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Parth Shukla, Copy editor at Mercom India More articles from Parth Shukla.
Melvin MathewParth Shukla is a copy editor at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, he worked as a Copy Editor and Correspondent at The Times of India, a Senior Image Executive at Perfect Relations, and a Marketing Communications Analyst at Zephyr Peacock. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Xavier Institute of Communications in Mumbai.  More articles from Parth Shukla.
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Global Renewable Capacity Must Double to Reach 11.2 TW by 2030: Report

Global renewable energy capacity additions must more than double to reach 11.2 TW by 2030 and meet the UAE Consensus target of tripling renewables from 2022 levels,...

September 23, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Egypt Bags $4 Million Grant for Green Ammonia Project

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will provide a $3.55 million reimbursable grant to support Egypt’s Ra green ammonia project in East Port Said under its Africa...

September 23, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Other

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Solar

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Wind
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Dilip Buildcon to Divest Stake in 1.36 GW Solar Portfolio

Engineering, procurement, and construction company Dilip Buildcon has signed agreements with Alpha Alternatives Fund Advisors and its affiliates or managed funds to...

September 23, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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PFC Tenders Transmission System to Evacuate 2 GW of Renewables

PFC Consulting has invited bids to set up an interstate transmission system for evacuating 2 GW of renewable energy from the Solapur SEZ in Maharashtra under Phase II on...

September 22, 2026

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Grid

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Paid

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Tenders and Auctions
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Haryana Regulator Rejects Plea to Raise Net-Metering Limit for Solar Project

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has rejected a petition seeking to raise the net-metering limit from 500 kW to 1.412 MW for a rooftop solar project,...

September 22, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Paid

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Lineage Power Secures ₹5 Billion Battery Storage System Order from NTPC GE

Lineage Power, a material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has secured an order worth ₹4.88 billion (~$48.85 million) from NTPC GE Power Services (NGSL) for a battery energy...

September 22, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Press Releases
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SMA Solar Commissions 60 GW Energy Equipment Facility in Germany

Solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology has inaugurated a new gigawatt-scale factory in Niestetal near Kassel, Germany, with an annual production capacity...

September 21, 2026

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Manufacturing

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Renewable Energy
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POWERGRID to Raise ₹50 Billion Through 10-Year Bond Issue

The Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has announced plans to raise up to ₹50 billion (~$500 million) with its 84th bond issue for 2026-27. The bonds will have...

September 21, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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SECI Tenders 4 MW Rooftop Solar Projects at Central Agricultural University

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to set up 4,083.75 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under the renewable energy service company...

September 21, 2026

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Paid

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Satellite-Ground Irradiance Gaps Raise Risks for Solar Projects in India

India’s average solar irradiance ranges from 3.5 kWh/m²/day to 5.5 kWh/m²/day. Differences between satellite-derived irradiance estimates and actual ground conditions...

September 21, 2026

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Mercom Research Focus

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Paid

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Solar

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Technology
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BSL to Source Power from Solar Plus 5’s 4.4 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project

Textile manufacturing and export company BSL has announced agreements with Bhadla Minigrid Solar 5 to source power from its  4.4 MW/4.92 MWh solar-plus-storage project...

September 18, 2026

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C&I

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Solar
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ACME Secures $600 Million from Brookfield for Green Molecule Projects

ACME Cleantech Ventures, a UK-based subsidiary of the ACME Group, has secured up to $600 million from Brookfield Asset Management to support the development and...

September 18, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 225 GW

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

September 17, 2026

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Manufacturing

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Paid

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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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Paid

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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GameChange Alleges Solar Tracker Patent Infringement by Nextpower

GameChange Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of GameChange Energy, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against solar tracker manufacturer Nextpower in the U.S....

September 11, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Technology

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