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Corporate funding for energy storage companies, including venture capital (VC) investments, public market funding, and debt financing, increased 5% year-over-year (YoY)...
India added 2.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 125.4% from 1.2 GW and a 25.4% quarter-over-quarter...
With renewables overtaking coal-based sources in India’s installed power capacity, concerns are growing around intermittency, grid stability, and power balancing as...
India added 2.7 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Open Access Market Report, marking a...
India’s renewable energy sector is entering a phase of stricter regulatory compliance, growing integration of storage, and evolving market structures, according to...
India added nearly 1.6 GW of wind power capacity in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2026, up 14% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) from 1.3 GW. The capacity...
India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2026, its highest-ever quarterly total, according to Mercom India’s Q1 2026 India Solar Market Update Report. Additions...
In Q1 2026, India achieved a significant milestone, generating approximately 52 billion units (BU) of solar power, registering a 24.3% year-over-year (YoY) increase, as...
In Q1 2026, government agencies issued nearly 6 GW of solar tenders, a 68% decrease from 17 GW in Q1 2025 but almost double the capacity issued in Q4 2025. Although...
Corporate funding in the solar sector rose to $11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 131% year-over-year increase from the $4.8 billion...
In 2025, inverter shipments to solar projects in India increased 40.8% compared to 2024, driven by record installations and a strong project pipeline targeted for...
India is seeing an increased adoption of solar tracking systems, particularly in utility-scale projects, to maximize energy generation. By improving energy yield...
Solar power accounted for 28.4% of total installed power capacity and 55% of total installed renewable energy capacity as of March 2026, up from 26.5% and 52.7%,...
India’s solar manufacturing sector is expanding unevenly, with module production scaling rapidly while cell manufacturing continues to lag. Despite policy support and...
Tata Power Solar, Jakson Green, Sterling & Wilson, Amara Raja Infra, and HARTEK were the top utility-scale solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)...
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