open-access

thumbnail
Gujarat Retains Banking Charges of ₹1.5/kWh for Open Access Consumers

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has retained banking charges of ₹1.5 (~$0.016)/kWh for open access consumers, amending the Gujarat Electricity...

October 16, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Markets & Policy

,

Open Access

,

Solar

,

Wind
thumbnail
Telangana Drops Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers in 2H FY 2026

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) has determined that no additional surcharges will be levied on open access power consumers for the second half...

October 10, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Markets & Policy

,

Open Access

,

Solar

,

Wind
thumbnail
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in September 2025

India’s solar sector is entering a decisive new phase. Starting September 1, 2025, all tenders require developers and installers to use solar modules compliant with the...

October 6, 2025

/

Staff

/

Market & Policy

,

Renewable Energy
thumbnail
Rajasthan Proposes 5% ESS for Renewable Energy Projects Above 5 MW

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has proposed an amendment that mandates energy storage systems (ESS) for all new renewable energy projects, except...

September 26, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

Energy Storage

,

Solar

,

Wind
thumbnail
Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers in Gujarat Increased by ₹0.18/kWh

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has increased the additional surcharge for open access consumers by ₹0.18/kWh (~$0.002)/kWh. The additional...

September 26, 2025

/

Staff

/

Markets & Policy

,

Open Access
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: Tamil Nadu Issues Green Energy Open Access Regulations

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission issued a comprehensive framework for renewable energy transactions through the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory...

September 26, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up

,

Other
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: Maharashtra Solar Open Access Solar Installations Increase

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...

September 24, 2025

/

Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up

,

Other
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
Sustainable Supply Chains Can Open New Doors for C&I Businesses

Commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses can not only cut carbon emissions and power costs but also meet the green procurement criteria increasingly mandated by...

September 18, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

C&I

,

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
Policy Uncertainty a Barrier for Solar Open Access in Telangana

Despite growing demand from energy-intensive industrial sectors, solar open access projects are not seeing much traction in Telangana due to a lack of policy clarity....

September 16, 2025

/

Melvin Mathew

/

C&I

,

Markets & Policy

,

Open Access

,

Solar
thumbnail
Daily News Wrap-Up: India Added 3.8 GW 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...

September 10, 2025

/

Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up
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
Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Capacity Rose 2.8 GW 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. The...

September 3, 2025

/

Mercom Staff

/

Daily Wrap-up

1

2

3

...

28