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Solar and Wind to Account for 21% of U.S. Power Generation by 2027: EIA

Utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing energy source in the U.S., with an expected increase to 424 billion kWh by 2027, up from 290 billion kWh in 2025, according to...

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Germany Adds 16.4 GW of Solar Capacity in 2025, Setting a New Record

Germany added 16.4 GW of solar capacity in 2025, up 1.2% year-over-year (YoY) and setting a new record, according to data from the Federal Network Agency...

January 22, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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India Records Highest-Ever Wind Capacity Additions at 6.3 GW in 2025

India added 6.3 GW of wind power capacity in 2025, an 85.2% YoY increase from 3.4 GW in 2024, according to Mercom India Research. The additions marked the highest annual...

January 22, 2026

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Sowndhiga U

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Wind
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US Patent Board Declines Applications Against First Solar’s TOPCon Patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director has denied three separate inter partes review applications filed by JinkoSolar, Mundra Solar, and Canadian Solar in...

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AFSIA Tracks 296 GW Solar Projects in Africa, with 23.4 GW Operational as of 2025

Africa’s solar market has entered a new phase of scale and credibility, with the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) tracking more than 42,000 solar projects...

January 21, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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US Patent Board Invalidates Maxeon’s TOPCon Patent Claims Against Canadian Solar

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board  of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has determined that the claims of patent infringement by Singapore-based solar solutions...

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CERC Grants Change-in-Law Relief to 300 MW Solar Project Over GST Hike

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate increase notified on 30 September 2021 qualifies as a ‘Change...

January 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Pace Digitek Bags EPC Contract for Bondada’s 300 MW Solar Project

Pace Digitek has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) order valued at ₹3.76 billion (~$45.3 million) from Bondada Engineering, to provide...

January 16, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Meghmani Organics to Source Wind-Solar Power from Prozeal’s 2.2 MW Project

Ahmedabad-based chemicals manufacturer Meghmani Organics has signed an agreement with Pro-Zeal Green Power Fifteen, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Prozeal Green...

January 15, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Clears NHPC’s Solar+Storage Tariff for 1.2 GW Projects, Trims Greenshoe

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted tariffs ranging from ₹3.09 (~$0.0342)/kWh to ₹3.10 (~$0.0343)/kWh, as determined through NHPC’s auction,...

January 15, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Sterling and Wilson’s Q3 Revenue Up 14%, Profits Reducing 91%

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy (SWREL) reported a consolidated revenue from operations of ₹20.92 billion (~$231.42 million million) for the third quarter (Q3) of...

January 15, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CEAT to Augment Clean Power Use from CleanMax’s 59 MW Wind-Solar Projects

CEAT, a multinational tire manufacturing company, will procure renewable energy from 59 MW of wind–solar hybrid power projects under the group captive mode. The project...

January 15, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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China Retains Antidumping Duties on Polysilicon from US, South Korea

China’s State Council Tariff Commission, based on the Ministry of Commerce’s (MOFC) recommendation, has decided to extend the imposition of antidumping duties on...

January 14, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Delhi Plans Phased Rollback of Additional Surcharge for Open Access

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has proposed gradually eliminating the additional surcharge for consumers availing of general network access (GNA) or...

January 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access

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Other
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Delhi Government to Generate Revenue From Green Projects Using Carbon Credits

The Delhi Government has approved a proposal to implement a Carbon Credit Monetization Framework to convert the city’s green projects into revenue-generating assets to...

January 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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