India installs 6.1 GW of open-access solar in first nine months of 2025
India added 6.1 GW of open-access solar capacity in the first nine months of 2025, a 13% increase from the same period in 2024, according to the Mercom India Solar Open Access Market Report.
NTPC commissions solar-hydrogen-based microgrid in India
NTPC has developed a standalone solar microgrid system that uses hydrogen as the storage medium to deliver 200 kW of round-the-clock power throughout the year. Designed to replace diesel gensets at off-grid Army locations, the system provides a reliable and sustainable power supply even in harsh winter conditions, where temperatures can drop to –40 C at an altitude of 4,500 meters.
India forecast to add 41.5 GW of new solar capacity in fiscal 2026
JMK Research expects India to install 41.5 GW of solar capacity in fiscal 2026, including 32 GW from utility-scale projects, 8 GW from rooftop systems and 1.5 GW from off-grid installations.
India’s Vikram Solar commissions 5 GW automated module plant
Vikram Solar says its new 5 GW Vallam facility in Tamil Nadu lifts its module manufacturing capacity to 9.5 GW and is built on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology with future heterojunction upgrades.
India posts record 4.9 GW of rooftop solar additions in first nine months of 2025
India installed 4.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months of 2025, including 2.1 GW in the third quarter, with cumulative capacity reaching 18.6 GW, according to Mercom India.
Indian state sets record low battery storage tariff
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. (RRVUNL) has concluded its tender for a 500 MW/2,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at a price of INR 285,000 ($3,195)/MW per month, the nation’s lowest to date for a four-hour, single-cycle system.
Indian utility seeks land for new grid-connected solar project
NLC India Ltd. says it has issued a tender for contractors to secure and develop 1,850 acres across multiple states for a solar power project connected to India’s inter-state transmission system (ISTS) on behalf of NLC India Renewables Ltd (NIRL).
India awards 1 GW of round-the-clock renewables at INR 4.35/kWh
Railway Energy Management Co. Ltd. (REMCL) has awarded 1 GW of round-the-clock renewable energy capacity at INR 4.35 ($0.049)/kWh, with six developers securing allocations that will supply firm clean power directly to Indian Railways.
India’s solar additions rise as nine-month installations reach 26.6 GW
India added 26.6 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of 2025, up 53.7% from a year earlier, with large-scale projects providing most of the growth, according to Mercom India.
PVV Infra to set up 1 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in India
PVV Infra Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to invest around INR 650 crore (73.4 million) in establishing a 1 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Visakhapatnam.
