mercom-research-focus

thumbnail
India Added 48.4 MWh of Energy Storage Capacity in 1H 2025

India added 48.4 MWh of energy storage capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, a 74% decline from 186 MWh added in the same period last year, according to the newly...

thumbnail
India Adds 44 GW of Solar Module Capacity in 1H 2025

India added 44.2 GW of solar module capacity and 7.5 GW of solar cell capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, according to the recently released Mercom India research...

September 30, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Manufacturing

,

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar
thumbnail
Maharashtra Sees Surge in Open Access Solar Installations

Maharashtra led solar open access installations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, accounting for 30% of the country’s capacity additions. Installations in the state...

thumbnail
Top Five States for Solar Open Access in Q2 2025

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%...

September 19, 2025

/

Prabha P P

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Open Access

,

Solar
thumbnail
Landed Costs of Solar Open Access Projects Rise on Higher PPA Tariffs

The landed costs for third-party solar open access projects increased in 11 of 15 states for high-tension (HT) industrial consumers, primarily driven by higher power...

September 17, 2025

/

Sowndhiga U

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Open Access

,

Solar
thumbnail
India Added 3.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 1H 2025

India added nearly 3.8 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, an over 4% decrease from 3.9 GW installed in the same period of 2024, according...

thumbnail
Large-Scale Solar System Costs Across Module Technologies Drop in Q2 2025

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects fell again in the second quarter of 2025, continuing the steady downward trend. Indian TOPCon-based projects remain...

September 9, 2025

/

Shanthi G

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar

,

Utility Scale
thumbnail
Rajasthan Curtails 4 GW of Solar and Wind as Transmission Delays Mount

Nearly 4 GW of wind-solar energy has been curtailed in Rajasthan since March 2025 due to delays in transmission projects and lower power demand resulting from...

September 5, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar

,

T&D

,

Wind
thumbnail
India Added 2.8 GW of Rooftop Solar Capacity in 1H 2025

India added 2.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of 2025, according to Mercom India’s newly released Q2 2025 India Rooftop Solar Market Report....

September 2, 2025

/

Staff

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Rooftop

,

Solar
thumbnail
Rooftop Solar Installations Crash in Kerala Due to Policy Restrictions

Kerala witnessed an unprecedented drop in monthly rooftop solar capacity additions, as low as 12 MW in July this year, compared to an average monthly installation of 35...

August 29, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Markets & Policy

,

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar
thumbnail
Supply Chain Shortages and Inflation Delay Power Transmission Projects

India’s power transmission sector is staring at supply chain shortages and higher procurement costs due to a high demand for transformers and other critical transmission...

August 28, 2025

/

B.S. Nagaraj

/

Solar

,

T&D
thumbnail
Solar Installations in India Jumped 31% YoY in 1H 2025

India added solar projects totaling 18 GW in the first half (1H) of 2025, a 31% year-over-year (YoY) increase from the same period last year, according to Mercom India...

August 26, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar
thumbnail
India’s Wind Energy Installations Surge 113% in Q2 2025

India added 1.6 GW of wind energy capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, a 113% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 769 MW in Q2 2024, according to Mercom India...

August 22, 2025

/

Sowndhiga U

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Wind
thumbnail
Energy Storage Funding Declines in 1H 2025

Corporate funding for energy storage companies fell sharply in the first half (1H) of 2025 to $9.1 billion across 55 deals, according to Mercom Capital Group’s 1H and Q2...

thumbnail
India’s Utility-Scale Solar Tender and Auction Activity Plunge in Q2 2025

Solar tender issuance in India fell sharply in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025. According to Mercom India Research, just 6.5 GW of solar tenders were announced—down 53....

August 11, 2025

/

Sowndhiga U

/

Mercom Research Focus

,

Solar

,

Utility Scale

1

2

3

...

34