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Top Policies that Shaped the Indian BESS Market in 2025

Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical tool for managing the intermittency of solar and wind genera...

December 26, 2025

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India’s Top Battery Energy Storage Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India’s accelerating shift toward renewable energy is the central reason battery energy storage systems (BESS) are growing rapidly. As solar and wind take up a larger share of the installed power mix, their natural intermittency c...

December 26, 2025

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How Banks and NBFCs Are Reshaping Solar Financing for Homes, MSMEs, and Industry

India’s clean energy transition is gaining momentum, driven by growing policy support and rising pressure on commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers to reduce electricity costs and reliance on grid supply. In this environmen...

December 26, 2025

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India’s Top Five Solar Energy Funding Deals in 2025 [Infographics]

Here are the top five funding deals in the solar sector in India during 2025, according to Mercom’s Q3 2025 India Solar Market report: In the top funding deal, Blueleaf Energy, a Singapore-based renewable energy platform pro...

December 24, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Ministry Sets 20% Local Content for BESS VGF

The Ministry of Power directed states and procuring entities to ensure a minimum of 20% local content in the procurement of battery energy storage system projects being implemented under the viability gap funding (VGF) program, supported through the...

December 26, 2025

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India Reclaims Third Position Behind China, US in Global Wind Installations

India has reclaimed the third position behind China and the U.S. in the global wind market in 2025 after record additions, according to BloombergNEF. The country is forecast to add 6.2 GW of wind projects this year, nearly double the capacity...

December 26, 2025

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GRIDCO Floats Tender for 225 MW Floating Solar Project in Odisha

Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) has invited bids for the development of a 225 MW floating solar power project at the Upper Indravati Reservoir, part of the Upper Indravati Solar Park in Odisha. The total planned capacity of the project is 225 MW,...

December 24, 2025

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Korea Zinc to Build $6.6 Billion Critical Minerals Smelter in Tennessee

Korea Zinc has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop a large-scale critical minerals smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. The smelter will manufacture 13 nonferrous metal...

December 24, 2025

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SJVN Green Energy Commissions 1 GW Bikaner Solar Project

SJVN Green Energy has commissioned the full capacity of the 1,000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project. The project is being developed at a cost of ₹54.92 billion (~$612 million) and executed under the Domestic Content Requirement mode, using locally...

December 24, 2025

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Central Electronics Tenders 4 MW Solar Projects for IIT Kharagpur

Central Electronics (CEL) has issued a tender to set up 4.125 MW grid-connected solar projects at IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal. The installations will comprise 2,900 kW of rooftop solar projects, 225 kW of ground-mounted projects elevated on...

December 24, 2025

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Power Ministry Mandates 20% Local Content Requirement for VGF BESS Projects

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has directed states and procuring entities to ensure a minimum of 20% local content in the procurement of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects being implemented under the viability gap funding (VGF) program,...

December 24, 2025

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