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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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DERC Proposes Changes to Group and Virtual Net Metering Rules

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has proposed amendments to the DERC (Group Net Metering and Virtual Net Metering for Renewable Energy) Guidelines, 2019, expanding the applicability of virtual net metering (VNM) to all consumers....

December 23, 2025

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GE Vernova Wins HVDC Contract for Adani’s 2.5 GW Renewable Energy Corridor

Energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova’s electrification systems business has won a contract from Adani Energy Solutions to supply high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology for the 2.5 GW Khavda–South Olpad renewable energy transmission...

December 23, 2025

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MNRE Urges States to Adopt M2M SIM-Based Monitoring for Rooftop Solar

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked all state and electricity regulatory commissions to adopt machine-to-machine (M2M) SIM–based remote monitoring systems for recording rooftop solar generation, potentially eliminating the need...

December 23, 2025

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GRE Renew Enertech Wins SECI’s 1 MW Rooftop Solar Auction

GRE Renew Enertech has won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to set up 1 MW rooftop solar systems at the Rashtrapati Bhavan under Tranche III of RTSPV under the renewable energy service company model. GRE Renew Enertech quoted a...

December 23, 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. Last January, NTPC Renewable Energy invited bids for the...

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. Two of the projects will...

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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