Government agencies issued tenders for 21 GW of renewable energy capacity and auctioned 12 GW in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q3 and 9M...

India generated approximately 56.9 billion units of solar electricity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, up 48.6% year-over-year (YoY) from 38.3 billion units (BU),...

Government agencies stepped up solar tendering activity in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, reversing the previous quarter’s slowdown. Tendering increased 61%...

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission notified the Grid Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Sources Regulations, 2026, setting the maximum capacity for net...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy added 7,063 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II, increasing...

India’s renewable energy policies are increasingly focused on improving project execution, grid stability, transmission connectivity, and reliable power delivery during...

Solar continued to dominate India’s renewable energy capacity additions in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026. India’s installed solar capacity reached 174.8 GW,...

Beyond compensation and right-of-way disputes, power transmission developers are grappling with violence, vandalism, and intimidation that have halted construction,...

The widening price gap between domestic content requirement (DCR) and non-DCR solar modules is raising rooftop solar installation costs, lengthening consumer payback...

The Gujarat government announced an additional state subsidy for residential consumers installing rooftop solar systems up to 2.18 kW under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli...

India’s battery energy storage manufacturing sector is heavily concentrated in downstream manufacturing, which accounts for 92% of operational capacity, compared with...

Greater visibility into transmission readiness, earlier identification of potential delays, and closer coordination between generation and network development could help...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on Indian solar cells could significantly affect India’s solar exports. The...

Financial institutions are offering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) longer loan tenures, flexible repayment structures, and specialized financing products...

India’s rapidly expanding solar industry is facing a growing workforce readiness gap, with employers across utility-scale project development, manufacturing, rooftop...