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Haryana Grants One-Time Approval to 127 MW Solar PPAs Under KUSUM

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has approved the procurement of solar power by the Haryana Power Purchase Center (HPPC) for a cumulative capacity of...

April 30, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Solar Share in India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Rises to 55% in Q1 2026

Solar power accounted for 28.4% of total installed power capacity and 55% of total installed renewable energy capacity as of March 2026, up from 26.5% and 52.7%,...

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Storage Becomes Critical to Solar Economics After Maharashtra Banking Changes

Maharashtra’s revised renewable energy and multi-year tariff framework ties solar consumption directly to the time of generation. The order defines solar hours as 09:00...

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Clean Energy Meets All Power Demand Growth Globally in 2025 as Solar Surges

Clean energy sources met all global electricity demand growth in 2025, marking a structural turning point for the power sector and halting the long-standing expansion of...

April 30, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Karnataka High Court Stays CERC’s Revised Deviation Settlement Mechanism

The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the enforcement of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) revised deviation settlement mechanism...

April 28, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Wind
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Bombay High Court Upholds Night Power Tariff Rebate Rights, Orders Refund

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to verify the amounts paid by a food products manufacturer, adjust any...

April 28, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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China Adds 41.4 GW of Solar, 15.8 GW of Wind Capacity in Q1 2026

China expanded its installed solar power capacity by 41.4 GW in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, solar capacity addition dropped 41.7%...

April 28, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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US Sets Preliminary Antidumping Duties on Solar Cells from India

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary affirmative determinations in antidumping duty investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells,...

April 24, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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MERC Rejects Solar Developer’s ₹477 Million Change-in-Law Compensation Claim

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a solar developer’s petition seeking compensation of ₹477.5 million (~$5.09 million) for additional...

April 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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MERC Approves Tariffs for 8 MW Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved tariffs ranging from ₹5.30 (~$0.0565)/kWh to ₹5.90 (~$0.0629)/kWh for the procurement of...

April 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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Maharashtra Forms Panel to Review Electricity Duty on Rooftop Solar

The Government of Maharashtra has constituted a committee to examine the applicability of electricity duty on rooftop solar consumers, behind-the-meter systems, and grid...

April 23, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Rooftop

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Solar
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MERC Approves 60 MW Wind-Solar PPA Withdrawal, Citing High Tariff

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Mindspace Business Parks, Gigaplex Estate, and KRC Infrastructure and Projects to withdraw their...

April 23, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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BEE Issues Compliance Framework for Renewable Consumption Obligation

India has operationalized a national compliance framework for renewable energy consumption with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issuing operational guidelines for...

April 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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Global Wind Energy Installations Hit 165 GW In 2025, Up 40% YoY

The global wind energy sector recorded 165 GW of new grid-connected capacity installed in 2025, marking the highest annual addition on record and taking total installed...

April 22, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Wind
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Juniper Green Energy Begins Commissioning India’s First FDRE Project

Independent power producer, Juniper Green Energy, has begun commissioning India’s first Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project, which integrates 259 MW of...

April 21, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy

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