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Mercom Calls for 1,000 GW 10-Year Solar Roadmap to Support India’s Energy Transition

India must set enhanced solar energy targets to provide long-term demand visibility for manufacturers, developers, investors, and financiers, and to support infrastructure development, transmission rollout, and resource planning, ...

July 2, 2026

Market & Policy

How Industrial Decarbonization Can Power the Future of Clean Energy Growth

India’s decentralized energy market is emerging as a major driver of clean power demand supported by open-access policies, growing commercial and industrial (C&I) demand, and new business models that make renewable energy adop...

July 3, 2026

Energy Storage

A Bankable Storage Ecosystem Needs Better Market Design, Local Manufacturing

India’s battery energy storage market will require stronger market design, phased domestic manufacturing, better monetization mechanisms, and continued policy support to build a bankable ecosystem capable of supporting the c...

July 2, 2026

Renewable Energy

Pralhad Joshi Calls for Promoting Circular Economy in Renewable Energy Sector

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Pralhad Joshi has emphasized the importance of India developing a circular economy for clean energy technologies during his address at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026. He ...

July 2, 2026

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Rajasthan Approves Tender Deviations for Solar-Plus-Energy Storage Project

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has approved seven deviations from the Ministry of Power’s firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) bidding guidelines for Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company’s (RSDCL) tender to set up...

July 3, 2026

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Madhya Pradesh Announces Winners of 800 MW Wind Auction

The Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMCL) has announced the winners of the auction for 800 MW of wind energy projects. Atriwal Infrastructure won 57 MW at a tariff of ₹3.98 (~$0.0417)/kWh. Hardi Hydro Energy bagged 100 MW at a tariff of...

July 3, 2026

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Maharashtra Transport Corporation Tenders 2.6 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has invited bids to set up 2.575 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects across 41 of its premises. Bids must be submitted by July 10, 2026. Bids will be opened on July 13. The rooftop systems...

July 3, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Prahlad Joshi Calls for Circular Economy in Renewables Sector

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi emphasized the importance of India developing a circular economy for clean energy technologies during his address at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026. He said solar modules, batteries,...

July 3, 2026

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NLC India Invites Bids to Lease 3,000 Acres in Rajasthan for Solar Projects

NLC India has invited bids to lease 3,000 acres of land in Rajasthan for the development of solar projects. Bids must be submitted by August 1, 2026. Bids will be opened the same day. Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹10.76 million...

July 2, 2026

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Renfra Energy Files Draft Papers for ₹4.3 Billion Initial Public Offering

Tamil Nadu-based renewable energy solutions provider Renfra Energy India has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO), comprising ₹4.3...

July 2, 2026

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NHPC Announces Winners of Auction for 1.2 GW Solar Projects in Uttar Pradesh

NHPC has announced the winners of the auction for 1,200 MW of solar projects at the Jalaun Solar Power Park in Uttar Pradesh. Bundelkhand Saur Urja (BSUL), a joint venture of NHPC and Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency, is...

July 2, 2026

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Adar Poonawalla Family Office Invests ₹7 Billion in Inox Clean

Inox Clean Energy has announced that the Adar Poonawalla Family Office, through Rising Sun Holdings, has invested ₹7 billion (~$73.5 million) into the renewable energy platform, valuing the firm at ₹700 billion (~$7.35 billion). The investment...

July 2, 2026

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