With a record solar capacity addition of 27 GW in the first half of 2026 and a 110 GWh storage pipeline, India’s clean energy build-out is gathering pace as the...

India’s solar open access market remains concentrated among a handful of states that have historically dominated installations. Cumulative solar open access capacity...

Madhya Pradesh’s solar open access market recorded a sharp decline in installations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, as quarterly additions remained highly dependent...

Changes to banking regulations, settlement mechanisms, and open access charges across states are altering the economics of renewable power procurement for commercial and...

The demand for solar encapsulants is rising alongside the temporary surge in module demand, following the extension of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers...

Karnataka’s large-scale solar market is set for another phase of capacity expansion, with nearly 11 GW of projects under development and in the pre-construction stage....

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (GERC) decision to reduce banking charges to ₹1 (~$0.01)/kWh from ₹1.5 (~$0.015)/kWh after a 2.5-year interval has...

India’s push to build a domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem is creating new challenges for manufacturers. While policy measures such as the Approved List of Models...

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects declined across most module technologies during the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2026. Quarterly...

India added 6.6 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, up 131% year-over-year (YoY) from 2.8 GW, according to Mercom India Research’s newly...

The sharp rise in key commodity prices, coupled with a weaker rupee, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical disruptions, is intensifying cost pressures across India’s...

As a conditional relief measure for renewable energy developers granted grid connectivity access, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently...

Solar cell imports in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 rose 33.2%, while module imports fell 75.5% compared to the previous quarter. This contrast reflects India’s...

As India’s rooftop solar market expands, the quality of balance-of-system (BoS) components and installation practices is becoming increasingly important to project...

India added nearly 6 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of the calendar year 2026, up 42% year-over-year (YoY) compared to 4 GW, according to Mercom...