India’s average solar irradiance ranges from 3.5 kWh/m²/day to 5.5 kWh/m²/day. Differences between satellite-derived irradiance estimates and actual ground conditions can create uncertainty in generation forecasts and financial models, affecting project economics and investment decisions.

Battery energy storage system developers with existing connectivity can increase the storage duration of their projects without seeking additional grid connectivity capacity under a new procedure issued by the Central Transmission Utility of India.

The Ministry of Power authorized POWERGRID to lay an overhead transmission line for the integration of additional renewable energy potential at Davanagere and Bellary in Karnataka.

REC Power Development and Consultancy announced the winner of the auction to develop and operate an intrastate electricity transmission system in Maharashtra to evacuate power from renewable energy projects.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company announced the winners of its auction to set up 2,000 MW/4,000 MWh of battery energy storage systems. The work is divided into two parts.

NTPC Renewable Energy invited bids to supply and install wind turbine generators for an interstate transmission system-connected wind energy project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The bid submission deadline is October 19, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation invited bids to install a grid-connected rooftop solar project at its Bina Refinery Residential Complex in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 1 MWp solar project will be developed under captive mode. The last date to submit bids is October 10, 2026. The technical bids will be opened the same day.

Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology invited bids to develop approximately 2 MW of grid-connected flexible solar projects in Goa. The last date to submit bids is October 8, 2026. Bids will be opened on October 9.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India invited bids to set up 4,083.75 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects under the renewable energy service company model at the constituent colleges/institutions of the Central Agricultural University, Imphal – Northeastern Region. Bids must be submitted by November 2, 2026. Bids will be opened on November 5.

Hyderabad-based solar module and cell manufacturer Premier Energies commissioned a 7 GW N-type tunnel oxide passivated contact G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh. The facility raises the company’s total solar cell manufacturing capacity to 10.6 GW.

The Power Grid Corporation of India announced plans to raise up to ₹50 billion (~$500 million) with its 84th bond issue for 2026-27. The bonds will have a base issue size of ₹10 billion (~$100 million) and a greenshoe option of ₹40 billion (~$400 million).

Germany’s Federal Network Agency, Bundesnetzagentur awarded 2.52 GW of onshore wind capacity in its latest auction. The agency received 461 bids totaling 5.25 GW against an auction volume of 2.52 GW.

Solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology inaugurated a new gigawatt-scale factory in Niestetal near Kassel, Germany, with an annual production capacity of more than 60 GW for utility-scale clean energy technologies.