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India Adds 7.8 GW of Solar Open Access Capacity in 2025

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, a largely flat 0.5% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 7.7 GW, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2025 India Solar Open Access Market Report. India’s cumulative installed ...

February 19, 2026

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Data Shows Policy Clarity Plays Critical Role in Industrial Power Demand Expansion

India’s top states fostering open access power have emerged as the core engines of industrial electricity demand growth, driven by manufacturing clusters, rising captive generation, and accelerating adoption of renewable energy. D...

February 19, 2026

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Developers Seek ALMM List-II Extension, Solar Manufacturers Push Back

With the June 1, 2026, deadline for mandatory sourcing of solar cells from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II fast approaching, solar developers are urging the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE...

February 17, 2026

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Solar and Battery Storage Lead C&I Shift Toward Clean Power Procurement

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities, large institutions, and residential complexes are increasingly turning to clean power solutions that offer greater cost efficiency than conventional grid tariffs. Rooftop solar has lon...

February 18, 2026

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Chemicals Firm Tatva Chintan to Source 6.4 MW of Wind-Solar Power from AMPIN

Chemical manufacturing company Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem has signed agreements to procure 6.4 MW of power from AMPIN C&I Power Twenty Six’s (AMPIN) 19.8 MW wind-solar hybrid group captive project. Tatva Chintan will procure 3.2 MW each of wind...

February 19, 2026

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Siemens Energy to Set Up 30,000 MVA Power Transformer Factory

Energy solutions provider Siemens Energy has approved an investment of approximately ₹20.6 billion (~$226.33 million) through internal accruals to set up a 30,000 MVA power transformer factory. The facility is expected to become operational by the...

February 19, 2026

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HPCL Seeks Owner’s Engineer for 350 MW Solar, 800 MWh BESS Projects

HPCL Renewable and Green Energy (HPRGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPCL, has invited bids to select the owner’s engineer for the design, engineering, supply, erection, and commissioning of a 210 MW solar project with 400 MWh battery energy...

February 19, 2026

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Inox to Acquire Wind World India’s 600 MW IPP, 4.5 GW O&M Portfolio

The INOXGFL Group has won 600 MW of independent power producer (IPP) and 4.5 GW of operations and maintenance (O&M) businesses of wind energy developer Wind World India. The businesses were won through the National Company Law Board-approved...

February 19, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar and Battery Storage Lead C&I Shift to Clean Power

Commercial and industrial (C&I) entities, large institutions, and residential complexes are increasingly turning to clean power solutions that offer greater cost efficiency than conventional grid tariffs. Rooftop solar has long been an...

February 19, 2026

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France Launches PPE3 Program to Accelerate Energy Transition

The French government has launched its 3rd Multi-Year Energy Program (PPE3) to increase production of decarbonized, sovereign, and competitively priced energy in the country. The program introduces energy policy directions for the coming decade and...

February 19, 2026

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Global Energy R&D Grows, but Venture Capital Slows: IEA

Energy innovation in 2026 is being shaped by competitiveness, energy security, and supply chain resilience. After several years of strong growth, innovation funding is entering a more uncertain phase, with venture capital (VC) declining but public...

February 19, 2026

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Karnataka Halves Additional Surcharge for Open Access Power

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved Bangalore Electricity Supply Company’s (BESCOM) plea to allow it to impose an additional surcharge of ₹0.4 (~$0.004)/kWh on open access consumers. The additional surcharge will...

February 18, 2026

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