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A new building code rolled out by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings and office spaces could drive renewable...
In 2025, tender announcements for utility-scale solar projects declined to nearly 44 GW, down 45% from 2024, according to Mercom India Research. During the year, around...
The total global corporate solar funding dropped by 16% year-over-year (YoY) with $22.2 billion raised in 175 deals, compared to $26.3 billion in 157 deals in 2024,...
India added 6.3 GW of wind power capacity in 2025, an 85.2% YoY increase from 3.4 GW in 2024, according to Mercom India Research. The additions marked the highest annual...
The rapid rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program is gradually transforming India’s rural solar landscape by...
Only 50% of the standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects evaluated in a new industry survey showed positive project economics and economic viability...
The rapid increase in solar installations under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) in Maharashtra is leading to developers facing...
Renewable energy implementing agencies are leaning towards integrating energy storage systems with renewable energy to address the intermittency of solar and wind energy...
Utility-scale solar installations continue to expand rapidly, driven by supportive government policies, competitive tariffs, and growing demand for clean energy. A few...
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...
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...
Battery energy storage system (BESS) adoption is gaining momentum in India as renewable energy deployments accelerate. Storage is increasingly being viewed as a critical...
India made significant strides in strengthening its domestic upstream renewable energy supply chain and added substantial solar generation capacity in 2025. However, the...
Energy storage in India was long viewed as a niche and costly solution, with limited deployment until around 2018. High costs, immature technologies, and regulatory...
December 23, 2025
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Parth Shukla
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Energy Storage,
Market & Policy,
Mercom Research Focus,
Tenders & AuctionsIndia added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to...
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