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Government Proposes Aadhaar Style ID to Enable End-to-End Battery Traceability

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released draft guidelines for implementing the battery pack Aadhaar system, a nationwide digital identification...

January 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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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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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Grid India Moots Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should incorporate...

January 5, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Sodium-Ion Batteries Show Faster Charging Than Lithium-Ion in New Study

Sodium-ion batteries could charge faster than lithium-ion batteries, according to an experimental study led by the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of...

January 2, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Ola Electric Receives ₹3.66 Billion PLI-Auto Incentive for FY25

Ola Electric Mobility has received an approval order from the Ministry of Heavy Industries to release incentives totaling ₹3.66 billion (~$44 million) under the...

December 29, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Long-Duration Utility-Scale BESS Project Cost Drops to $125/kWh: Ember

The capital cost for long-duration (4 hours or more) utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in markets outside China and the U.S. reached roughly $125/kWh...

December 12, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Project Finance Brief: Earthrise Energy Secures $360M for Solar Portfolio

From: Mercom Capital Group Earthrise Energy, an independent renewable energy power producer, announced the closing of a $360 million financing package to support the...

December 10, 2025

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Arjun Pradeep

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM-KUSUM Achieves 27% of Target as Sunset Date Nears

The government’s ambitious program to solarize the agriculture sector met only 27.2% of the 34,800 MW target so far, with the deadline less than four months away. As of...

December 5, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Pace Digitek’s Subsidiary Secures ₹997 Million BESS Order from Advait

Lineage Power, a material subsidiary of Pace Digitek, has received an order valued at ₹997.10 million (~$11.24 million) from Advait Greenergy, a subsidiary of Advait...

December 4, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Sodium-ion to Set to Surge But Still a Sidekick to Lithium by 2030: IRENA

Lithium-ion batteries dominate today because of their long service life, high energy density, high efficiency, and fast power delivery. However, rising demand raises...

December 4, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Residential Solar Company SunPower Acquires Ambia Solar

From: Mercom Capital Group SunPower, a solar technology, services, and installation company, completed the acquisition of Ambia Solar, a solar panel installation company...

December 3, 2025

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Staff

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Solar
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EV Solutions Firm Neuron Energy Raises ₹310 Million in Pre-Series B Funding

Mumbai-based electric vehicle (EV) solutions company Neuron Energy has raised ₹310 million (~$3.47 million) in a pre-series B round to expand its battery manufacturing...

November 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Efficiency

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Energy Storage
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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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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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India’s First 3 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Project Commissioned at NTPC NETRA

India’s first MWh-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) project has been commissioned by NTPC at its research and development center, the NTPC Energy Technology...

November 12, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Amara Raja’s Revenue Grows 6.6% in Q2 on Strong OEM, Aftermarket Demand

Battery manufacturer Amara Raja Energy and Mobility posted a revenue of ₹34.67 billion (~$390.85 million) in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) 2026, a 6....

November 7, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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