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KUSUM Projects in Maharashtra Delayed as Land Leasing Costs Soar

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 6, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Five Lowest Renewable Plus Storage Auction Tariffs in India During 2025 [Infographics]

Renewable energy implementing agencies are leaning towards integrating energy storage systems with renewable energy to address the intermittency of solar and wind energy...

December 31, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar in 2025 [Infographics]

Utility-scale solar installations continue to expand rapidly, driven by supportive government policies, competitive tariffs, and growing demand for clean energy. A few...

December 30, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Mercom India’s Most Read News Stories from 2025

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...

December 30, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy
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Rooftop Solar Gets Cheaper as GST Cut Shortens Payback Period for Consumers

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...

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Top Five States for Rooftop Solar Installations in 2025 [Infographics]

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...

December 29, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Top Policies that Shaped the Indian 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...

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India’s Top Battery Energy Storage Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India’s accelerating shift toward renewable energy is the central reason battery energy storage systems (BESS) are growing rapidly. As solar and wind take up a larger...

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The Biggest Challenges India’s Renewable Energy Sector Faced in 2025

India made significant strides in strengthening its domestic upstream renewable energy supply chain and added substantial solar generation capacity in 2025. However, the...

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India’s Top Five Solar Energy Funding Deals in 2025 [Infographics]

Here are the top five funding deals in the solar sector in India during 2025, according to Mercom’s Q3 2025 India Solar Market report: In the top funding deal,...

December 24, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Finance and M&A

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Lowest Energy Storage Auction Tariffs in 2025 [Infographics]

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...

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Major Events that Impacted the Indian Solar Sector in 2025

India 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...

December 23, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Top States for Solar Open Access in 2025 [Infographics]

Open access solar remains one of the fastest-growing segments in India, driven by rising commercial and industrial (C&I) demand, rising grid tariffs, supportive...

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India’s Top Five Utility-Scale Solar Tenders in 2025 [Infographics]

India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year 2025, an increase of 53.7% year-over-year (YoY) from 17.3 GW, according to the...

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Industry Welcomes Government Push For Upstream-Focused Solar Lending

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) recent advisory to banks and financial institutions, calling for prudence in lending to standalone solar module...

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