India added 1.3 GW of wind power capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of calendar year 2026, down 15% from the previous quarter and 18% from the same period last year, according to Mercom India Research.

India’s energy storage pipeline crossed 110 GWh across the under-development and pre-construction stages, according to data from the Mercom India Renewable Energy Project Tracker. The pipeline includes battery energy storage systems and pumped storage projects.

NTPC Renewable Energy announced the winners of its auction to supply modules for its upcoming 1 GW solar projects in the Lalitpur and Chitrakoot districts of Uttar Pradesh.

The Gujarat government unveiled its Viksit Gujarat Data Center Policy, which mandates that data center developers must source at least 51% of the electricity consumed by their facilities for core operations from renewable energy.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries invited bids to select manufacturers to set up 10 GWh of Advanced Chemistry Cell manufacturing capacity for grid-scale stationary storage applications under the Production Linked Incentive program. The last date to submit bids is October 13, 2026. The bids will be opened the following day.

Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company invited bids to select an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor to develop 30 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects at the Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant in Birsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Bids must be submitted by August 14, 2026. The bids will be opened on the same day.

Terra Clean, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, invited bids for land aggregation for a 300 MW interstate transmission system-connected solar project in Andhra Pradesh. The last date to submit bids is August 12, 2026. Bids will be opened on the same day.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India invited bids for the installation, testing, and commissioning of a 45.6 MW wind power project at Ramagiri in the Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh. The last date to submit bids is August 19. The bids will be opened on the following day.

Bangalore Metallurgical commissioned a 5.5 MW ground-mounted solar project under the open access model to reduce electricity costs at its facility in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The project was developed by Candi Solar and installed by Integrum.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing company Kilitch Healthcare India is among the healthcare firms that have leveraged rooftop systems to slash their electricity costs and make more judicious use of their resources. The company has commissioned a 1.25 MW rooftop solar project at its manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Dindori, Maharashtra. The project is expected to yield savings of around ₹1.25 million (~$12,980.5) per month, and an estimated ₹15 million (~$155,766) per year.

Electric vehicle sales in India reached 837,453 units in Q2 of 2026, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 52.3% over 549,900 units recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025.

Waaree Energy Storage Solutions, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies commenced operations at its 5.15 GWh battery energy storage container manufacturing facility in India.

Exide Industries announced an investment of ₹1 billion (~$10.38 million) in Exide Energy Solutions to fund a gigawatt-scale lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility that is being set up in Bengaluru.

Gurgaon-based independent power producer ACME Solar Holdings secured long-term project financing of ₹26.47 billion (~$274.5 million) from REC for its 450 MW/1,800 MWh firm and dispatchable renewable energy project.

The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0, the second phase of India’s semiconductor incentive program, with a total budget outlay of ₹1.28 trillion (~$14.9 billion) to strengthen the country’s semiconductor design and manufacturing ecosystem.

Bengaluru-based solar cell and module manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaic Power reported revenue from operations of ₹15.56 billion (~$162.5 million) in Q1 of the financial year (FY) 2027, a 51% YoY increase from ₹10.28 billion (~$106.75 million).

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy posted a revenue of ₹15.90 billion (~$165.1 million) in Q1 of the FY 2027, a 9.7% YoY decline from ₹17.62 billion (~$182.9 million) during the same period last year.

Sri Lanka’s National System Operator issued a request for proposals to set up 250 MW/1,000 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems on a build-own-operate basis, with a 15-year operational period. Bids must be submitted by August 14, 2026. Bids will be opened the same day.

Germany added 7.39 GW of solar capacity during the first six months of 2026, according to data from the Federal Network Agency’s (Bundesnetzagentur) Market Master Data Register. The addition raised Germany’s cumulative installed solar capacity to 125.37 GW at the end of June 2026.