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Daily News Wrap-Up: EIE Renewables Bags ITI’s 10 MW Solar Auction

EIE Renewables won ITI’s auction to set up a 10 MW ground-mounted solar project at Naini in Uttar Pradesh. The tender was floated in January 2025. EIE Renewables must...

January 15, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Has Aggressive Bidding Hit Standalone BESS Viability?

Only 50% of the standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects evaluated in a new industry survey showed positive project economics and economic viability...

January 14, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: BEE Notifies Draft Guidelines for RCO Compliance

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issued the draft operational procedure for designated consumers to comply with renewable consumption obligations (RCO). In...

January 13, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI Names 1.2 GW Solar, 3.6 GWh Storage Auction Winners

Engie Energy India, NLC India Renewables, RPIL Power Three (Rays Power Infra), and Oriana Power won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) Tranche XXI auction to set...

January 12, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Approves ₹158 Billion in Clean Energy Projects

The Andhra Pradesh government greenlighted renewable energy projects totaling ₹158 billion (~$1.75 billion) at the 14th State Investment Promotion Board meeting. The...

January 9, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: RERC Denies Rebate for Cement Company’s Solar Project

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected a petition filed by Shree Cement seeking the grant of a load factor rebate by Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL)...

January 8, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: High Land Lease Costs Affect Maharashtra KUSUM Projects

The rapid increase in solar installations under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) in Maharashtra is leading to developers facing...

January 7, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MERC Allows Rooftop Solar Net Metering with Open Access

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to permit net metering for Hatsun Agro...

January 6, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Grid India Moots Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should incorporate...

January 5, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: GUVNL Announces Winners of 250 MW Wind Auction

Patel Infrastructure, Alfanar Power, KP Energy, and Powerica won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction to set up 250 MW grid-connected wind power projects (Phase X)....

January 2, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: GST Reduction on Rooftop Solar Cuts Payback Period

With the government reducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on several rooftop solar system components, installation costs under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana...

December 31, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Rooftop Solar Installations in 2025

India added a record 4.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity during the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, a 161% year-over-year increase, according to Mercom India’s...

December 30, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Key Policies Steering India’s BESS Market in 2025

Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical...

December 29, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Ministry Sets 20% Local Content for BESS VGF

The Ministry of Power directed states and procuring entities to ensure a minimum of 20% local content in the procurement of battery energy storage system projects being...

December 26, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Key Events that Impacted India’s Solar Sector in 2025

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year from 17.3 GW, according to the Q3 2025...

December 24, 2025

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