The Ministry of Power has amended the green energy open access rules to enable consumers with a total contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW or above to avail...

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) ruled that distribution companies (DISCOMs) will not be allowed to impose reliability charges on green open access...

Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu emerged as the top states for solar open access installations in 2022, according to the 2022 Q4 & Annual Mercom India Solar...

Consumers in Haryana with a contracted demand or sanctioned load of at least 100 kW will be eligible for Green Energy Open Access, with no limit on the power supply for...

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), under the new format for banking agreement, has now allowed monthly energy banking for renewable energy...

India added an impressive 2.5 GW open access solar capacity in 2022, registering a growth of 92% year-over-year (YoY), according to the 2022 Q4 & Annual Mercom India...

India added 2.5 GW of solar open access in the calendar year (CY) 2022, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 92% from the 1.3 GW installed in CY 2021, according to the...

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Amendment Rules, 2023, under which it has added...

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers India (STT GDC India) said it will buy power through open access under the captive mode from O2 Power, a subsidiary of O2 Energy SG. The...

The Vedanta Group said it will source 600 MW of solar and 91 MW of hybrid renewable power through open access under the captive mode for its various operations across...

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, signed an agreement with Vivarea Condominium in Mumbai to set up a 3.125 MW group captive solar project...

Uttar Pradesh has begun to witness an increased interest from solar open access developers and consumers due to the wide-ranging and attractive concessions proposed for...

In an exclusive interview with Mercom India, Srinivasan Viswanathan, CEO of Vibrant Energy, talks about the company’s contribution to the growing renewable energy...

A revival of interest from the industry in Andhra Pradesh to source solar energy through open access has seen installations surge by 450% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to...

Karnataka was the top state for open access solar installations in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2022. The state was followed closely by Maharashtra,...