The Gujarat government announced an additional state subsidy for residential consumers installing rooftop solar systems up to 2.18 kW under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. In an interview with Mercom India, Bernhard Rack, CEO of Agastya Energy,...

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation’s (TNPDCL) proposal to procure 600 MW of solar power with a 300 MW/1,800 MWh energy storage system from the Solar Energy...

U.S.-based power producer NextEra Energy reported a 10.4% year-over-year increase in adjusted earnings to $2.59 billion for the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, compared with $2.35 billion in the corresponding quarter last year. Operating revenue rose 1....

The Ministry of Power has issued the National Electricity Data Sharing Framework, 2026, to enable secure, standardized electricity data sharing. The voluntary framework classifies shareable datasets as public or access-controlled and outlines...

Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned a transmission project to evacuate renewable energy in Koppal and Gadag, Karnataka. The ‘Transmission Scheme for integration of Renewable Energy Zone (Phase-II) in Koppal-II (Phase-A &...

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has proposed stricter manufacturing standards for solar cells and modules, introducing minimum conversion efficiency requirements for different technologies and setting limits on...

Rwanda’s Energy Development Corporation (EDCL) has invited bids from independent power producers to set up a floating solar project with a battery energy storage system at Lake Sake, Ngoma District, in the country’s Eastern Province. Bids must be...

Peak Energy, a sodium-ion battery manufacturer, has raised $108 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by General Motors Ventures to expand its sodium-ion battery manufacturing operations. Maverick Silicon, Infinite Capital, Eclipse,...