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Hartek Bags ₹1.38 Billion Substation Contract from PGCIL in Karnataka

Hartek Group, an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company, has secured a contract worth ₹1.38 billion (~$16.05 million) from the Power Grid Corporation...

July 2, 2025

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Market & Policy
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RECPDCL Invites Bids to Enhance Western-Southern Grid Power Connectivity

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has invited bids for the implementation of a 765 kV interstate transmission system between Parli New, Maharashtra, and...

June 24, 2025

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Tenders & Auctions
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Karnataka Farm Products Cooperative Sales Unit Turns to Solar, Saves Big

With a growing push for renewable energy adoption in India, it is not only commercial and industrial (C&I) units that are turning to solar energy, but also...

June 16, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Consumers

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Solar
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KREDL Invites Bids for 250 MW/1,100 MWh Solar Plus BESS Project in Tumkur

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL) has issued a request for selection for setting up a 250 MW solar project with a 1,100 MWh battery energy storage system...

May 27, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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India’s Wind Energy Installations Surge 134% QoQ in Q1 2025

India added 1.8 GW of wind energy capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 63% year-over-year (YoY) from 1.15 GW in Q1 2024. The...

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SJVN Floats Multiple Tenders for 10.59 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

SJVN has issued multiple tenders to develop grid-connected rooftop solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 10.59 MW across government buildings in India’s...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Karnataka Announces Open Access Regulations 2025

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulations, 2025. This...

April 25, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Karnataka Issues Open Access Regulations 2025

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulations,...

April 24, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access
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Karnataka Issues Procedure for Verifying Status of Captive Power Projects

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the procedure for data collection, scrutiny and verification of the captive status of power projects and their...

April 3, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Open Access
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NTPC Renewable Energy Invites Bids for 813 MW Wind Project in Karnataka

NTPC Renewable Energy has invited bids for supplying and installing 271 wind turbine generators for an 813 MW interstate transmission system-connected power project in...

March 28, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Tenders & Auctions

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