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Leather Products Manufacturer Banks on Rooftop Solar for Power Bill Savings

Industrial establishments accounted for the second-largest share in India’s rooftop solar market in the second quarter of 2026, according to Mercom India’s...

October 26, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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C&I

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Solar
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West Bengal Utility Floats Tender for Solar Project with Battery Storage

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for the design, engineering, construction, testing, and commissioning of a solar power...

October 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 225 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,256 MW of solar module capacity, increasing...

September 18, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Renewable Energy
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West Bengal Regulator Clears ₹20 Billion Floating Solar-Storage Project

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has allowed West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) to incur expenditure of ₹20.14 billion (~$210.48...

September 17, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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West Bengal Floats O&M Tender for Rooftop Solar Project

The West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) has invited bids for the biennial operation and maintenance (O&M) of a grid-connected rooftop solar project at...

September 11, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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West Bengal Floats O&M Tender for 8.42 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for operation and maintenance (O&M) of 8.415 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar...

September 4, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Beyond the Leaders: States That Could Drive India’s Next Wave of Solar Open Access Growth

India’s solar open access market remains concentrated among a handful of states that have historically dominated installations. Cumulative solar open access capacity...

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SAIL Invites Bids for 4 MW Rooftop Solar Project in West Bengal

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has invited bids to set up a 4 MW rooftop solar project across multiple buildings and sheds at the IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur, West...

July 6, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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POWERGRID Tenders 3 GWh Battery Storage Projects in West Bengal

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has invited bids to set up five standalone battery energy storage systems with a cumulative capacity of 750 MW/3,000 MWh...

June 3, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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High Irradiance, Low Installations: The Solar Gap in Eastern and Central India

India’s average solar irradiance ranges from 3.5–5.5 kWh/m²/day across the country, with nearly every state offering significant potential for solar energy generation....

April 21, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market Tracker

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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West Bengal Invites Bids for 2 GWh Battery Storage Systems

West Bengal’s Department of Power has invited bids to set up 500 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery storage systems. The tender has been issued on behalf of the West Bengal...

April 2, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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West Bengal Invites Bids for O&M of 8 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of 8.4 MW of rooftop solar projects on...

March 11, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Military Engineer Services Floats O&M Tender for 3 MW Solar Project

The Military Engineer Services (MES) has invited bids for the comprehensive maintenance of a 3 MW solar power project at the Panagarh Military Station in West Bengal....

February 27, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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West Bengal Floats Tenders for 3 MW Rooftop Solar-BESS Projects

The West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDCL) has issued three engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tenders for setting up grid-connected...

February 9, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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PM Green Wins WBSEDCL’s 250 MW/1,000 MWh Standalone BESS Auction

PM Green, wholly owned subsidiary of Hyderabad-based Power Mech Projects, won West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company’s (WBSEDCL) auction to set up 250 MW/1,...

January 9, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions

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