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Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Data Centers Spur Renewable Power Demand

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

September 24, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: CERC Proposes Congestion Charges for BESS Projects

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

September 23, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Irradiance Data Gaps Threaten Solar Forecasts

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...

September 22, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Energy Storage Costs Go Beyond Battery Prices

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

September 21, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 225 GW

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...

September 18, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Manufacturing Hit by Module Glut, Cell Shortages

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...

September 17, 2026

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Legacy Rooftop Solar Projects Get Subsidy Relief

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,...

September 16, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Upstream Manufacturing Faces Capacity Test

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

September 15, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Adds 8.2 GWh Battery Storage in 1H 2026

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...

September 11, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rising PPA Tariffs Reduce Solar Open Access Gains

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...

September 10, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM Surya Ghar 2.0 May Mandate Energy Storage

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...

September 9, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Daily News Wrap-Up: CEA Storage Mandate Could Reshape Project Economics

The Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) proposal to mandate co-located energy storage systems for new ground-mounted solar and onshore wind projects could...

September 8, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Clean Energy Manufacturing Faces R&D Gap

With a record solar capacity addition of 27 GW in the first half of 2026 and a 110 GWh storage pipeline, India’s clean energy build-out is gathering pace as the country...

September 7, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Madhya Pradesh Solar Open Access Additions Plunge in Q2

Madhya Pradesh’s solar open access market recorded a sharp decline in installations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, as quarterly additions remained highly dependent...

September 4, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Energy Banking Rules Reshape Renewable Open Access

Changes to banking regulations, settlement mechanisms, and open access charges across states are altering the economics of renewable power procurement for commercial and...

September 3, 2026

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