India’s cumulative solar open access capacity reached 27.9 GW in September 2025, with Maharashtra contributing about 17%, the second-largest share after Karnataka, according to Mercom’s Q3 2025 Solar Open Access Market Report. Despite this strong base, Maharashtra has struggled due to regulatory uncertainty, leading developers and commercial and industrial consumers to scale back investments due to energy banking limits, adverse time-of-day tariffs, and open access charges. The quarterly installations in Q3 fell to 165 MW, an 80% quarter-over-quarter and 43% year-over-year decline.