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India added 7.8 GW of #solaropenaccess capacity in 2025, a largely flat YoY growth from 7.7 GW, according to Mercom’s Q4 & Annual 2025 India Solar Open Access Market Report. India’s cumulative installed solar open access capacity was 30 GW as of Dec 2025. mercomindia.com/india-adds-7-8…

...@CEA_India has clarified that a manufacturer’s laboratory accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories can be used to qualify equipment for type tests in the #power sector. mercomindia.com/cea-allows-typ…

The Central #Electricity Regulatory Commission #CERC has approved tariffs of ₹3.41 (~$0.036)/kWh and ₹3.42 (~$0.037)/kWh for @nhpcltd’s 1.2 GW of interstate transmission system-connected #wind-#solar #hybrid power projects with a greenshoe option. mercomindia.com/cerc-approves-…

...@MHI_GoI has invited bids to establish domestic manufacturing capacity for sintered neodymium-iron-boron #NdFeB rare earth permanent magnets, widely used in #ElectricVehicles, #wind turbines, high-end electronics, aerospace, and defense systems. mercomindia.com/mhi-invites-bi…

#GreaterNoida-headquartered energy #storage solutions provider ILJIN Electronics plans to raise ₹2.96 billion (~$31.79 million) from its parent company, Amber Group, through a rights issue. mercomindia.com/iljin-electron…

State-owned lender to the #energy sector, @pfclindia’s board has approved a plan to borrow up to ₹1.6 trillion (~$17.16 billion) from domestic and international markets through a wide range of instruments for the financial year 2026-27. mercomindia.com/pfc-to-raise-%…

...@SwelectEnergy's wholly owned subsidiary, SWELECT Energy Systems, #Singapore, will enter into a strategic partnership with #US-based FortifyGrid, to form a JV for the development and installation of #solar-#BESS in Singapore and other #ASEAN markets. mercomindia.com/swelect-fortif…

...@TruAlt_Bio’s subsidiary, Leafiniti Bioenergy, a #CBG company, has received an investment of ₹130 million (~$1.4 million) through an equity share subscription from @gailindia for implementing CBG projects across #Karnataka, #Maharashtra, and #Odisha. mercomindia.com/gail-invests-%…

Bluspring's wholly owned subsidiary, Bluspring New Horizon One, has executed an SPA with STEAG Energy Services and STEAG Energy Services India (SESI) to acquire 100% of SESI’s paid-up share capital for a cash consideration of ~$19.28 million. mercomindia.com/bluspring-arm-…

#Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam has invited bids to install 4.5 MW rooftop #solar systems on 44 buildings and civil structures at Suratgarh Thermal Power Station and Suratgarh Supercritical Thermal Power Station in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. mercomindia.com/rajasthan-invi…

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...@CPWDGOV has issued two tenders to set up a cumulative 2,315 kW of grid-connected rooftop #solar and solar parking projects at @iit_tirupati and @IiserTirupati, #AndhraPradesh. mercomindia.com/cpwd-tenders-2…

#Maharashtra aims to meet 65% of its #power needs from #RenewableEnergy sources and has set a target for power distribution companies to procure energy storage capacity equivalent to at least 100 GWh/day, or 10% of their power demand, by FY 2036. mercomindia.com/maharashtra-ai…

The #Gujarat #Electricity Regulatory Commission #GERC has reduced the additional surcharge by ₹0.24 (~$0.002)/kWh to ₹0.76 (~$0.008)/kWh, payable by open access power consumers, from April 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026. mercomindia.com/gujarat-cuts-a…

#HPERC has set the rate for the sale of the state government’s free power to @HPSEBL_Official at ₹2.73 (~$0.0292)/kWh for FY 2026–27, marking an increase from ₹2.70 (~$0.0289)/kWh in FY 2026 and ₹2.60 (~$0.0279)/kWh in FY 2025. mercomindia.com/hperc-fixes-hi…

#Energy infrastructure solutions company @AparIndustries will procure #hybrid captive power of 7.34 MW #solar and 9.90 MVA from #wind turbine generators from Clean Max Rudra, a special purpose vehicle of @CleanMax_Ofc. mercomindia.com/apar-to-procur…

Daily #RenewableEnergy News Wrap-Up mercomindia.com/daily-news-wra…

#India’s #nonfossil #energy sources have reached 52.3% of the country’s total installed power capacity of 520.5 GW as of January 2026, while #thermal power continues to account for around 70% of #electricity generation. mercomindia.com/indias-non-fos…

Deendayal Port Authority, #Kandla has invited bids for #greenhydrogen storage and #fuelell #power project in #Gujarat mercomindia.com/deendayal-port…

@UltraTechCement will source power from @SunsureEnergy's 60 MW #solar project with #battery storage mercomindia.com/ultratech-ceme…

PFC Consulting (@pfclindia) has invited bids to establish an interstate transmission system to evacuate 5,500 MW of #RenewableEnergy from Jam Khambhaliya and 1,000 MW from Jamnagar in #Gujarat mercomindia.com/pfc-consulting…