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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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Trump Withdraws US from Global Climate Pacts, Solar Alliance, and IRENA

The White House has announced that the U.S. will end funding and withdraw from 35 non-United Nations (UN) international and 31 UN organizations, including bodies...

January 9, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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China Issues Guidance on Strengthening Solar Intellectual Property Rights

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have issued a guidance document to further...

January 9, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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LEAPTING to Supply Module Cleaning Robots for Waaree’s 1 GW Solar Projects

Robotic solar module cleaning equipment supplier LEAPTING has signed an agreement with Waaree Renewables to deploy over 2,000 water-free, fully automatic solar module...

January 8, 2026

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Solar
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CREST Invites Bids to Set Up 3 MW Rooftop Solar Projects in Chandigarh

The Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to set up 3 MW of grid-connected rooftop...

January 8, 2026

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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IEX’s Traded Electricity Volume Up 12% in Q3 FY 2026

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has traded a monthly electricity volume of 34.08 billion units (BU) during the third quarter (Q3) of the financial year (FY) 2026, an 11....

January 7, 2026

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Pace Digitek’s Subsidiary Secures ₹943 Million BESS Order from BSNL

Lineage Power, a material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has received a purchase order valued at ₹943.51 million (~$10.46 million) to supply battery modules, racks, and...

January 6, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Other
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NLC Floats EPC Tender for 250 MW/500 MWh BESS in Tamil Nadu

NLC India (NLCIL) has issued an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) tender for setting up a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project at...

January 5, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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EU Solar Installations Fall to 65 GW in 2025, Ending a Decade of Yearly Growth

Solar capacity additions in the European Union (EU) in 2025 have dropped for the first time in a decade, with new installations of 65.1 GW, down 0.7% year-over-year...

January 5, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Premier Wins Solar Module and Cell Orders Worth ₹23 Billion in Q3 FY 2026

Hyderabad-based Premier Energies has secured orders valued at ₹23.07 billion (~$255.84 million) during the third quarter (Q3) of the financial year (FY) 2026 to supply...

January 2, 2026

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Modules

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Solar
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IREDA’s Loan Approvals Grow 29% YoY to ₹401 Billion in 9M FY 2026

Government-owned lender, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (IREDA) loan approvals for the nine months (9M) ended December 31, 2025, stood at ₹401 billion (~$4....

January 2, 2026

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Waaree Wins EPC Contract for 29 MW Solar Project

Waaree Renewable Technologies, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) arm of the Waaree Group, has secured a letter of award from an undisclosed Indian...

December 31, 2025

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Other

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Solar
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Adani Green Operationalizes 307.4 MW Renewable Projects in Gujarat

Adani Green Energy (AGEL) has operationalized an aggregate of 307.4 MW of renewable energy projects through its step-down subsidiaries at Khavda, Gujarat. The total...

December 31, 2025

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Other Energy

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Solar

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Wind
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RenewSys to Supply 300 MW of Solar Encapsulants to Icon Solar

Mumbai-headquartered RenewSys India, manufacturer of solar modules and key components, has signed an agreement to supply 300 MW of high-performance solar encapsulants to...

December 31, 2025

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Other

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Solar

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Technology
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CERC Approves Reduced Tariff for NTPC Green’s 40 MW Solar Project in Ayodhya

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved a reduced tariff of ₹3.36 (~$0.037)/kWh for NTPC Green Energy’s (NGEL) 40 MW solar project in Ayodhya,...

December 31, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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DVC’s PSA With NHPC for 250 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy Approved

West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has approved a power sale agreement (PSA) between the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and NHPC for procuring...

December 30, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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