India added nearly 6 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of the calendar year 2026, up 42% year-over-year (YoY) compared to 4 GW, according to Mercom India’s newly released Q2 2026 India Solar Open Access Market Report.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) directed inverter manufacturers supplying rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to ensure that inverter-level data and associated monitoring and control servers are located exclusively within India.

The government recently told Parliament that over 5,400 power sector cases are pending before electricity sector regulators and the courts. Cases involving the Ministry of Power numbered 1,303, while 2,911 and 1,193 petitions are pending before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, respectively, bringing the total to 5,407 as of June 30, 2026.

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company to implement the utility-led aggregation model for installing rooftop solar systems for 211,206 low-income households in Maharashtra.

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) proposed reducing the tolerance to ±5% for solar and hybrid projects and to ±10% for wind projects, aligning with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s revised deviations settlement tolerance bands.

UERC rejected a petition seeking reconsideration of the trading margins prescribed for solar and standalone battery storage projects. The Commission noted that the petitioner, UJVN, had not identified any error in its January 6, 2026, order and was raising an issue that had already been considered and decided.

For many industrial consumers with high power requirements, the lack of adequate rooftop space often restricts the benefits they can harness from on-site solar projects. With solar parks, such companies can set up larger projects off-site and use the generated power to reduce their electricity costs. Harmony Plastics and Plasti Weave Industries, part of the Mewar Polytex Group, have installed 2.5 MW and 3 MW solar projects, respectively, at the SafEarth UGVCL-1 solar park in Himatnagar, Gujarat.

NTPC Renewable Energy issued a tender to install wind turbine generators for an interstate transmission system -connected wind energy project with a nominal capacity of 600 MW, comprising 200 WTGs in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Bids must be submitted by September 15, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

NLC India invited bids to arrange 1,500 acres of land through outright purchase for solar projects in Tamil Nadu. The last date to submit bids is September 21, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Tata Power-D, the distribution arm of Tata Power Company, invited bids to procure 50MW/100MWh (1 cycle) of battery energy storage capacity for a 15-year period from a grid-connected inter-state project in Rajasthan. The last date to submit bids is September 15, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

Independent power producer AMPIN Energy Transition achieved financial closure for a $195 million project finance facility for a power purchase agreement-backed 100 MW wind-solar project with battery energy storage systems in Andhra Pradesh.

Mahindra Susten, the clean-tech arm of the Mahindra Group, achieved financial closure for its 150.8 MW hybrid renewable energy project being developed under the group captive offtake arrangement in Maharashtra. The project secured financing of ₹8.75 billion (~$91.51 million) from Export Import Bank of India under its Sustainable Finance Program.

Renewable energy solutions provider Canadian Solar announced the resolution of the remaining U.S. patent litigation brought against it by Maxeon Solar Technology over TOPCon solar cell technology. A U.S. federal district court dismissed Maxeon’s patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar with prejudice.