The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) approved the power sale agreement signed between the Kerala State Electricity Board and the Solar Energy Corporation of India for the procurement of 200 MW of solar power, coupled with a 100 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage system.

In an interview with Mercom India, Ishver Dholakiya, Founder and Managing Director at Goldi Solar, discussed manufacturing capacity, export opportunities, localization, technology, and the policies that could shape the industry’s next decade.

The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected Uttarakhand Power Corporation’s petition seeking approval to apply an earlier benchmark capacity charge to its 100 MW/250 MWh battery energy storage procurement.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026, held in New Delhi on July 1 and 2, Bharadwaj and Behera discussed Vidyut AI, an artificial intelligence platform developed at IIT Gandhinagar to support India’s energy transition through renewable energy system design, asset optimization, and energy management.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026 held in New Delhi on July 1 and 2, Divya Chaturvedi, Partner at Khaitan & Co., discusses how India’s electricity regulators have adapted to the energy transition, while highlighting the urgent need to strengthen institutions such as the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and the state electricity regulatory commissions.

Mahagenco Renewable Energy invited bids to prepare detailed project reports for two pumped storage power projects with a combined capacity of 2,200 MW in Maharashtra. The last date to submit bids is August 21, 2026. Bids will be opened on August 25.

Terra Clean, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, invited bids to aggregate land for a 350 MW interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power project. The land must be in the vicinity of the Krishnagiri (Kurnool V) ISTS pooling substation in Krishnagiri Taluka, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The last date to submit bids is August 24, 2026. Bids will be opened the same day.

The Military Engineer Services invited bids for the repair and maintenance of a 1 MW solar power project at Leimakhong Military Station in Manipur. The estimated contract value is ₹2 million (~$20,840). The last day to submit bids is August 17, 2026. Bids will be opened the next day.

Energy solutions provider ENGIE India secured approximately ₹9.82 billion (~$102.29 million) in financing for its 250 MW Khaba Solar Project in Barmer, Rajasthan. The project is being developed through Khaba Renewable Energy Private, a wholly owned subsidiary of ENGIE.

AKME Fintrade (India), a Reserve Bank of India-regulated non-banking financial company, partnered with Finayo to launch AKME GreenX, a green finance platform supporting electric mobility and renewable energy financing.

Emerge Renewables announced the successful furnace light-up of its 300 metric tons-per-day solar glass manufacturing facility in the Keshwana Industrial Area in Kotputli-Behror, Rajasthan. The facility can produce 2.5 GW of solar glass annually, with the thicknesses ranging from 1.8 mm to 5 mm.

Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy reported revenue of ₹38.19 billion (~$397.94 million) in the first quarter of the financial year 2027, a 22.5% year-over-year increase from ₹31.17 billion (~$324.79 million) in the prior quarter. Profit after tax declined 5.9% YoY to ₹3.05 billion (~$31.78 million) from ₹3.24 billion (~$33.76 million).

Global power generation from renewables is expected to grow by more than 8% in 2026, pushing its share in the electricity generation mix to 37% by 2027, up from 33% in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its latest Electricity Mid-Year Update, the IEA stated that electricity generation from renewables is set to overtake coal-fired output in 2026.

U.S.-based power producer NextEra Energy reported operating revenue of $7.53 billion for Q2 of 2026, a 12.4% YoY increase from $6.7 billion. Revenue missed analysts’ expectations by approximately $640 million.