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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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IndiGrid to Acquire ISTS Asset from ReNew to Evacuate 2.5 GW Solar Energy

Power transmission and renewable energy company IndiGrid has executed definitive agreements to acquire Gadag Transmission (GLT), an interstate transmission system (ISTS)...

December 3, 2025

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Grid

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Europe Brings Relief for Solar Module Makers by Revoking Multi-Busbar Patent

The European Patent Office (EPO) has removed a legal barrier that would have affected European solar module manufacturers using multi-busbar (MBB) cell technology. It...

December 2, 2025

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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India Added 6.1 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 9M 2025

India added 6.1 GW of solar open access capacity in the first nine months (9M) of 2025, increasing over 13% year-over-year (YoY) from 5.4 GW, according to Mercom India’s...

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Uttarakhand Includes BESS in Renewable Energy Tariff Regulations

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has issued the second amendment to UERC (Tariff and Other Terms for Supply of Electricity from Renewable Energy...

December 1, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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Mahindra to Procure 150 MW Renewable Energy from Gelos’ Hybrid Project

Mahindra and Mahindra will procure power from a 150 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Maharashtra comprising 100.8 MW of wind and 50 MW of solar capacity, which is...

December 1, 2025

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Solar

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Wind
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NLC India Floats Tender for 579.74 MWp Modules Rajasthan Solar Project

NLC India has invited bids to procure 579.74 MWp solar modules for an 810 MW project at Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s solar park at Pugal in Bikaner district....

December 1, 2025

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Modules

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Seeks Comments on Draft to Raise Solar Module Efficiency Threshold

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited comments on its draft order for expanding the threshold solar module efficiencies for enlistment in the...

November 28, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Nitesh Powertech Wins SECL’s EPC Auction for 1.2 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Nitesh Powertech has won South Eastern Coalfields’ (SECL) auction for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)  of 1,160 kW grid-connected rooftop solar...

November 28, 2025

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CMPDIL Floats Tender for 1.5 MW of Solar Trees and Rooftop Projects

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDIL) has issued a tender to set up 1,545 kW of grid-connected solar projects in the Central Coalfields project areas...

November 28, 2025

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Waaree to Supply 350 MW of TOPCon Modules for AMPIN’s Solar Projects

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has secured a 350 MW order from AMPIN Energy Transition to supply high-efficiency G12R TOPCon modules for AMPIN’s upcoming...

November 28, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Modules

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Solar
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Premier-Green Aluminium to Raise ₹600 Million for Solar Module Frame Production

Premier-Green Aluminium, a joint venture company of Premier Energies, aims to raise ₹600 million (~$6.7 million) in tranches to implement an aluminum frame production...

November 28, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Modules

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Other

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Solar
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Candi Solar Raises $58.5 Million in IFC-Led Funding Round

Switzerland-headquartered solar solutions provider Candi Solar has secured $58.5 million in a funding round led by the global development institution, International...

November 27, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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EV Charging Platform BatteryPool Raises ₹80 Million in Pre-Series A Round

Pune-based battery-as-a-service company BatteryPool has raised ₹80 million (~$895,957) in a pre-series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures. Indian Angel Network,...

November 27, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Grasim to Procure Solar Power from GMR Energy’s 10 MW Project

Grasim Industries, an Aditya Birla Group company, will invest ₹36 million (~$403,320.60) to acquire a 29% equity stake in GMR Kalinga Solar Power, a special-purpose...

November 27, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam Floats Tender for O&M of 1.5 MW Solar Project

Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban) has issued a tender for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of a 1.492 MW grid-connected ground-mounted solar project at the Bharwara...

November 27, 2025

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions

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