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Landed Costs of Solar Open Access Projects Rise on Higher PPA Tariffs

The landed costs for third-party solar open access projects increased in 11 of 15 states for high-tension (HT) industrial consumers, primarily driven by higher power...

September 17, 2025

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Sowndhiga U

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Policy Uncertainty a Barrier for Solar Open Access in Telangana

Despite growing demand from energy-intensive industrial sectors, solar open access projects are not seeing much traction in Telangana due to a lack of policy clarity....

September 16, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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India Added 3.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 1H 2025

India added nearly 3.8 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, an over 4% decrease from 3.9 GW installed in the same period of 2024, according...

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AMPIN Commissions 50 MW Open Access Solar Project in Chhattisgarh

AMPIN Energy Transition has commissioned a 50 MW open access solar power project in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district. The project is supplying renewable energy to...

September 2, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Open Access

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Solar
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APTEL Sets Aside Additional Surcharge for Open Access in Rajasthan

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has set aside the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (RERC) 2016 order that imposed an additional surcharge of...

September 1, 2025

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Staff

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Market & Policy

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EPC Players Must Set Reasonable Deadlines Amidst Equipment Crunch: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on July 24 and 25, 2025, Vaibhav Roongta, Chief Business Officer at Rays...

August 21, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Bahrain Begins Work on 150 MW Solar Project

Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) announced the commencement of work on the country’s first solar project. The project has a planned production capacity of...

August 11, 2025

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Staff

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Open Access

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Solar
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Everest Industries to Offtake Power from Enerparc’s 15 MW Solar Project

Maharashtra-based building material manufacturer, Everest Industries, will procure 3 MW of solar power from Enerparc Solar Power 10’s 15 MW solar project for its Podanur...

August 8, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar
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HERC Approves ₹1.21/kWh Additional Surcharge on Open Access Consumers

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has approved an additional surcharge of ₹1.21 (~$0.0138)/kWh on open access consumers in the state. The surcharge...

August 8, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Open Access

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Solar
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Amazon to Source Power from Gentari’s 80 MW Wind Project

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will procure power from Gentari’s 80 MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu. The project is expected to begin operations in mid-2027 and is...

August 5, 2025

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Staff

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Open Access

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Wind
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MERC Allows Simultaneous Net Metering for Rooftop Solar and Open Access

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has reiterated the regulatory requirement that rooftop solar generation under simultaneous open access must be...

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Madhya Pradesh Emerges as a Key Market for Solar Open Access

In the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, Madhya Pradesh emerged as one of the leading states in adding solar open access capacity. With 121.5 MW installed, it recorded the...

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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka Lead Q1 Solar Open Access Installations

India added 1.1 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, down nearly 48% from 2.1 GW in Q4 2024. Installations were down 47% year-over-year...

June 27, 2025

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Tarun Kothamasu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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France Records 1.4 GW Solar Installations in First Quarter of 2025

France added 1,442 MW of solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, a 34.76% year-over-year increase from 1,070 MW, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy...

June 11, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar
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Jindal Stainless to Procure 700 MU of Hybrid Renewable Power from Oyster

Jindal Stainless will procure approximately 700 million units (MU) of renewable energy annually from Oyster Renewable Energy’s 282 MW interstate wind-solar hybrid power...

June 6, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar

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Wind

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