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Market Leaders in India’s Solar Sector in 2025

India’s solar sector witnessed a major reshuffle in market leadership in 2025, with 35 new companies entering the top 10 rankings across key segments, reflecting the...

April 2, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Supreme Court Backs Maharashtra on Ending Power Duty Exemptions

The Supreme Court has upheld the Maharashtra government’s authority to withdraw or modify electricity duty exemptions granted to captive power generators, while...

April 2, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Other
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GERC Issues Consultancy Tender for Resource Adequacy Planning

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has issued a request for proposal to provide consultancy support for regulatory assignments related to the Resource...

April 2, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE Approves Renewable Energy CfD Pilot

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved a pilot Contracts for Difference (CfD) program for renewable energy, with the Solar Energy Corporation of India...

April 2, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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West Bengal Invites Bids for 2 GWh Battery Storage Systems

West Bengal’s Department of Power has invited bids to set up 500 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery storage systems. The tender has been issued on behalf of the West Bengal...

April 2, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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SMA Solar’s Revenue Remains Flat for 2025 Amid Muted Market Demand

Germany-based solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology has reported revenue of €1.52 billion (~$1.75 billion) for 2025, a 0.9% year-over-year (YoY) decline...

April 2, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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HPERC Rejects Calls to Relax Deviation Limits, Upholds Existing Framework

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has notified the Deviation Settlement Mechanism (DSM) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, which retain...

April 1, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Northern Railways Floats Tender for 2 MW Solar Projects in Punjab

Northern Railways has issued a tender to set up 2,150 kW of grid-connected solar projects with net metering at station/service buildings of its Firozpur division in...

April 1, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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GERC Extends ₹1.50/kWh Banking Charge for Green Open Access Until June 2026

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has extended the applicability of the ₹1.50 (~$0.0159)/kWh banking charge under the state’s green energy open access...

April 1, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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MHI Slashes Incentives for Electric Two and Three-Wheelers Under PM E-DRIVE

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has amended certain provisions of the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) program,...

April 1, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Karnataka Extends Discounted Power Tariff Program to Open Access Consumers

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has extended the Discounted Energy Rate Scheme (DERS) to open access consumers. A reduced tariff will apply to...

April 1, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Market & Policy

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Open Access
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Adani Green Operationalizes 361 MW Renewables, 1.4 GWh Battery Projects

Adani Green Energy (AGEL), through its step-down subsidiaries, has commissioned 360.5 MW of renewable energy projects at Bandha in Rajasthan, and Khavda in Gujarat. It...

April 1, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Wind
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MNRE Issues Draft Firmware Guidelines for Rooftop Solar Dataloggers

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the draft Firmware Development Guidelines for local device configuration and remote communication application...

April 1, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Notifies Phased Move to Schedule-Based Deviation for Wind, Solar Under DSM

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has determined the value of “X” for computing deviation by wind and solar sellers under the Deviation Settlement...

April 1, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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PFC Tenders Transmission System to Evacuate 2.7 GW of Pumped Storage Capacity

PFC Consulting has invited bids to set up an intrastate transmission system by setting up the 400 kV Igatpuri-Murbad switching station to evacuate 2.7 GW of pumped...

April 1, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions

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