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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Rooftop Solar Additions Surge 131% in 1H 2026

India added 6.6 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, up 131% year-over-year (YoY) from 2.8 GW, according to Mercom India Research’s Q2 and 1H...

August 28, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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JinkoSolar’s Q2 Revenue Falls 31% as Module Market Pressures Persist

China-headquartered solar cell and module manufacturer JinkoSolar posted revenue of RMB12.36 billion (~$1.85 billion) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, down 31.3%...

August 28, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Daqo New Energy’s Q2 Revenue Falls 17% as Polysilicon Prices Drop

China-based photovoltaic-grade polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy reported a revenue of $62.66 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, a 16.7% year-over-year...

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China Targets 3.5 TW of Renewable Energy Capacity by 2030

China has set a target to increase its total renewable energy generation capacity to around 3.5 TW by 2030 under its Renewable Energy Development Plan for the 15th...

August 7, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Global Power Generation from Renewables to Grow by Over 8% in 2026: IEA

Global power generation from renewables is expected to grow by more than 8% in 2026, pushing its share in the electricity generation mix to 37% by 2027, up from 33% in...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: US FEOC Rules May Benefit Indian Solar Exporters

With the U.S. beginning to enforce the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules and global buyers accelerating China+1 sourcing strategies, Indian solar module...

July 27, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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China’s Solar Capacity Tops 1.27 TW but Capacity Additions Drop 66% in 1H 2026

China added 158.7 GW of new power generation capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, according to the latest electricity statistics released by the National Energy...

July 24, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Lithium Prices Drop as Suspended Mining Operations in China, Australia Restart

The lithium carbonate market has remained highly volatile this year amid expectations of stronger global supply of the key battery material. Lithium carbonate futures in...

July 23, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE to Fund Perovskite Solar Manufacturing Pilot Line

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved the continuation of its Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development program from the financial year...

July 22, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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US Starts Tariff Circumvention Probe into Solar Imports from Ethiopia

The U.S. has initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry to determine whether crystalline silicon solar cells and modules manufactured in Ethiopia and Vietnam using Chinese...

July 21, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Coal India Awards 750 MWh Storage Consultancy Project

Coal India announced the winner of the auction to appoint an owner’s engineer-cum-engineering consultancy firm for an 187.5 MW/750 MWh battery energy storage system at...

July 20, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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China to Impose 2% Consumption Tax on Batteries and Solar Cells

China’s Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Taxation Administration have jointly announced a phased consumption tax on several...

July 17, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China Installed 189 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity in 2025: Report

China added 189 GWh of battery energy storage systems in 2025, surpassing the rest of the world combined, according to a report by Ember. The country accounted for more...

July 17, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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China Sets New Minimum Efficiency Thresholds for Solar Modules, Inverters

China has rolled out new minimum efficiency standards for components across the solar manufacturing value chain covering polysilicon, wafers, modules, and inverters. The...

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LONGi Switches to Copper from Silver in Solar Cell Production at 21 GW Plant

LONGi Green Energy has started commercial production at a 21 GW back-contact solar cell facility in China using copper-based metallization technology, replacing the use...

July 13, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Manufacturing

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