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MERC Rejects Solar Developer’s ₹477 Million Change-in-Law Compensation Claim

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a solar developer’s petition seeking compensation of ₹477.5 million (~$5.09 million) for additional...

April 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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MERC Approves Tariffs for 8 MW Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved tariffs ranging from ₹5.30 (~$0.0565)/kWh to ₹5.90 (~$0.0629)/kWh for the procurement of...

April 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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MERC Approves 60 MW Wind-Solar PPA Withdrawal, Citing High Tariff

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Mindspace Business Parks, Gigaplex Estate, and KRC Infrastructure and Projects to withdraw their...

April 23, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MoP Invokes Emergency Clause to Raise Coal Power Output

The government has begun invoking emergency powers under Section 11 of the Electricity Act to direct coal-based thermal power plants to increase generation, given the...

April 1, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Maharashtra Sets ₹2.82/kWh Tariff for Surplus Rooftop Solar Power in FY 2027

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a generic tariff of ₹2.82 (~$0.030)/kWh for surplus rooftop solar power, along with variable...

March 31, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Maharashtra Revises Energy Banking Rules in Modified Multi-Year Tariff Order

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has modified aspects of its multi-year tariff (MYT) order, revising time-of-day (ToD) banking rules and...

March 27, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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APTEL Upholds Tata Power’s Phased Distribution Rollout in Mumbai

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) appeal challenging the Maharashtra...

March 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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MSEDCL Gets Approval to Procure 4 GWh Battery Storage Capacity

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) proposal to procure 2 GW/4 GWh...

March 9, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Maharashtra Regulator Approves 2,269 MW of Solar Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to proceed with competitive bidding for...

March 9, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Maharashtra Proposes ₹2.82/kWh Tariff for Surplus Rooftop Solar Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued a draft order proposing a generic tariff of ₹2.82 (~$0.031)/kWh for surplus electricity exported from...

March 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 7.1 GW of Rooftop Capacity in 2025

India’s rooftop solar capacity grew to 7.1 GW in the calendar year 2025, an over 123% year-over-year (YoY) jump from 3.2 GW in 2024, according to Mercom India Research’s...

February 27, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Maharashtra’s Rooftop Solar Policy Tweak Faces Heat

Rooftop solar installers in Maharashtra are up in arms over a reported change in capacity approval criteria by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company...

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MERC Rules Rooftop Solar Net Metering Can Continue with Open Access

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to permit net metering for Hatsun...

January 5, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Regulator Approves Maharashtra DISCOM’s 1.6 GW Solar Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) proposal to procure 1,600 MW of...

January 5, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Maharashtra Regulator Approves Tariffs for Tata Power’s 250 MW FDRE Projects

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved tariffs ranging between ₹4.43 (~$0.049)/kWh and ₹4.77 (~$0.05)/kWh for Tata Power Company’s 250 MW...

January 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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