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Mercom Calls for 1,000 GW 10-Year Solar Roadmap to Support India’s Energy Transition

India must set enhanced solar energy targets to provide long-term demand visibility for manufacturers, developers, investors, and financiers, and to support infrastructure development, transmission rollout, and resource planning, ...

July 2, 2026

Manufacturing

Policy Certainty, Quality Norms Key to India’s Solar BoM, BoS Manufacturing

India must strengthen its domestic bill-of-materials (BoM) and balance-of-system (BoS) manufacturing ecosystem to capture more value across the solar supply chain, panelists said at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026. At the ...

July 6, 2026

Market & Policy

How Industrial Decarbonization Can Power the Future of Clean Energy Growth

India’s decentralized energy market is emerging as a major driver of clean power demand supported by open-access policies, growing commercial and industrial (C&I) demand, and new business models that make renewable energy adop...

July 3, 2026

Manufacturing

Skilling, R&D, Cost Competitiveness Key to India’s Solar Cell Manufacturing Growth

India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II mandate. Industry leaders said India’s suc...

July 7, 2026

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APTEL Orders Fresh Tariff Review for 10 MW Rooftop Solar Project in Punjab

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has partly allowed a solar installer’s appeal against the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (PSERC) 2018 order that reduced the tariff for a 10 MW rooftop solar project from...

July 7, 2026

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Polysilicon Manufacturer United Solar Closes $50 Million Equity Investment

United Solar, a polysilicon manufacturer for the solar industry, has completed the financial close of a previously announced $50 million equity investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank...

July 7, 2026

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CERC Allows Developer to Sell 100 MW of Infirm Solar Power Outside Agreement

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed a solar developer to continue injecting infirm power from the 100 MW solar component of its 600 MW wind-solar hybrid project and sell the power outside the power purchase agreement...

July 7, 2026

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Eos Energy Secures $75 Million Equity Investment from Hudson Bay

Eos Energy Enterprises, a zinc-based long-duration energy storage solutions provider, has announced a $75 million equity investment from Hudson Bay Capital Management to support its investment in Frontier Power USA (FPUSA), a vertically integrated...

July 7, 2026

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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Crosses 200 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 10,567 MW of solar module capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity under ALMM now stands at 203,637 MW. NRG SOL...

July 7, 2026

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Grenergy Invites Bids for 1.5 TWh Hybrid Renewable Energy in Chile

Spanish clean energy producer Grenergy has invited bids through its subsidiary, GR Power, for the sale of 1.5 TWh of energy in Chile from its solar and battery storage projects in the country’s northern and central regions. The reverse auction...

July 7, 2026

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TERI Floats Tender for 57.5 MW/115 MWh Battery Storage Systems in Delhi

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has floated a tender to develop 57.5 MW/115 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across four 66/11 kV grid stations in Delhi. The systems will be deployed at G4 Dwarka (5 MW/10 MWh), G3 PPK Bindapur...

July 7, 2026

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MERC Declines Deemed Approval Relief in Green Energy Open Access Dispute

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has dismissed petitions filed by industrial consumers, renewable energy developers, and the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) challenging the rejection and delayed processing...

July 7, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Clarifies ALMM-II Norms for Government Rooftop Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) clarified that rooftop solar projects on government buildings awarded through bidding after August 31, 2025, or commissioned on or after June 1, 2026, without an approved exemption, must use solar...

July 7, 2026

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