Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 7.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2025

Data shows policy clarity plays a critical role in industrial power demand expansion

February 20, 2026

/ Mercom Staff
/ Daily Wrap-up, Other
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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 Solar Open Access Market Report. India’s cumulative installed solar open access capacity exceeded 30 GW as of December 2025.

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