India is moving to keep rooftop solar telemetry on India-based servers to protect data leakage, as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy advances a national, vendor-neutral data layer for inverters under the PM Surya Ghar program, which targets 10 million homes and 30 GW of capacity. The draft framework standardizes how inverter-side devices authenticate and publish data to a centralized platform, aiming to mitigate cyber risk and enhance grid visibility. The push is framed around energy sovereignty, amid concerns that some monitoring dongles and loggers have been routing data to overseas servers.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy took serious note of government agencies issuing tenders in August this year with short bid submission timelines, clearly intended to circumvent the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers mandate on solar cells. It stated that any existing tenders with short bidding timelines that have been issued without complying with the General Financial Rules and Central Vigilance Commission regulations must be scrapped, if necessary, and new bids issued in full compliance with the rules. “Action taken in this regard may be reported back positively within 15 days,” MNRE said in a communication to renewable energy bidding agencies of the Union and state governments.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission notified the Connectivity and General Network Access to the Interstate Transmission System (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025. The new rules modify several aspects of the Principal Regulations of 2022, introducing expanded definitions, revised procedures for application withdrawals, restructuring of bank guarantee requirements, rules for connectivity to interstate transmission system substations, and detailed compliance obligations for renewable generating stations and energy storage systems.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission admitted petitions from solar developers seeking compensation for power generation losses and financial losses resulting from power curtailment due to inadequate transmission systems. They have sought directions to Power Grid Corporation of India and the Central Transmission Utility of India to provide them the compensation until the operationalization of the associated transmission system. The petitioners are ACME Solar Holdings and AMPIN Energy Green. The Commission clubbed their petitions with similar ones filed by Juniper Green Cosmic and NTPC Green Energy.

The Ministry of Power wrote to all states and union territories, urging them to scrap separate net-metering contracts for residential rooftop consumers and adopt a digital agreement as part of the online application. It cited sub-rule 10 of rule 4 of the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, which provides that if an agreement is required between a distribution licensee and a consumer, it should become part of the application form and not require a separate net-metering agreement. The ministry noted that Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, and Puducherry already use a digital form for the net-metering agreement, which is part of the online application in the national portal for rooftop solar.

Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India reached 560,637 units in the third quarter of 2025, an over 12.5% year-over-year increase from 497,974 units. EVs accounted for 8% of the overall automobile sales, which totaled 5,796,216 units in Q3, according to data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways through its Vahan Dashboard. India now has over 7.02 million registered EVs. Electric two-wheelers comprised nearly 56% (312,681) of the total EVs sold during the quarter. TVS led the segment with sales of 69,214 units, followed by Ather with 52,620, and Bajaj Auto with 51,161 units. Ola (50,287) and Hero Motocorp (36,663) were among the other companies that registered significant sales.

The Indian Energy Exchange traded an electricity volume of 11,065 million units (MU) in September 2025, increasing 7.1% year-over-year. Tertiary reserve ancillary service volume stood at 289 MU, compared to 6.7 MU in September 2024. According to the government data published in September 2025, India’s energy consumption reached 145.91 billion units, growing 3.2% YoY. The market-clearing price in the day-ahead market at ₹3.58 (~$0.040)/kWh during September 2025 declined 14.5% from the same month of the previous year. Similarly, the market-clearing price in the real-time market at ₹3.31 (~$0.037)/kWh during September 2025 declined 16.8%.

The West Bengal Power Development Corporation invited bids for the operation and maintenance of a 2.6 MW rooftop solar power projects at Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station in Birbhum, West Bengal. The last date to submit bids is October 11, 2025. Bids will be opened on October 13. The scope of work encompasses operation and maintenance for 16 buildings located within the premises of Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station, for two years. It covers the supply of materials required for operation and maintenance. The successful bidder must maintain the grid-tied inverters, cables, and connection boxes, as well as online data loggers, and undertake preventive maintenance of the solar modules.

IOC GPS Renewables (IGRPL) secured ₹8.36 billion (~$94.2 million) in debt financing from the Indian Bank to develop nine compressed biogas (CBG) plants in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, and Haryana. IGRPL is a joint venture between the Indian Oil Corporation and GPSR Arya, a subsidiary of GPS Renewables. Three projects will be in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, and four in Haryana. Each plant will have a capacity to produce 15 tons of CBG daily. These facilities will utilize paddy straw as feedstock. All nine plants are expected to be commissioned by 2026.

Independent power producer JSW Energy commissioned 114 MW of renewable energy capacity in September 2025, comprising 21 MW of solar and 93 MW of wind capacity. The commissioning increased the company’s total installed capacity to 13,211 MW. Its cumulative renewable energy capacity additions during the second quarter of the financial year 2026 stand at 443 MW. These additions include 20 MW of floating solar capacity at Vijayanagar, Karnataka. JSW’s share of renewables in its total capacity stands at 57%. This includes 3,709 MW of wind, 2,213 MW of solar, and 1,631 MW of hydropower capacity.

Omkara Asset Reconstruction Company (Omkara ARC) acquired the debt of Wind World India (WWIL) from the National Asset Reconstruction Company by investing ₹12.25 billion (~$138.06 million). This acquisition, finalized under the Swiss Challenge Method, positions Omkara ARC as the lead decision-maker in WWIL’s ongoing corporate insolvency resolution process, holding an 80% voting share in the committee of creditors. The Swiss Challenge Method is a bidding method in which a private sector participant submits an unsolicited proposal to the government for an infrastructure project.

Suzlon Energy secured a wind turbine order with a capacity of 838 MW from Tata Power Renewable Energy. The project is part of Tata Power’s firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) initiative and represents Suzlon’s second-largest order ever, following the 1,544 MW order from NTPC Green Energy. The 838 MW project will involve the supply of 266 of Suzlon’s S144 wind turbines, each with a rated capacity of 3.15 MW. The turbines will be deployed across three states — 302 MW in Karnataka, 271 MW in Maharashtra, and 265 MW in Tamil Nadu. These locations are part of the FDRE bids awarded to SJVN and NTPC, which focus on creating hybrid renewable power systems capable of delivering continuous and reliable clean energy.

Ahmedabad-based renewable energy solutions provider Deon Energy filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise ₹1.5 billion (~$16.89 million) through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO will include a fresh issue of equity shares by promoters Dharmesh Ashokbhai Makadiya, Chiragbhai Dineshbhai Kalariya, Archanaben Kalariya, Bhargav Chaturbhai Kavar, Chaturbhai Harjibhai Kava, Khushbu Indravadan Patel, and Jalpa Bhargav Kavar. The shares will have a face value of ₹10 (~$0.11). A significant portion of the funds raised, around ₹1 billion (~$11.26 million), will be allocated to fund the company’s long-term working capital requirements.

Germany-based solar inverter supplier SMA Solar Technology announced that the company will slash approximately 300 full-time jobs in the country and 50 full-time jobs internationally as it intensifies its restructuring and transformation program amid weak residential demand and intense price pressure in its Home and Business Solutions division. The company has initiated preliminary discussions with the employee representative bodies regarding the necessary additional job cuts. Official negotiations are scheduled to begin this month and are expected to be concluded by November.

Global solar and storage costs are expected to increase by 9% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, as policy shifts in China will end an era of low equipment prices that has prevailed over the past 18 months, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. Per the report, equipment procurement costs are projected to increase significantly from this quarter onwards due to policy shifts and supply-side production cuts. Wood Mackenzie said polysilicon consolidation, supply-side production cuts, and China’s cancellation of its 13% VAT export rebate will push solar module prices higher during Q4 2024, with further price increases anticipated through 2026.