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India Must Double Annual Wind Additions to Meet 100 GW Target by 2030

India may struggle to meet its 100 GW wind energy target for 2030, with current installed capacity and a modest pipeline falling short of the required pace. According to Mercom India Renewable Energy Project Tracker, the country h...

June 22, 2026

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Weak Vendor Rules, Financing Hurdles Hit Andhra Pradesh’s Rooftop Solar Market

The rooftop solar market in Andhra Pradesh continues to face a complex mix of financial and policy-related challenges. While residential demand remains supported by the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, adoption across commercial ...

June 19, 2026

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Scaling India’s Solar Cell Manufacturing Ecosystem for Global Markets

India’s solar manufacturing sector is entering a critical phase as the country seeks to strengthen domestic supply chains, reduce import dependence, and support its rapidly expanding solar deployment targets. India added nea...

June 19, 2026

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How Transmission Expansion Can Flip India’s Clean Energy Story

India’s renewable energy buildout is entering a phase where transmission readiness is becoming as critical as generation capacity. As solar, wind, hybrid, and storage projects scale across resource-rich states, the ability to shif...

June 23, 2026

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MNRE Allows Commissioning of Solar Projects Awaiting ALMM-II Exemption

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allowed provisional commissioning of utility, captive, and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar power projects installed before June 1, 2026, but not commissioned before that date, due to...

June 23, 2026

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Energy Management Startup Verse Raises $54 Million

Verse, an energy management platform, has raised $54 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. GV, NVIDIA, Norrsken VC, and other investors also participated in the round. The company said the funding will...

June 23, 2026

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Schroders Greencoat Acquires 50 MW Yarnton Battery Storage Project in UK

Rivington Energy, a developer and manager of renewable energy solutions, has sold a battery energy storage project in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, in the U.K., to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. Schroders Greencoat is a renewables and energy...

June 23, 2026

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Equitix Secures $573 Million for Hybrid Renewable Projects in Spain

Equitix, an investor, developer, and long-term fund manager of infrastructure assets, has secured €500 million (~$573 million) in project financing from UniCredit, an Italian multinational banking group headquartered in Milan. The financing is...

June 23, 2026

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Delhi High Court Dismisses DISCOMs’ Plea Against CAG Audit

The Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions filed by Delhi’s power distribution companies (DISCOMs) challenging a notice issued by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) proposing that they be audited by the...

June 23, 2026

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Gujarat Tenders 900 MWh Battery Energy Storage Projects

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has issued a request for selection (RfS) to set up 450 MW/900 MWh of battery energy storage systems in Gujarat, with viability gap funding supported through the power system development fund (Phase-IX). Bids must be...

June 23, 2026

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Daily News Wrap: India Must Double Wind Capacity Additions to Hit 2030 Target

India may struggle to meet its 100 GW wind energy target for 2030, with current installed capacity and a modest pipeline falling short of the required pace. According to Mercom India Renewable Energy Project Tracker, the country has a total...

June 23, 2026

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Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Tenders 6 MW Floating Solar Project

The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) has invited bids to set up a 6 MW grid-connected floating solar project at Ambalamedu Lake in the Ernakulam district, Kerala. The project will be developed under a build-own-operate-and-transfer model....

June 22, 2026

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Origis Energy Secures $900 Million Corporate Credit Facility

Origis Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy project developer, has closed a $900 million corporate credit facility comprising $650 million in funded credit facilities and a $250 million letter-of-credit facility. First Citizens Bank, ING Capital,...

June 22, 2026

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