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Germany Adds 16.4 GW of Solar Capacity in 2025

Germany installed nearly 21 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2025, reaching approximately 210 GW in total, a 11% year-over-year (YoY) increase, according to the...

January 8, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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RERC Denies Load Factor Rebate for Cement Company’s Captive Solar Project

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

January 7, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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European Union’s CBAM Puts a Carbon Cost On India’s Exports

The European Union (EU) has begun implementing the definitive phase of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a policy that will attach a carbon-linked cost to...

January 7, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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IEX’s Traded Electricity Volume Up 12% in Q3 FY 2026

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has traded a monthly electricity volume of 34.08 billion units (BU) during the third quarter (Q3) of the financial year (FY) 2026, an 11....

January 7, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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Juniper Green Raises ₹20 Billion Debt Funding for Renewable Energy Projects

Independent power producer Juniper Green Energy has secured ₹20.39 billion (~$245.7 million) in debt financing from a consortium of domestic and global financial...

January 6, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Oriana Power to Raise ₹750 Million Through Issue of Debentures

Oriana Power has approved the issue and allotment of non-convertible debentures (NCD) aggregating to ₹750 million (~$9.04 million). The company will issue 7,500 rated,...

January 6, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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UPERC Adopts Tariff for 1.5 GW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the tariff of ₹7.71 million (~$85,634)/MW/annum for procuring power from 1,500 MW of pumped...

January 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Chhattisgarh Proposes Lower Solar Project Tariffs for FY 2026

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has proposed generic levelized tariffs for renewable energy projects to be commissioned during the...

January 5, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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IREDA’s Loan Approvals Grow 29% YoY to ₹401 Billion in 9M FY 2026

Government-owned lender, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (IREDA) loan approvals for the nine months (9M) ended December 31, 2025, stood at ₹401 billion (~$4....

January 2, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Bihar Proposes Generic Renewable Energy Tariffs for FY 2026

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has released a draft tariff order proposing generic levelised tariffs for electricity generated from select renewable...

December 30, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Rejects SJVN’s Plea for Allocation of Residual Greenshoe Solar Capacity

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has dismissed a petition filed by SJVN seeking approval to allot 316 MW of unallocated renewable energy capacity...

December 30, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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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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MENA Weekly Roundup: Tunisia Clears 2.3 GW Renewable Energy Pipeline

Tunisia approved more than 2.3 GW of new renewable energy capacity for implementation in 2026, to cut the energy deficit and expand domestic clean power generation. The...

December 29, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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Gujarat’s New Green Hydrogen Policy Targets 3 MMTPA by 2035

The Government of Gujarat has notified the Green Hydrogen Policy 2025 to achieve a production capacity of 3 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) by 2035. The main...

December 29, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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SECI Invited Bids to Supply 1 GW of Excess Power from Renewable Projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids from renewable energy developers to supply 1,000 MW of excess power (FDRE-VIII) from projects with existing...

December 29, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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