The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,256 MW of solar module capacity, increasing the cumulative enlisted capacity to approximately 225.5 GW.

The Maharashtra Government clarified that all new renewable energy projects with a capacity or connectivity of more than 100 kW must install energy storage under the state’s Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Policy 2025 to 2036.

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission approved Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation’s five-year State Transmission Utility rolling transmission plan for financial years (FY) 2027 to FY 2031.

The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed West Bengal Power Development Corporation to incur expenditure of ₹20.14 billion (~$210.48 million) for installing and commissioning a 200 MW floating solar project integrated with an 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system at the Bakreswar Thermal Power Station reservoir.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation invited bids to develop a solar power project coupled with an energy storage system in Gujarat. The 75 MW solar project, paired with a 7.5 MW/30 MWh battery energy storage system, will be developed under group captive mode.

Gujarat-based solar manufacturer GREW Solar signed a five-year commercialization agreement with Caelux Corporation to produce high-efficiency modules by using up to 4 GW of the U.S.-based company’s perovskite energy-producing glass.

Generate Capital, an investor, owner, and operator of critical infrastructure, closed a $117 million term debt facility with MUFG to finance 18 community solar projects totaling 114 MW across Illinois and New York.

In its 2026 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, solar testing lab Kiwa PVEL reported that 87% of the manufacturers it tested had at least one module fail a reliability test. Mechanical breakage was among the two biggest problem areas.

Germany-based solar technology company BSH (BSH Hausgeräte) filed for insolvency proceedings at the Schweinfurt District Court due to over-indebtedness. The court ordered preliminary insolvency administration and appointed a provisional insolvency administrator.