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Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Approves ₹158 Billion in Clean Energy Projects

The Andhra Pradesh government greenlighted renewable energy projects totaling ₹158 billion (~$1.75 billion) at the 14th State Investment Promotion Board meeting. The...

January 9, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: RERC Denies Rebate for Cement Company’s Solar Project

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected a petition filed by Shree Cement seeking the grant of a load factor rebate by Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL)...

January 8, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: High Land Lease Costs Affect Maharashtra KUSUM Projects

The rapid increase in solar installations under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) in Maharashtra is leading to developers facing...

January 7, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MERC Allows Rooftop Solar Net Metering with Open Access

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to permit net metering for Hatsun Agro...

January 6, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Grid India Moots Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should incorporate...

January 5, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: GUVNL Announces Winners of 250 MW Wind Auction

Patel Infrastructure, Alfanar Power, KP Energy, and Powerica won Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction to set up 250 MW grid-connected wind power projects (Phase X)....

January 2, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: GST Reduction on Rooftop Solar Cuts Payback Period

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...

December 31, 2025

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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, 2025

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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, 2025

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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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Daily News Wrap-Up: Key Events that Impacted India’s Solar Sector in 2025

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year from 17.3 GW, according to the Q3 2025...

December 24, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: 82 Companies Win MPUVNL’s 4.3 GW Solar Auction

Dilip Buildcon, Sunbridge Solar Power, Landsmill Industries, Purshotam Profiles, Ceigall India, and 77 other companies won 4.01 GW out of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam...

December 23, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: KERC Plans to End Cross-Subsidy, Surcharge by FY 2029

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) issued the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Roadmap for Reducing Cross-Subsidy and Cross-Subsidy...

December 22, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Secures ₹7.16 Trillion in Green Energy Funding

Over the last five financial years, public sector banks, government-owned/controlled financial institutions, and foreign direct investments have cumulatively invested...

December 19, 2025

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uttar Pradesh Approves 72 MW KUSUM Solar Tariffs

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the tariffs and the execution of 25 power purchase agreements for grid-connected solar power projects with...

December 18, 2025

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