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Can Automatic Generation Control and Grid-Forming Inverters Solve Grid Challenges?

With renewables overtaking coal-based sources in India’s installed power capacity, concerns are growing around intermittency, grid stability, and power balancing as solar and wind power injection increases. Solar-heavy states such...

May 25, 2026

Mercom Research Focus

Bridging the Solar Skills Gap as Academia Races to Catch Up

India’s push to expand solar manufacturing is exposing a persistent gap between academic training and industry requirements, contributing to a growing shortage of skilled workforce, according to industry leaders. The widening skil...

May 22, 2026

Mercom Research Focus

Solar Open Access Installations in India Surge 160% YoY to 2.7 GW

India added 2.7 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Open Access Market Report, marking a 55% quarter-over-quarter increase from 1.7 GW and 160% year-o...

May 21, 2026

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MSMEs Gain Easier Access to Clean Energy Financing as Banks Expand Offerings

India’s clean energy transition initiatives are increasingly moving beyond utility-scale projects and into the country’s medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) segment, with businesses exploring strategies to lower their...

May 22, 2026

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NTPC Green Energy’s Q4 Revenue Rises 47% YoY But Profit Slips

NTPC Green Energy reported revenue from operations of ₹9.13 billion (~$95.4 million) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year (FY) 2026, a 46.7% year-over-year (YoY) increase from ₹6.22 billion (~$65 million). The company’s total income rose...

May 25, 2026

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Australia Awards 7.8 GW of Renewable Energy Projects Under Tender 7

Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) has awarded 19 renewable energy projects under Tender 7 of the Capacity Investment program, with a combined capacity of 7.8 GW, exceeding the tendered 5 GW cap....

May 25, 2026

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SpaceX to Build 10 GW Solar Manufacturing Facility in Texas

Aerospace company SpaceX has announced that it will build a 10 GW solar manufacturing facility in Bastrop County near Austin, Texas, as part of its aims to launch AI data centers in Earth’s orbit. According to the company’s filings submitted to...

May 25, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Manufacturing Faces a Growing Skills Gap

India’s push to expand solar manufacturing is exposing a persistent gap between academic training and industry requirements, contributing to a growing shortage of skilled workforce, according to industry leaders. The widening skills gap has...

May 25, 2026

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Madhya Pradesh Invites Bids for 1.13 GWh Battery Energy Storage Systems

The M.P. Power Management Company (MPPMCL) has invited bids for the supply of energy from 282.50 MW/1,130 MWh (282.50 MW X 4 hours) battery energy storage systems in India, with Viability Gap Funding Support (VGF) under the build, own, operate model....

May 25, 2026

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RERC Approves ₹63.12 Billion Investment Plan for Rajasthan Transmission Utility

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has approved Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam’s (RVPN) investment plan of ₹63.12 billion (~$652.7 million) for the financial year 2026-27, against the transmission licensee’s revised...

May 25, 2026

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DP Cocoa Eyes ₹11 Million Power Bill Savings with Rooftop Solar Project

For energy-intensive industries, the shift to solar is no longer being driven by sustainability targets alone. From food processing units to manufacturing plants, businesses are increasingly adopting captive rooftop solar systems as a practical way...

May 22, 2026

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NLC India Invites Bids to Lease 1,500 Acres in Gujarat for Solar Projects

NLC India has invited bids to lease 1,500 acres of land in Gujarat for the development of solar projects. Bidders must arrange government or private land parcels through a lease arrangement on behalf of NLC India Renewables (NIRL). The tender has...

May 22, 2026

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Odisha Proposes Ancillary Services Framework for Grid Security

The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has issued the draft Ancillary Services Regulations, 2026, which sets out a state-level framework for the procurement, deployment, payment, accounting, and settlement of ancillary services. The...

May 22, 2026

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