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Major Events that Impacted the Indian Solar Sector in 2025

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to the Q3 2025 India Solar Market Update Report by Mercom India ...

December 23, 2025

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Lowest Energy Storage Auction Tariffs in 2025 [Infographics]

Energy storage in India was long viewed as a niche and costly solution, with limited deployment until around 2018. High costs, immature technologies, and regulatory uncertainty constrained adoption during the early years. Since th...

December 23, 2025

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India’s Top Five Utility-Scale Solar Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to the Q3 2025 India Solar Market Update Report by Mercom India Resea...

December 22, 2025

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Supreme Court Narrows GIB Priority Zones, Eases Blanket Curbs on Renewables

In a judgment aimed at reconciling the need to protect the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) with India’s clean energy push, the Supreme Court has laid out a two-year roadmap mandating the undergrounding and rerouti...

December 22, 2025

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Sol-Bright Signs Deal with Rays Power for Solar Module Cleaning Robots

Langfang Sol-Bright New Energy has signed a contract with Rays Power Infra to supply water-free robotic cleaning systems for NTPC’s 250 MW solar project in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Under the agreement, Sol-Bright will provide 100% fully...

December 23, 2025

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ArcelorMittal to Set Up 1 GW of Solar and Wind Projects in India

Luxembourg-based steel and mining company ArcelorMittal has announced it will set up three renewable energy projects in India totaling 1 GW of solar and wind capacity. The three projects are expected to cost $900 million. The projects, two of them...

December 23, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: 82 Companies Win MPUVNL’s 4.3 GW Solar Auction

Dilip Buildcon, Sunbridge Solar Power, Landsmill Industries, Purshotam Profiles, Ceigall India, and 77 other companies won 4.01 GW out of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam (MPUVNL)’s 4.3 GW solar auction to develop projects under Component C of the...

December 23, 2025

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Kerala Invites EoI for Setting Up Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited expressions of interest from charge point operators for setting up electric vehicle public charging stations (EVPCS) under Category C of the PM E-DRIVE program. Bids must be submitted by January 5,...

December 23, 2025

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A.P. Moller Enters India’s Renewables Sector with Rays Power Joint Venture

Denmark-based A.P. Moller Capital, an institutional fund manager, has announced its first renewable energy investment in India through the A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II. The investment is being made through a newly...

December 23, 2025

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Bondada Secures BoS Works Order for 810 MW Solar Project from NLC India

Bondada Engineering has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction order from NLC India Renewables for balance-of-systems (BoS) works for setting up 810 MW solar projects at the Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s (RVUNL) solar park in...

December 23, 2025

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Awendio to Set Up Solar Cell, Module Manufacturing Plant in Québec

United Kingdom-based solar module manufacturer, Awendio Solaris, has announced plans to build a multi-gigawatt TOPCon solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Canada’s Montréal-Est, Québec, with an investment of CAD1 billion (~$727.65...

December 23, 2025

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Karnataka Clarifies PPA Rules for Demand Changes in Solar Projects

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has clarified that consumers who have rooftop or distributed solar photovoltaic (DSPV) systems need not sign new power purchase agreements (PPAs) if they reduce or increase their contracted...

December 23, 2025

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