Jakson Green won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s auction to supply 85,000 tons per annum of green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition program (Mode-2A-Tranche-I). Jakson quoted a tariff of ₹50.75(~$0.58)/kg to win the auction. The tariff discovered is lower than the previous tariff of ₹51.8 (~$0.591)/kg won by NTPC. The green ammonia will be supplied to Coromandel International in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. This is the six auction under the same tranche.

G R Infraprojects won REC Power Development and Consultancy’s (RECPDCL) transmission project to evacuate 2,500 MW of power from renewable energy projects in Rajgarh and Neemuch Special Economic Zones in Madhya Pradesh. The tender was floated in March this year. The annual transmission charges are ₹3.67 billion (~$42.67 million). The projects must be completed within 24 months from the date of acquisition of the special purpose vehicle. The operations and maintenance period will run for 35 years.

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System for Prosumers) Regulations, 2025, which applies to all grid-interactive rooftop solar systems installed by prosumers connected to distribution licensees. Prosumers retain the same rights as general electricity consumers and may install rooftop systems independently or through service providers under the renewable energy service company or the utility-led aggregation models, on a first-come, first-served basis.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on July 24 and 25, 2025, Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director at RenewSys, shared his insights on India’s solar cell and module, and components manufacturing. He also gave an overview of his company’s products and plans for expansion.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025, Kartikeya Narain Sharma, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Sunsure Energy, spoke about the future of open access projects and the evolving battery energy storage landscape. Sharma spoke about the diminishing importance of plain solar and wind power projects, and the growing demand for hybrid projects and round-the-clock projects.

Entrepreneur and investor Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of online stock broking firm Zerodha, has invested ₹1.37 billion (~$15.68 million) in solar module manufacturer Goldi Solar. The investment will enable Goldi Solar, with manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, to expand its solar module production capacity. Goldi Solar said it has nearly tripled its module manufacturing capacity from 3 GW to 14.7 GW in the last 12 months. It is also expanding its solar cell manufacturing in Surat, Gujarat. According to the latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers update, Goldi Solar has added 2,675 MW, bringing its total capacity under ALMM to 7,263 MW.

The Ceylon Electricity Board has issued an international competitive bidding tender for the development of 160 MW/640 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems. Bids must be submitted by September 10, 2025. Bids will be opened on the same day. Bidders must furnish a bid security of LKR25 million (~$83,333.33)/10MW/40MWh project and a bid document fee of LKR150,000 (~$500) for domestic bidders or $500 for overseas bidders. Successful bidders will provide a performance security of LKR108 million (~$360,000)/10MW/40MWh project. The quoted tariff will be a flat capacity charge rate in LKR/MW/month for the 15-year period.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced new rules limiting how wind and solar companies can claim federal tax breaks. While industry associations criticized the guidance as a further blow to clean energy development, industry analysts viewed the changes as minimal and less severe than initially feared. In July 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Treasury to terminate the clean electricity production and investment tax credits for wind and solar facilities and implement the enhanced foreign entity of concern restrictions identified in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act.