The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has allowed Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL) to continue procuring electricity from certain renewable energy generators at the average power purchase cost (APPC) of the previous...

The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has rejected a steel rope manufacturing company’s petition seeking recalculation of its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) liability by excluding electricity generated through its...

Hyderabad-based power electronics startup Leanwatts has raised approximately $2 million (₹181.5 million) in seed funding across two tranches, led by Trivest Partners, with participation from angel investors Abraham George and Alok Rungta. Leanwatts...

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded its highest-ever monthly electricity traded volume of 13,938 million units (MUs) in August 2026, an increase of 20.2% year-on-year (YoY). According to government data, India’s energy consumption touched 169.01...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s cumulative solar and wind capacity is projected to reach 404 GW by 2035, up from 49 GW currently, according to BloombergNEF’s MENA Clean Energy Market Outlook 2026 report. The report stated that MENA...

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adopted annual transmission charges of ₹1.45 billion (~$15.90 million) for a transmission project to evacuate renewable energy from Dharashiv, Beed, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts....

With a record solar capacity addition of 27 GW in the first half of 2026 and a 110 GWh storage pipeline, India’s clean energy build-out is gathering pace as the country sets its sights on becoming a renewables manufacturing hub. However, the...

The U.S. added a record 6.7 GW/20.2 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Storage Market Outlook by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral...

Aukera Energy, a pan-European renewable energy and battery storage developer, has closed a €460 million (~$533 million) structured credit facility led by institutional investor EIG. The financing expands an earlier facility that included an initial...