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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rising Landed Costs Cut Savings for Solar Open Access

Savings for commercial and industrial consumers under solar open access narrowed across most states in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 as rising power purchase agreement...

March 16, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Trade Bodies Slam Karnataka Power Tariff Hike

Trade bodies have sharply criticized the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) decision to revise electricity tariffs for the financial year (FY) 2025-26,...

March 13, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM KUSUM 2.0 to Include 10 GW Agrivoltaics

The second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) will include a 10 GW agrivoltaics component to promote the colocation of...

March 12, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Open Access Market Declined in Q4 2025

India’s solar open access market witnessed a slowdown in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, with regulatory changes, tariff structuring, and grid constraints affecting...

March 11, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Energy Storage Tariff Drop Raises Project Execution Risks

India’s standalone battery energy storage system tenders and storage-linked renewable energy auctions have seen bid prices fall sharply, intensifying concerns over...

March 10, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: CERC Extends Connectivity Deadline for Delayed Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted conditional relief to renewable energy developers whose interstate transmission system connectivity was...

March 9, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Karnataka Revises Power Tariffs

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed a review petition filed by the state’s electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) and revised tariffs for...

March 6, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Solar Open Access Installations

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, the highest addition recorded in any calendar year, according to the Q4 and Annual 2025 Mercom India Solar Open...

March 5, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Wide Cost Declines in Solar Projects in Q4 2025

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects recorded mixed movements in the fourth quarter of 2025. Projects with Indian modules across technologies posted...

March 3, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tripura Issues Third Amendment to Power Supply Rules

The Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the third amendment to the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2011....

March 2, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 7.1 GW of Rooftop Capacity in 2025

India’s rooftop solar capacity grew to 7.1 GW in the calendar year 2025, an over 123% year-over-year (YoY) jump from 3.2 GW in 2024, according to Mercom India Research’s...

February 27, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: States Favor Thermal Despite Renewable Energy Growth

Despite record-low renewable energy tariffs, several states have entered long-term thermal power purchase agreements at significantly higher tariffs of ₹5.38 (~$0....

February 26, 2026

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Daily New Wrap-Up: Indian Policies Will Moderate Battery Storage Prices

Backed by a robust viability gap funding program and declining prices, India is witnessing significant growth in the deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS)....

February 23, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: 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...

February 20, 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...

February 19, 2026

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