The widening price gap between domestic content requirement (DCR) and non-DCR solar modules is raising rooftop solar installation costs, lengthening consumer payback periods, and prompting concerns about project viability.

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission approved Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation’s proposal to procure 600 MW of solar power bundled with a 300 MW/1,800 MWh energy storage system from the Solar Energy Corporation of India for 25 years.

West Bengal-based leather products manufacturer Maple Accessories installed a 509 kW rooftop solar system at its manufacturing facility to reduce electricity costs and meet the sustainability requirements of international buyers.

Jaipur-based solar module manufacturer Insolation Energy, through its subsidiary Insolation Green Energy, entered into a five-year strategic partnership with U.S. perovskite technology company Caelux Corporation to commercialize 3 GW of advanced solar modules.

U.S.-based power producer NextEra Energy reported a 10.4% year-over-year increase in adjusted earnings to $2.59 billion for the third quarter of 2026, against $2.35 billion a year earlier.

Japan-based technology company Panasonic Holdings Corporation advanced the start of full-scale mass production of its glass-type perovskite solar cells, moving the target from fiscal year 2030 to April 2029 at its Nagahama facility in Shiga Prefecture.