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India’s Solar Growth Exposes Industry-Wide Talent Readiness Gap: Mercom

India’s rapidly expanding solar industry is facing a growing workforce readiness gap, with employers across utility-scale project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar installation, and engineering, procurement, and constructi...

October 15, 2026

Mercom Research Focus

India’s Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity Nears 50 GW

India’s operational solar cell manufacturing capacity has approached the 50 GW  milestone, according to Mercom India’s PV Manufacturing Tracker. However, the nearly 50 GW manufacturing capacity does include a stabilization ...

October 13, 2026

Energy Storage

Government Earmarks ₹60 Billion for Green Energy Corridor-III Battery Storage

The Union Cabinet has earmarked ₹60 billion (~$631.11 million) for viability gap funding (VGF) to support the deployment of 50 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) under the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) progra...

October 15, 2026

Markets & Policy

US to Impose Antidumping, Countervailing Duties on Solar Imports from India

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has ruled that imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, whether assembled into modules or not, from India, Indonesia, and Laos materially injured the domestic...

October 15, 2026

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Ampyr Solar Europe Sells 49% Stake in 157 MW Solar Project in Germany

Ampyr Solar Europe (ASE), a solar and battery storage developer, has sold a 49% stake in its 157 MW Elsterheide solar and battery storage project in Saxony, Germany, to Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure (DEI), a Japanese investment company and...

October 16, 2026

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Germany Adds 12.63 GW of Solar Capacity in 9M 2026

Germany’s net solar capacity additions fell to 1.23 GW in September 2026 from 1.64 GW in August, as per the Market Master Data Register maintained by the country’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). However, September’s net solar...

October 16, 2026

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Maharashtra Invites Bids to Set Up Battery Storage Projects

The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) has floated a tender to set up battery energy storage systems across six locations in Maharashtra on a build, own, and operate basis. The total BESS capacity to be set up is 500 MW/1,600 MWh,...

October 16, 2026

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NTPC Tenders Floating Solar Project with Battery Storage in Mauritius

NTPC, on behalf of NTPC (Mauritius) Energy, has invited bids for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package to develop a floating solar project integrated with a battery energy storage system (BESS) at Tamarind Falls Reservoir in...

October 16, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Growth Exposes Talent Readiness Gap

India’s rapidly expanding solar industry is facing a growing workforce readiness gap, with employers across utility-scale project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar installation, and engineering, procurement, and construction reporting that...

October 16, 2026

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Banks Offer Longer Loan Tenures and Flexible Repayments for MSME Solar Projects

Financial institutions are offering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) longer loan tenures, flexible repayment structures, and specialized financing products to support rooftop solar adoption and reduce upfront investment barriers. However,...

October 16, 2026

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NITI Aayog Bats for Green Power Tariff, Open Access Rules for Data Centers

Government thinktank NITI Aayog has urged the Ministry of Power and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to develop and publish model green tariff, banking, and open access principles for data centers’ procurement of round-the-clock...

October 15, 2026

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CERC Adopts Tariffs for SJVN’s 600 MW Wind Power Auction

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted tariffs for 600 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS) connected wind power projects awarded by SJVN. It adopted the individual tariffs ranging from ₹3.64 (~$0.0383)/kWh to ₹3.65...

October 15, 2026

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CEA Updates Transmission Planning Norms to Support Renewables Integration

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised its Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria to include provisions for ultra high-voltage alternating current (UHVAC) transmission systems and updated modeling requirements for renewable energy...

October 15, 2026

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Australia Launches $173 Million Funding Program for Solar Technologies

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched the third round of its Solar Sunshot program, offering up to AUD250 million (~$173.04 million) to support the manufacturing and commercialization of technologies that can reduce the cost...

October 15, 2026

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