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Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Cell Production Lags Behind Module Manufacturing

India’s solar manufacturing sector is expanding unevenly, with module production scaling rapidly while cell manufacturing continues to lag. Despite policy support and...

April 30, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Storage Becomes Critical to Solar Economics After Maharashtra Banking Changes

Maharashtra’s revised renewable energy and multi-year tariff framework ties solar consumption directly to the time of generation. The order defines solar hours as 09:00...

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Industry Gets Interim Relief as APTEL Stays MERC’s New Energy Banking-Linked Power Bills

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has issued an interim order staying the issuance of disconnection notices and electricity bills raised under the new power...

April 29, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Bombay High Court Upholds Night Power Tariff Rebate Rights, Orders Refund

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to verify the amounts paid by a food products manufacturer, adjust any...

April 28, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Bombay High Court Directs Solar Developers to APTEL in MERC Tariff Case

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC) review order on tariff revisions, holding that...

April 27, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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MERC Rejects Solar Developer’s ₹477 Million Change-in-Law Compensation Claim

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has rejected a solar developer’s petition seeking compensation of ₹477.5 million (~$5.09 million) for additional...

April 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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MERC Approves Tariffs for 8 MW Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved tariffs ranging from ₹5.30 (~$0.0565)/kWh to ₹5.90 (~$0.0629)/kWh for the procurement of...

April 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy
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MERC Approves 60 MW Wind-Solar PPA Withdrawal, Citing High Tariff

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Mindspace Business Parks, Gigaplex Estate, and KRC Infrastructure and Projects to withdraw their...

April 23, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MoP Invokes Emergency Clause to Raise Coal Power Output

The government has begun invoking emergency powers under Section 11 of the Electricity Act to direct coal-based thermal power plants to increase generation, given the...

April 1, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Maharashtra Sets ₹2.82/kWh Tariff for Surplus Rooftop Solar Power in FY 2027

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a generic tariff of ₹2.82 (~$0.030)/kWh for surplus rooftop solar power, along with variable...

March 31, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Maharashtra Revises Energy Banking Rules in Modified Multi-Year Tariff Order

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has modified aspects of its multi-year tariff (MYT) order, revising time-of-day (ToD) banking rules and...

March 27, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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APTEL Upholds Tata Power’s Phased Distribution Rollout in Mumbai

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) appeal challenging the Maharashtra...

March 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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MSEDCL Gets Approval to Procure 4 GWh Battery Storage Capacity

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) proposal to procure 2 GW/4 GWh...

March 9, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Maharashtra Regulator Approves 2,269 MW of Solar Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to proceed with competitive bidding for...

March 9, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Maharashtra Proposes ₹2.82/kWh Tariff for Surplus Rooftop Solar Power

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued a draft order proposing a generic tariff of ₹2.82 (~$0.031)/kWh for surplus electricity exported from...

March 6, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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