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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

Manufacturing

Policy Certainty, Quality Norms Key to India’s Solar BoM, BoS Manufacturing

India must strengthen its domestic bill-of-materials (BoM) and balance-of-system (BoS) manufacturing ecosystem to capture more value across the solar supply chain, panelists said at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026. At the ...

July 6, 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

Grid

Clean Energy Expansion Spurs Transmission Manufacturing Demand

A panel of experts at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026 highlighted the availability of growing opportunities for domestic players to step up manufacturing of power transmission equipment with the rapid buildout of renewable...

July 3, 2026

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Nexamp Secures $106 Million Financing for Community Solar Projects

Nexamp, a developer of solar and battery storage projects, has closed a $106 million financing facility led by First Citizens Bank to support a portfolio of 20 operating community solar projects across New York, Illinois, Maine, and Massachusetts....

July 6, 2026

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CEA Notifies Technical Construction Standards for Renewable Energy Projects

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Amendment Regulations, 2026, introducing technical standards for the construction...

July 6, 2026

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SAIL Invites Bids for 4 MW Rooftop Solar Project in West Bengal

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has invited bids to set up a 4 MW rooftop solar project across multiple buildings and sheds at the IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur, West Bengal. Bids must be submitted by August 1, 2026. Bids will be opened on the...

July 6, 2026

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Solar Wafer Manufacturer TCL Zhonghuan Acquires DAS Solar

TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology (TCL Zhonghuan), a Chinese solar wafer manufacturer, has completed its controlling acquisition of DAS Solar Technology (DAS Solar), a manufacturer of solar cells and modules. The transaction was completed...

July 6, 2026

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Delhi’s Gobind Sadan Gurdwara Installs 100 kW Rooftop Solar System

Advantages such as lower power bills and reduced carbon footprints are prompting religious institutions to explore solar energy solutions and contribute to India’s clean energy transition. The Gobind Sadan Gurdwara in Chhatarpur, Delhi, has...

July 6, 2026

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Night-Time Solar Generation Loss Not Shutdown, Rules APTEL

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has held that a solar power project cannot be treated as being in ‘shut down’ mode during night hours merely because it cannot generate electricity in the absence of solar radiation. APTEL set aside the...

July 6, 2026

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MNRE Clarifies ALMM Cell Requirement for Government Rooftop Solar Projects

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that rooftop solar projects on government buildings awarded through bidding after August 31, 2025, or commissioned on or after June 1, 2026, without an approved exemption, must use solar...

July 6, 2026

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India Opens Antidumping Probe into Imports of Chinese Electric Tractors

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an antidumping investigation into imports of electric tractors from China following allegations that the low-priced imports were causing material injury to the domestic industry....

July 6, 2026

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US Considering Ban on Chinese Energy Inverter Imports: Report

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering imposing a ban on the import of energy inverters from China, citing concerns that such equipment could be used to disrupt power supplies. According to undisclosed sources interviewed by...

July 6, 2026

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