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Top Policies that Shaped the Indian BESS Market in 2025

Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical tool for managing the intermittency of solar and wind genera...

December 26, 2025

Markets & Policy

CERC Notifies Guidelines for Virtual Power Purchase Agreements

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued guidelines for virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs), introducing a regulatory framework for an alternative renewable energy procurement mechanism that allows con...

December 26, 2025

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India’s Top Battery Energy Storage Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India’s accelerating shift toward renewable energy is the central reason battery energy storage systems (BESS) are growing rapidly. As solar and wind take up a larger share of the installed power mix, their natural intermittency c...

December 26, 2025

C&I

How Banks and NBFCs Are Reshaping Solar Financing for Homes, MSMEs, and Industry

India’s clean energy transition is gaining momentum, driven by growing policy support and rising pressure on commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers to reduce electricity costs and reliance on grid supply. In this environmen...

December 26, 2025

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Central Electronics Invites Bids for 1.2 GW Solar Module Manufacturing Plant

Central Electronics (CEL) has floated a tender to set up a 1.2 GW solar module manufacturing line in Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh. The facility will be set up on a revenue-sharing model under the Make in India initiative. The last date to submit bids is...

December 26, 2025

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Uttar Pradesh Regulator Approves Tariffs for 93.4 MW KUSUM Solar Projects

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the tariffs and execution of 28 power purchase agreements (PPAs) for grid-connected solar power projects with an aggregate capacity of 93.4 MW under Component C-2 of PM KUSUM....

December 26, 2025

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Telangana Invites Bids to Procure 2 GW Pumped Hydro Storage Capacity

The Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) has floated a tender to procure 2,000 MW of energy storage capacity from pumped hydro storage projects under a firm-dispatchable storage framework. The pumped hydro projects can be located...

December 26, 2025

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Chennai Port Authority Floats Tender for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Project

The Chennai Port Authority has floated a tender for a 2 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at its EXIM godowns in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The project will be implemented across four locations, EXIM Godown 1, 2, 3, and 4, within the Chennai Port...

December 26, 2025

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Vikran, Sterling Wilson, Bondada, Kintech Bag NTPC REL’s 1.4 GW Solar BoS Orders

Vikran Engineering, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy, Bondada Engineering, and Kintech Synergy have won orders from NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) for the balance of system (BoS) works for 1.4 GW of grid-connected solar power projects in...

December 26, 2025

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NTPC Green Commissions 69 MW at Khavda-I Solar Project

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has announced the commercial operation of an additional 69.04 MW at the Khavda-I Solar Project in Gujarat. The capacity represents the eighth instalment of the 1,255 MW project being developed under the Phase-II Tranche-III...

December 26, 2025

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KPI Green Secures ₹1.28 Billion Green Hydrogen Project from NTPC

Renewable energy solutions company KPI Green Energy has received three orders from NTPC for the plasma gasification-based green hydrogen generation project from municipal solid waste/refuse-derived fuel/agri waste at NETRA, NTPC, Greater Noida. The...

December 26, 2025

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Gujarat’s New Renewable Energy Policy Targets 150 GW by 2035

The Government of Gujarat has notified the Integrated Renewable Energy Policy, 2025, marking a significant step toward consolidating the state’s renewable energy ambitions under a single, unified framework. The policy is designed to support...

December 26, 2025

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Kerala Mandates Bidding for Intrastate Transmission Projects Above ₹2.5 Million

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has ruled that intrastate power transmission projects costing above ₹2.5 billion (~$28.2 million) must be executed through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) route. The order is...

December 26, 2025

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