India added 2.6 GW of solar open access capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a nearly 143% increase from 1.1 GW in Q1 2025. Installations rose 60.1% year-over-year from over 1.7 GW, according to the Q2 2025 Mercom India Solar Open Access Market report. The rise in solar open access installations was due to developers moving swiftly to secure the waiver on the interstate transmission system charges before the June 2025 deadline. Several projects were partly commissioned to qualify for the benefit. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu led solar open access installations in Q2 2025, contributing to slightly over 86% of the total.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) extended the timeline of the ‘Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects’ program by three years until March 31, 2029. According to the latest order, while the program has been extended until the end of the financial year 2028-29, new approvals for solar park capacity will be granted only up to March 31, 2026. This means that while ongoing and approved projects can continue till March 2029, any fresh approvals must be secured within the next six months from the current financial year.

MNRE updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar modules, adding 9,326 MW of capacity. The cumulative capacity of modules under ALMM now stands at 109,545 MW. India’s solar module manufacturing capacity under the ALMM reached the 100 GW milestone in August 2025, up from just 2.3 GW in 2014, according to Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi. Emmvee Energy, a subsidiary of the Emmvee Group, has added a new 2,229 MW TOPCon unit, taking its total ALMM-listed capacity to 5,493 MW.

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission reduced the reimbursement amount payable by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company to Talettutayi Solar Projects Two from ₹117.5 million (~$1.33 million) to ₹111.9 million (~$1.27 million), following corrections in a review petition. The case stems from the imposition of safeguard duty on solar imports by the Finance Ministry on July 30, 2018, which the Commission confirmed as a “change in law” event under the terms of the power purchase agreement signed on March 7, 2018, for a 20 MW solar project.

NTPC issued an engineering, procurement, and construction tender to develop a 2 MW solar project at Dump C of its Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district. Bids must be submitted by October 8, 2025. Bids will be opened on the same day. The scope of work includes the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar project. It includes providing O&M for three years. The project’s electrical interconnection must be at a 33 kV voltage level. Selected bidders must extend the power for the project construction from the low-tension source at a distance of 1.5 km from the site.

Waaree Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waaree Energies, will acquire a 76% stake in Maharashtra-based smart meter manufacturing company, Racemosa Energy. The company will acquire the shares at a cost of ₹530 million (~$6 million). The acquisition will strengthen Waaree’s presence across the energy value chain by integrating smart meters into its portfolio of products and services. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the financial year (FY) 2026. The Waaree group has recently forayed into the power transformers segment with the acquisition of two companies. These acquisitions are also likely to be completed in FY 2026.

CESC Green Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), is establishing solar cell and module manufacturing facilities, as well as other renewable energy value chain and ancillary manufacturing facilities, across India. These facilities include an over 3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant, a battery manufacturing plant, a 60 MW renewable energy project, and multiple ancillary units with an investment of up to ₹50 billion (~$567.54 million). CESC said it will provide CESC Green Power with fiscal support to ensure the project’s financial closure and implementation.

Biotech company Sanvira Biosciences saved ₹2.8 million (~$31,776) annually by installing a 368 kW rooftop solar project at its Visakhapatnam facility in Andhra Pradesh. Sanvira is a contract manufacturer that provides end-to-end services, from early-stage development to large-scale commercialization, for global biotech innovator firms with a focus on advanced fermentation technologies. With high power needs, the biotech company’s power expenditure ran up to ₹3.3 million (~$37,451) monthly and approximately ₹39.6 million (~$449,409) per year. To reduce its massive power expenditure, the company decided to invest ₹12.9 million (~$146,398) in installing a rooftop solar system on its premises.

Ghaziabad-based Goodluck India secured an order worth ₹468.7 million (~$5.60 million) from Apraava Energy for the supply of solar module mounting structures. The company reported that it will be supplying approximately 70% of the module mounting structures for a 300 MW project in Rajasthan. In its BSE filing, Goodluck India said the project must be executed in six months. Goodluck India has an order book of approximately ₹4 billion (~$47.83 million) for the solar support/mounting structures segment. The company also manufactures transmission tubes for the solar tracker industry, and structures for transmission lines and substations for power evacuation projects.