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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 7.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2025

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, a largely flat 0.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 7.7 GW, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2025 India...

February 20, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Madhya Pradesh Amends Open Access Rules, Clarifies Billing Mechanism

The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has notified the Sixth Amendment to the MPERC (Terms and Conditions for Intra-State Open Access in Madhya...

February 19, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Open Access

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Solar
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India Adds 7.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2025

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, a largely flat 0.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 7.7 GW, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2025 India...

February 19, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Data Shows Policy Clarity Plays Critical Role in Industrial Power Demand Expansion

India’s top states fostering open access power have emerged as the core engines of industrial electricity demand growth, driven by manufacturing clusters, rising captive...

February 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Karnataka Halves Additional Surcharge for Open Access Power

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved Bangalore Electricity Supply Company’s (BESCOM) plea to allow it to impose an additional surcharge of...

February 18, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Sets Renewable Consumption Obligation Buyout Price at ₹347/MWh

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has determined the buyout price as an alternative compliance mechanism for electricity distribution licensees, open...

February 18, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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Punjab Tops India’s First Regulatory Performance Rankings in Power Sector

Punjab, Karnataka, and Maharashtra have topped the list of states in the first-ever assessment of regulatory performance in the power sector, with scores of 97, 96, and...

February 18, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar and Battery Storage Lead C&I Shift Toward Clean Power Procurement

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities, large institutions, and residential complexes are increasingly turning to clean power solutions that offer greater cost...

February 18, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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C&I

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Solar
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IOC-GPS Renewables JV Invites Bids for Open Access Solar Supply

IOC-GPS Renewables, an Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) and GPS Renewables joint venture, has invited bids to procure long-term open access solar power under the group...

February 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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India Posts Historic Solar Growth with 36.6 GW Installed in 2025

India recorded its highest-ever annual solar capacity addition in the calendar year 2025, installing 36.6 GW, a 43% increase over the 25.6 GW added in 2024, according to...

February 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Solar Open Access Primary Growth Engine for C&I Units in India: Interview

India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy market is undergoing a structural transition, with distributed solar growing beyond rooftop installations...

February 9, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Open Access

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Solar

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Chhattisgarh Flags DSM Charges Misapplication for Open Access Consumers

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued clarifications on the applicability of wheeling and Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM)...

February 3, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Open Access

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Solar
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Max Healthcare Signs 4 MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Sunsure

Delhi-based hospital chain Max Healthcare has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy solutions provider Sunsure Energy to procure 4 MW...

January 30, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Open Access

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Telangana Amends Open Access Regulations

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) amended the Terms and Conditions of Open Access Regulation, 2024, to clarify the regulatory treatment of energy...

January 29, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Telangana Regulator Amends Open Access Rules to Clarify REC Eligibility

The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) has amended the Terms and Conditions of Open Access Regulation, 2024, to clarify the regulatory treatment of...

January 28, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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