5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (494+ words) India’s rapid solar expansion has firmly established the country as an installation powerhouse. Having passed 164 GW of capacity, the sector has mastered the mechanics of low-cost engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), competitive reverse auctions, and high-volume deployment. Yet, as this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) India installed 6.6 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of calendar year (CY) 2026, up 136% compared to the 2.8 GW installed in H1 2025, according to Mercom India’s newly released Q2 and 1H 2026 India Rooftop Solar Market Report. The figure includes 3.8 GW of rooftop…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (368+ words) pv magazine India UNSW launches grid protection project for inverter-based power systems Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) have launched a new project to address challenges associated with the secure operation of power systems with high shares…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) Distributed renewable energy (DRE) systems that generate electricity close to the point of consumption are gaining prominence in India. Increasingly, DREs are seen as a long-term driver of rural development, community empowerment, and economic resilience. India is already translating this…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) India installed a record 27 GW of solar capacity in the first half (H1) of calendar year (CY) 2026, up 50% year-over-year (YoY) from 18 GW added in H1 2025, according to Mercom India Research’s Q2 and H1 2026 India Solar Market Update. Solar accounted for 76% of the 36 GW of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (421+ words) For decades, India’s weather has been viewed through the lens of extremes. Scorching summers, prolonged dry periods, intense sunlight and monsoons have shaped agriculture, infrastructure and urban planning. But in the clean-energy era, these conditions also give India one of…...