Rooftop Solar

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Honeywell Automation Cuts Power Costs with 332.3 kW Rooftop Solar System

Solar power adoption in India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sector is accelerating as companies seek to manage rising electricity costs, meet sustainability...

December 30, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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C&I

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Solar
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Mercom India’s Most Read News Stories from 2025

Here is a collection of the most-read news stories and in-depth articles of 2025. Many of the top stories this year related to policy moves that influenced rooftop solar...

December 30, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Rooftop Solar Installations in 2025

India added a record 4.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity during the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, a 161% year-over-year increase, according to Mercom India’s...

December 30, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Rooftop Solar Gets Cheaper as GST Cut Shortens Payback Period for Consumers

With the government reducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on several rooftop solar system components, installation costs under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana...

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RRECL Issues Tender for 33 MW Rooftop Solar Projects on Government Buildings

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RRECL) has issued a tender to set up 33 MW grid-connected rooftop solar projects on the state government buildings in Baran,...

December 29, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Top Five States for Rooftop Solar Installations in 2025 [Infographics]

India added a record 4.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity during the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2025, a 161% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according...

December 29, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Key Policies Steering India’s BESS Market in 2025

Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical...

December 29, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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Chennai Port Authority Floats Tender for 2 MW Rooftop Solar Project

The Chennai Port Authority has floated a tender for a 2 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project at its EXIM godowns in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The project will be...

December 26, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Ministry Sets 20% Local Content for BESS VGF

The Ministry of Power directed states and procuring entities to ensure a minimum of 20% local content in the procurement of battery energy storage system projects being...

December 26, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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GRE Renew Enertech Wins SECI’s 1 MW Rooftop Solar Auction

GRE Renew Enertech has won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to set up 1 MW rooftop solar systems at the Rashtrapati Bhavan under Tranche III of...

December 23, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Mumbai Apartment Powers 90–100% of Common Areas with Rooftop Solar

Large apartments incur significant costs to power their common areas. Raheja Vistas, a condominium in Mumbai with over 850 flats, was spending up to ₹17 million (~$187,...

December 22, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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C&I

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Germany Sets Price Ceilings for 2026 Onshore Wind and Rooftop Solar Auctions

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has set price ceilings of €0.0725 (~$0.085)/kWh for onshore wind and €0.1 (~$0.12)/kWh for rooftop solar project...

December 19, 2025

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Parth Shukla

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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RIMS Invites Bids for 1.4 MW Rooftop Solar Systems at its Campus in Manipur

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) has invited bids to install 1.4 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on RESCO mode at its buildings in Imphal,...

December 19, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Industry Supports Upstream Solar Lending Push

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) recent advisory to banks and financial institutions, calling for prudence in lending to standalone solar module...

December 16, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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SECI Invites Bids for 8.9 MW Rooftop Solar Projects at Navodaya Vidyalayas

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to set up 8,900 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya’s buildings under...

December 15, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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