India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II mandate. Industry leaders said India’s success under ALMM List-II will depend on cost competitiveness, investment in research and development, skilled manpower, and deeper integration across the solar value chain.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expanded the ALMM by adding 10,567 MW of solar module capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity under ALMM now stands at 203,637 MW.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed a solar developer to continue injecting infirm power from the 100 MW solar component of its 600 MW wind-solar hybrid project and sell the power outside the power purchase agreement until partial or early commissioning because the project’s wind component was delayed due to connectivity issues.

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity partly allowed a solar installer’s appeal against the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s 2018 order that reduced the tariff for a 10 MW rooftop solar project from ₹7.59 (~$0.0795)/kWh to ₹5.09 (~$0.0533)/kWh. The tribunal held that the developer was entitled to a 41-day extension because the power purchase agreement became effective only after regulatory approval.

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission dismissed petitions filed by industrial consumers, renewable energy developers, and the National Solar Energy Federation of India challenging the rejection and delayed processing of green energy long-term open access applications.

NTPC Renewable Energy invited bids to set up a 400 kV substation for 900 MW of solar projects in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The last date to submit bids is July 27, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

The Energy and Resources Institute floated a tender to develop 57.5 MW/115 MWh of battery energy storage systems across four 66/11 kV grid stations in Delhi. Bids must be submitted by July 27, 2026. Bids will be opened on the following day.

Spanish clean energy producer Grenergy invited bids through its subsidiary, GR Power, for the sale of 1.5 TWh of energy in Chile from its solar and battery storage projects in the country’s northern and central regions. Bids must be submitted by July 22, 2026.

Germany generated over 138.77 TWh of renewable energy, accounting for 61.8% of the country’s net public electricity generation in the first half of 2026, according to a report from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. The share remained largely flat year-over-year.