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Bridging the Solar Skills Gap as Academia Races to Catch Up

India’s push to expand solar manufacturing is exposing a persistent gap between academic training and industry requirements, contributing to a growing shortage of...

May 22, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Kerala Begins Shifting Toward Solar-Plus-Storage as Rooftop Market Matures

Kerala’s residential rooftop solar market has seen a strong demand for solar-plus-storage systems over the past year. Consumers who previously chose standard...

May 20, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Storage Becomes Critical to Solar Economics After Maharashtra Banking Changes

Maharashtra’s revised renewable energy and multi-year tariff framework ties solar consumption directly to the time of generation. The order defines solar hours as 09:00...

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Why India’s Solar Cell Production Lags Behind Module Manufacturing

India’s solar manufacturing sector is expanding unevenly, with module production scaling rapidly while cell manufacturing continues to lag. Despite policy support and...

April 29, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Rajasthan’s Virtual, Group Net Metering Rollout Slows Amid Lack of Guidelines

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) notified the regulations for virtual and group net metering for renewable energy projects roughly five months ago,...

April 28, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Uncertainty Over Charges for Captive Renewable Energy Projects Worries Developers

Regulatory ambiguity over the applicability of certain charges to interstate transmission system-connected captive renewable energy projects continues to trouble...

April 14, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India’s Solar Open Access Expansion Hit by Land Roadblocks

Consumers are increasingly shifting to solar open access due to rising electricity costs, corporate decarbonization goals, and the need for predictable long-term energy...

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ALMM Expansion to Wafers Raises Capacity Gap and Timeline Concerns

The government’s move to extend the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework to solar wafers marks a major step toward building a fully integrated...

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Maharashtra’s Energy Banking Reset Reshapes Solar Economics for C&I Consumers

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has eliminated the ability to time-shift solar generation beyond its production window by restricting energy banking to...

April 7, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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C&I

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Battery Cycling is Becoming a Key Cost Factor in India’s Energy Storage Economics

India’s battery energy storage sector is expanding rapidly, but a less visible challenge is emerging as projects move from planning to operation: the impact of...

March 27, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Mercom Research Focus
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High Temperatures Emerge as Key Risk for Battery Storage in India

India’s battery energy storage market is entering a new phase of growth, but developers are increasingly facing a constraint that traditional project models have...

March 18, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Mercom Research Focus
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Easing Group Captive Power Norms May Boost C&I Participation

The Ministry of Power’s (MoP) relaxations, allowing group captive projects to meet the 51% consumption requirement collectively rather than based on the individual...

March 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Industry Groups Slam Karnataka C&I Power Tariff Hike to Fund Farm Subsidy

Trade bodies have sharply criticized the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) decision to revise electricity tariffs for FY 2025-26, raising charges for...

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Execution Risks Loom for Indian Battery Storage Developers as Tariffs Drop Sharply

India’s standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) tenders and storage-linked renewable energy auctions have seen bid prices fall sharply, intensifying concerns...

March 9, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Energy Storage

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Mercom Research Focus
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Indian Solar Manufacturers Say Domestic Demand Offsets Impact of U.S. Duties

The recent imposition of steep countervailing duties by the U.S. on Indian solar imports is not causing much concern among solar manufacturers, given lower export...

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