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tina Tina Freese is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she was a news correspondent at The Better India, covering sustainability and stories of social change from Bengaluru. She holds a diploma in Print Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media. More articles from Tina Freese.
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ACME Cleantech Wins SECI’s Auction to Supply 75,000 MT of Green Ammonia

ACME Cleantech Solutions has won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to supply 75,000 metric tons (MT) of green ammonia annually to 12 fertilizer plants...

July 30, 2025

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Tenders and Auctions
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REMCL Issues RfS for Supply of 1 GW Round-the-Clock Renewable Power

REMCL, a joint venture between the Ministry of Railways and Rail India Technical and Economic Service, has issued a request for selection (RfS) for the supply of 1,000...

July 30, 2025

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders and Auctions
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Odisha Identifies 45 Pumped Storage Project Sites, to Issue Guidelines Soon

Odisha’s Energy Department has released the ‘Odisha Pumped Storage Projects (PSP) Policy’, identifying 45 potential PSP sites for implementation. Such PSPs will be...

July 29, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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NTPC Floats O&M Tender for 97 MW Ground-Mounted and Floating Solar Projects 

NTPC has invited bids for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 92 MW floating solar project at NTPC Kayamkulam, Kerala, for three years, and a 5...

July 29, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Capacity Additions Push Adani Green’s Revenues Up 31% in Q1 2026

Adani Green Energy (AGEL) reported a 31% year-over-year (YoY) revenue surge, from ₹25.28 billion (~$291 million) to ₹33.13 billion (~$382 million) in the first quarter...

July 29, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Bluebird Solar to Expand Module Manufacturing Capacity to 2.5 GW

Solar module manufacturer Bluebird Solar has announced that it will expand its module manufacturing capacity from 1.2 GW to 2.5 GW at its facility in Greater Noida,...

July 28, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Sunsure and Enerica Bag NVVN’s 250 MW/1,000 MWh BESS Auction

Sunsure Energy and Enerica Infra 3 (EnerGrid) won NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam’s (NVVN) auction to set up interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected 250 MW/1,000 MWh...

July 28, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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MNRE Releases ₹679.5 Million Funding to Four Hydrogen Valley Clusters

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the release of ₹679.5 million (~$7.8 million) as the first tranche of central financial assistance (CFA) to...

July 28, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Impacted by the Big Beautiful Bill, Tesla’s Net Income Drops 23% in Q2 2025

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla reported a net income of $1.3 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 23% year-over-year (YoY) fall from the same period last...

July 25, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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SJVN Invites Bids for 3.6 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Multiple States

SJVN has issued two requests for selection (RfS) to set up 3.6 MW of rooftop solar projects on union government buildings in several states. The solar projects will be...

July 25, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Kerala Commission Allows IGTPL to Procure 2 MW Solar Power Under Open Access

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has permitted India Gateway Terminal (IGTPL) to procure 2 MW of solar power from its proposed captive project...

July 25, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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MNRE Amends PM Surya Ghar’s Incentive to Local Bodies Component

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended the ‘incentive to local bodies’ component of the Implementation Guidelines under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft...

July 24, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China Adds 152 GW of Solar Capacity in Q2 2025, Up Three Times YoY

China added 152.5 GW of solar power capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 168.8% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 56.74 GW, according to the National Energy...

July 23, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Coal India Invites Bids for 875 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan

Coal India (CIL) has invited bids to set up an 875 MW solar power project at Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s (RVUNL) 2,000 MW Solar Park at Pugal. Bids must be...

July 23, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Government Amends PM E-DRIVE Program to Focus on Indigenization

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has amended the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for the electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations component of the PM...

July 22, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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