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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Energy Storage Up 26% in 2025, 547 MWh Added

India added nearly 547 MWh of battery energy storage capacity in 2025, around 26% year-over-year (YoY) increase from over 433 MWh, according to the newly released 2H...

March 26, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: CEA Allows Type Testing at NABL-Approved Labs

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) clarified that a manufacturer’s laboratory accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration...

March 23, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India Hit 119 GW Solar Module, 9 GW Cell Capacity in 2025

India added nearly 119 GW of solar modules and over 9 GW of solar cell capacity in 2025, according to Mercom India’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2026 report....

March 20, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Easing Group Captive Power Rules May Boost C&I Participation

The Ministry of Power’s relaxations, allowing group captive projects to meet the 51% consumption requirement collectively rather than based on the individual...

March 18, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Government Announces Changes to Captive Power Policy

The Ministry of Power notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, introducing changes to Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, which govern captive generating projects...

March 17, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Rising Landed Costs Cut Savings for Solar Open Access

Savings for commercial and industrial consumers under solar open access narrowed across most states in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 as rising power purchase agreement...

March 16, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Trade Bodies Slam Karnataka Power Tariff Hike

Trade bodies have sharply criticized the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KERC) decision to revise electricity tariffs for the financial year (FY) 2025-26,...

March 13, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: PM KUSUM 2.0 to Include 10 GW Agrivoltaics

The second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) will include a 10 GW agrivoltaics component to promote the colocation of...

March 12, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Open Access Market Declined in Q4 2025

India’s solar open access market witnessed a slowdown in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, with regulatory changes, tariff structuring, and grid constraints affecting...

March 11, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Energy Storage Tariff Drop Raises Project Execution Risks

India’s standalone battery energy storage system tenders and storage-linked renewable energy auctions have seen bid prices fall sharply, intensifying concerns over...

March 10, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: CERC Extends Connectivity Deadline for Delayed Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted conditional relief to renewable energy developers whose interstate transmission system connectivity was...

March 9, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Karnataka Revises Power Tariffs

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed a review petition filed by the state’s electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) and revised tariffs for...

March 6, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Top Five States for Solar Open Access Installations

India added 7.8 GW of solar open access capacity in 2025, the highest addition recorded in any calendar year, according to the Q4 and Annual 2025 Mercom India Solar Open...

March 5, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Wide Cost Declines in Solar Projects in Q4 2025

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects recorded mixed movements in the fourth quarter of 2025. Projects with Indian modules across technologies posted...

March 3, 2026

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tripura Issues Third Amendment to Power Supply Rules

The Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission issued the third amendment to the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2011....

March 2, 2026

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