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SECI Unveils Winners of 1 GW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy Auction

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced the winners of the auction to supply 1 GW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy Round-the-Clock (FDRE-RTC) power from interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected r...

August 7, 2026

Mercom Research Focus

Solar Tender and Auction Activity Declines in Q2 2026

Government agencies issued tenders for approximately 5.4 GW of solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, down 5.7% from 5.7 GW in the previous quarter and 21.5% lower than 6.8 GW in the same quarter last year. The decline...

August 4, 2026

Floating Solar

NTPC SAIL Announces Winner of 20 MW Floating Solar Auction

NTPC SAIL Power Company (NSPCL), a joint venture of NTPC and Steel Authority of India (SAIL), has announced the winner of its auction for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 20 MW floating solar project in Ch...

August 5, 2026

Energy Storage

Storage, Engineering, and Service Become Distributed Solar’s Growth Drivers

India’s distributed solar and energy storage markets are expanding, driven by time-of-day (ToD) tariffs, evolving rooftop regulations, backup power requirements, peak-shaving applications, and falling lithium-ion battery prices. I...

August 4, 2026

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Odisha Issues Draft Rules for Distributed Renewable Energy Systems

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued draft regulations to enable efficient integration of distributed renewable energy systems (DRES) through multiple metering options, storage requirements, billing mechanisms, and grid...

August 7, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tamil Nadu Announces Top-up Subsidy for Rooftop Solar

The Tamil Nadu government announced that electricity consumers installing solar panels under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana will receive a subsidy of up to ₹100,000 (~$1,052). The state government will provide a top-up subsidy of ₹22,000...

August 7, 2026

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Aegeus Technologies’ Initial Public Offering Oversubscribed 24 Times

Robotic solar module cleaning equipment supplier Aegeus Technologies’ ₹237 million (~$2.49 million) initial public offering (IPO) was subscribed 24.33 times at the end of the bidding window on August 6, 2026. The IPO consisted of a fresh issue of 2....

August 6, 2026

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Cabinet Approves ₹237 Billion National Compressed Biogas Program

The Union Cabinet has approved GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy program, with an outlay of ₹237.31 billion (~$2.5 billion) to expand compressed biogas production in India. The program will run from the financial year (FY) 2026-27 through...

August 6, 2026

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Solar Landscape Secures $150 Million for Distributed Solar Pipeline

Solar Landscape, a U.S.-based developer and operator of distributed solar and storage projects, has secured a development financing facility of up to $150 million from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to support its U.S. distributed solar pipeline....

August 6, 2026

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BESCOM Invites Bids for 500 MW Distributed Solar Projects

Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has invited bids to develop 500 MW of grid-connected distributed solar projects. The projects will be developed under the Mukhya Mantri Soura Krishi Yojane. The tender covers 54 projects across Davangere,...

August 6, 2026

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India Can Build a Domestic Long-Duration Energy Storage Industry: Interview

Lithium-ion batteries dominate India’s energy storage market today, but researchers and industry are also exploring alternative technologies for long-duration energy storage that could improve domestic manufacturing and reduce dependence on...

August 6, 2026

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Higher Energy Storage System Sales Boost Sunrun’s Q2 Revenue by 53% YoY

U.S.-based residential solar and battery storage provider Sunrun reported total revenue of $869.99 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, a 52.8% year-over-year (YoY) increase from $569.34 million, driven by higher energy storage system sales....

August 6, 2026

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Ore Energy Raises $43 Million to Scale Iron-Air Battery Manufacturing

Ore Energy, a developer of iron-air batteries for long-duration energy storage, has raised $43 million in Series A funding in a round co-led by Plural and HV. Positron Ventures also participated in the round, bringing the company’s total funding to...

August 6, 2026

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