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Rising Landed Costs Shrink Savings for Solar Open Access Consumers

Savings for commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers under solar open access narrowed across most states in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 as rising power purchase...

March 13, 2026

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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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Telangana Sets ₹0.13/kWh Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) has set an additional surcharge of ₹0.13 (~$0.0014)/kWh on applicable open access consumers for the first half of...

March 11, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Other
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Privi Speciality Chemicals to Procure Power from 16.6 MW Solar Project

Mumbai-based Privi Speciality Chemicals will procure power from a 16.60 MW solar project as a captive user by acquiring a 26% equity stake in Radiance MH Eleven, a...

March 11, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Open Access

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Solar
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TCPL Packaging to Procure Power from CleanMax’s 3 MW Solar Project

Mumbai-based packaging solutions company TCPL Packaging has acquired a 26% stake in Clean Max Hana to source power from the company’s 3.05 MW solar project in...

March 10, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar
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Sunsure to Supply 12.7 Million Units of Solar Power to Auto Parts Firm Daeseung

Renewable solutions provider Sunsure Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Daeseung Autoparts India and Ilgahng Automotive to supply a cumulative of 12....

March 9, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar
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Himachal Proposes Short-Term Green Energy Open Access Through InSTS Systems

Himachal Pradesh State Load Dispatch Centre (HPSLDC) has issued the draft procedure for the grant of short-term green energy open access (GEOA) through intrastate...

March 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Open Access
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Top Five States for Solar Open Access Installations in 2025

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, the highest addition recorded in any calendar year, according to the Q4 and Annual 2025 Mercom India Solar Open...

March 3, 2026

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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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Madhya Pradesh Amends Open Access Rules, Clarifies Billing Mechanism

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has notified the Sixth Amendment to the MPERC (Terms and Conditions for Intra-State Open Access in Madhya...

February 19, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar
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Chemicals Firm Tatva Chintan to Source 6.4 MW of Wind-Solar Power from AMPIN

Chemical manufacturing company Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem has signed agreements to procure 6.4 MW of power from AMPIN C&I Power Twenty Six’s (AMPIN) 19.8 MW...

February 19, 2026

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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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India Adds 7.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2025

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, a largely flat 0.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 7.7 GW, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2025 India...

February 19, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Karnataka Halves Additional Surcharge for Open Access Power

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved Bangalore Electricity Supply Company’s (BESCOM) plea to allow it to impose an additional surcharge of...

February 18, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Renewable Energy
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IOC-GPS Renewables JV Invites Bids for Open Access Solar Supply

IOC-GPS Renewables, an Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) and GPS Renewables joint venture, has invited bids to procure long-term open access solar power under the group...

February 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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Prostarm Wins South Eastern Railway’s 2 MW Rooftop Solar Auction

Prostarm Info Systems has won South Eastern Railway’s auction to set up 2.059 MW rooftop solar systems under the Santragachi division in Howrah, West Bengal. Prostarm...

February 9, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar Open Access Primary Growth Engine for C&I Units in India: Interview

India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy market is undergoing a structural transition, with distributed solar growing beyond rooftop installations...

February 9, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Open Access

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Solar

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Sponsored News
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Chhattisgarh Flags DSM Charges Misapplication for Open Access Consumers

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued clarifications on the applicability of wheeling and Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM)...

February 3, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar

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