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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in November 2025

India added a solar capacity of 26.6 GW in the first nine months (9M) of 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to the newly released Q3...

December 5, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Solar
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Solar Open Access to Gather Steam in Uttar Pradesh as Data Centers Mushroom

Driven by the rapid expansion of data centers in Uttar Pradesh, demand for solar open access in the state is expected to double over the next three years. According to...

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Rising Grid Tariffs and Policy Clarity is Driving Solar Growth in Odisha

Backed by rising power demand from commercial and industrial consumers, both rooftop solar and open access installations are expanding steadily in Odisha. Greater policy...

December 3, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 6.1 GW Solar Open Access in 9M 2025

India added 6.1 GW of solar open access capacity in the first nine months of 2025, increasing over 13% year-over-year (YoY) from 5.4 GW, according to Mercom India’s Q3...

December 3, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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India Added 6.1 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 9M 2025

India added 6.1 GW of solar open access capacity in the first nine months (9M) of 2025, increasing over 13% year-over-year (YoY) from 5.4 GW, according to Mercom India’s...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Installations Up 54% YoY in 9M 2025

India added a solar capacity of 26.6 GW in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year from 17.3 GW, according to the newly...

November 19, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Punjab Issues Draft Banking Guidelines for Green Energy Open Access Consumers

The Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) has issued a draft procedure governing the banking of renewable energy for green energy open access (GEOA) consumers under the...

November 18, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Additional Surcharge for Open Access Reduced to ₹1.09/kWh in Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has set an additional surcharge of ₹1.09 (~$0.0123)/kWh for open access consumers for the period from October 1,...

October 23, 2025

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Assam Amends Rules for Green Energy Open Access Applications

The Assam Electricity Regulatory Authority (AERC) has amended the AERC (Terms & Conditions for Open Access) Regulations, 2024, permitting green energy open access...

October 22, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access
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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

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar

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Wind
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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

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Solar

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Wind
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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

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Staff

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Renewable Energy
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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

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Wind
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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

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Open Access
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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

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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