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Solar Open Access Installations in India Surge 160% YoY to 2.7 GW

India added 2.7 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Open Access Market Report, marking a...

May 21, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Open Access

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Storage Gains Ground in Kerala’s Residential Rooftop Solar

Kerala’s residential rooftop solar market saw a strong demand for solar-plus-storage systems over the past year. Consumers who previously chose standard grid-connected...

May 21, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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GRID-India Flags Severe Frequency Oscillation at 3.16 GW Rajasthan RE Complex

The Grid Controller of India (GRID-India) has flagged a sustained frequency oscillation event in the Bhadla-Bikaner-Fatehgarh renewable energy complex in Rajasthan...

May 20, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan Brings Renewable Energy Projects Under Land Conversion Framework

The Rajasthan Government has amended the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Purposes in Rural Areas) Rules, 2007, bringing...

May 14, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Hopewind’s Energy Storage PCS Meets India’s 51°C Heat Challenge

Renewable energy solutions company Hopewind is powering over 650 MW of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) across two major projects in Rajasthan,...

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Rajasthan Introduces New Renewable Energy Purchase Compliance Rules

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has introduced new renewable energy compliance requirements, distributed renewable energy targets, and aligned the...

May 6, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Developers Reluctant to Exit 6 GW Bikaner V Transmission Project

Renewable energy developers have shown reluctance to move away from the proposed Bikaner V transmission system to evacuate 6 GW of solar power in Rajasthan, even after...

May 5, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Renewable Energy
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Rajasthan Issues Guidelines for Battery Storage Integration with Renewables

The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RRVPNL) has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the first time charging of battery energy storage systems (BESS)...

May 4, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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JK Cement to Procure Solar Power from Oriana’s 70 MW Solar Project

JK Cement will procure power from a 70 MW solar project for its Nimbahera facility in Rajasthan by acquiring a 26% equity stake in Truere Guj, a special purpose vehicle...

April 28, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Open Access

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Solar
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No Electrical Inspection Required for Power Projects up to 1 MVA in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has issued new guidelines stating that power projects up to 1 MVA capacity, including renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, can now...

April 28, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan’s Virtual, Group Net Metering Rollout Slows Amid Lack of Guidelines

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) notified the regulations for virtual and group net metering for renewable energy projects roughly five months ago,...

April 28, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Energy Storage-Led Approach Gains Ground in Transmission Planning

The National Committee on Transmission recently deliberated on the feasibility of battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a non-wire alternative to conventional power...

April 27, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Rajasthan Sees Nearly 12 GW of Solar, Wind Curtailment Since January

A staggering 11.5 GW of renewable energy has been curtailed in Rajasthan since January 2026, with March alone accounting for 8.3 GW, prompting developers to seek the...

April 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Rajasthan Issues Demand Flexibility Portfolio Obligation Targets for DISCOMs

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has announced a demand flexibility portfolio obligation (DFPO) target of 0.25% for state distribution companies...

April 20, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Mitarsh Wins NTPC’s O&M Auction for 540 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan

Mitarsh Energy has won NTPC Green Energy’s auction for the comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) of 540 MW grid-connected solar projects in Nokhra and...

April 20, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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