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Energy Storage Startup VoltSeal Raises $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Round

VoltSeal, a distributed battery storage company serving commercial and industrial consumers, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Theia Ventures....

June 4, 2026

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Arjun Pradeep

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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India Extends Countervailing Duty on Malaysian Solar Glass for Five Years

The Ministry of Finance has extended the countervailing duty on imports of textured tempered glass originating in or exported from Malaysia, a product widely used in the...

June 3, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Q1 2026 Sees Broad Cost Increases for Solar Projects Using Chinese Modules

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects showed mixed trends across module technologies during Q1 2026, with Chinese module-based projects recording cost...

June 3, 2026

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Ajayan J S

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Mercom Research Focus

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Modules

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Solar
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India Blocks China’s WTO Move Over Solar Incentives, Import Tariffs

India recently rejected a request from China to set up a dispute panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to investigate India’s tariffs on imported high-tech goods...

May 28, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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I Squared Capital Launches $1 Billion Power Transmission Platform in India

I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, has launched Cube Grid, a power transmission platform targeting India’s electricity grid, with plans to...

May 22, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Grid
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India’s Solar Hour Peaks Hold, But Evening Power Gaps Pose Challenges

India is meeting new energy peaks during the day this summer, but come sundown, power shortages are becoming more frequent. Consider this: On May 19, 2026, at 3.40 PM,...

May 20, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Storage Drives India’s Policy Shift in Q1 2026

India’s renewable energy sector is entering a phase of stricter regulatory compliance, growing integration of storage, and evolving market structures, according to...

May 20, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 15.3 GW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2026

India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, its highest-ever quarterly total, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Market...

May 15, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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India Adds Record 15.3 GW of Solar Capacity in Q1 2026

India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2026, its highest-ever quarterly total, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Market Update Report. Additions...

May 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Solar
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CERC Staff Paper Proposes Capacity Market Design for Power Sector

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a staff paper outlining a framework for introducing capacity markets in India to address gaps in...

April 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Clean Energy Meets All Power Demand Growth Globally in 2025 as Solar Surges

Clean energy sources met all global electricity demand growth in 2025, marking a structural turning point for the power sector and halting the long-standing expansion of...

April 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Reduced Cooling Needs Drive Global Energy Demand Growth Down to 1.3% in 2025

Global energy demand grew by 1.3%, or 8 exajoules (EJ), in 2025, down from a 2% increase in 2024, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This...

April 28, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Global Wind Energy Installations Hit 165 GW In 2025, Up 40% YoY

The global wind energy sector recorded 165 GW of new grid-connected capacity installed in 2025, marking the highest annual addition on record and taking total installed...

April 22, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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India Needs Long-Duration Energy Storage Purchase Obligation Targets: Report

India needs a long-duration energy storage (LDES) trajectory similar to a renewable purchase obligation to increase LDES integration into the country’s power mix,...

April 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: ALMM Expansion to Wafers Raises Capacity Gap Concerns

The government’s move to extend the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework to solar wafers marks a major step toward building a fully integrated...

April 10, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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