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51% of India’s Installed Renewable Capacity was Solar by Q3 2025

Solar power accounted for 25.1% of India’s total installed power capacity and 51% of the total installed renewable capacity as of September 2025. The solar capacity installed increased by 7.5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and 37.5% ...

November 7, 2025

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Prolonged Monsoons Dampen Solar Power Generation by 11% QoQ in Q3 2025

India generated over 38.3 billion units (BU) of solar power in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, representing a 20.4% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Solar generation decreased by 11% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) from 43 BU. Rajasthan,...

November 6, 2025

Markets & Policy

Delhi High Court Upholds CERC’s Powers to Refer Power Disputes for Arbitration

The Delhi High Court has directed a wind energy developer to approach the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to settle its dispute with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) over the payment of liquidated dama...

November 6, 2025

Markets & Policy

Tripura Regulator Amends Rooftop Solar Rules, Caps Net Energy Credits

The Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) has capped the net energy credits at a maximum of 3.8 units per kW per day for solar systems installed by domestic, irrigation, and water works consumers. The Commission has rel...

November 5, 2025

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Keltron Invites Bids for 1.5 MW Rooftop Solar Project in West Bengal

Keltron Equipment Complex, a unit of the Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KSEDCL), has invited bids to set up a 1.5 MW rooftop solar project at the Kalyani Layer Farm under the West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation (WBLDCL)....

November 7, 2025

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PFC Consulting Tenders Intrastate Transmission Project in Maharashtra

PFC Consulting has issued a request for proposal to set up an intrastate transmission system (InSTS) for the air-insulated substation at Kandalgaon in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on a build, own, operate, and transfer basis. Bids must be submitted...

November 7, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Monsoon Cuts Solar Output 11% QoQ in Q3 2025

India generated over 38.3 billion units (BU) of solar power in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, representing a 20.4% year-over-year increase. Solar generation decreased by 11% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) from 43 BU. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat...

November 7, 2025

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Solar Achieves World’s Lowest LCOE of $37/MWh in MENA: Wood Mackenzie

The global levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewable energy technologies has continued to decline, and performance has improved across all major markets, according to Wood Mackenzie. Solar photovoltaic technology with single-axis tracker...

November 7, 2025

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Rising Barriers and Costs: The Global Tug-of-War Over Cleantech Manufacturing

Developed and emerging economies are expanding clean energy deployment while aiming to enhance domestic manufacturing of key technologies, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) Clean Energy Trade and Emerging Markets report. However, trade barriers are...

November 7, 2025

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Stanford and SLAC Researchers Develop High-Voltage Iron-Based Battery Cathode

Researchers at Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a high-voltage, iron-based cathode material capable of achieving a reversible iron redox transition beyond the conventional ferric ion, also known as iron...

November 7, 2025

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Higher Power Generation Pushes NTPC Green’s Net Profit Up 135% in Q2

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) reported a net profit of ₹863.8 million (~$9.7 million) in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year (FY) 2026, a 135% rise year-over-year (YoY) from ₹366.9 million (~$4 million). It reported a total income of ₹6.57...

November 7, 2025

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GERC Rejects Gensol’s Plea to Allow Signing of PPA by its SPV Under KUSUM

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has rejected Gensol Engineering’s plea to allow its wholly owned special purpose vehicle (SPV), Gensol Green Energy, to execute the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Paschim Gujarat Vij...

November 6, 2025

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European Commission to Back 61 Net-Zero Projects with €2.9 Billion Grant

The European Commission has announced a total of €2.9 billion (~$3.34 billion) in funding to 61 net-zero technology projects from its Innovation Fund. The funding utilizes revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The Commission stated...

November 6, 2025

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