Uttar Pradesh’s clean energy market is increasingly being shaped by rooftop solar, open access, captive procurement, and emerging storage demand as businesses look for...

Uttar Pradesh is steadily tapping the commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy market with policy initiatives focused on regulatory simplification and...

The PM Surya Ghar portal made consumer approval of vendor agreements mandatory before rooftop solar installations can proceed. Vendors cannot upload installation details...

India added 50.6 GW of solar module and 9.7 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s State of Solar PV...

Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a surge in proposed data center capacity, led by large projects around Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, and Vizianagaram, creating significant new...

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) proposed amendments to the Indian Electricity Grid Code, introducing a congestion charge mechanism and new...

India’s average solar irradiance ranges from 3.5 kWh/m²/day to 5.5 kWh/m²/day. Differences between satellite-derived irradiance estimates and actual ground conditions...

Battery energy storage system project costs in India vary widely depending on system configuration, storage duration, grid interconnection requirements, engineering,...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,256 MW of solar module capacity, increasing...

The supply mismatch between India’s solar module and cell capacity has had an unlikely fallout: low utilization of module manufacturing lines. With average capacity...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s decision to extend the deadline for central financial assistance claims for legacy rooftop solar projects could help consumers,...

India’s solar manufacturing sector is preparing for a major expansion further upstream, with a substantial pipeline of polysilicon, ingot, and wafer manufacturing...

India added 8.2 GWh of battery energy storage capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, nearly 84 times the 98.4 MWh installed during the same period last year, according...

The share of open access charges in landed solar power costs declined across most major states in the second quarter of 2026, following the revision of charges for the...

Rooftop installers expect PM Surya Ghar 2.0 to provide for integration of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with rooftop solar systems. Integrating battery energy...