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					</table><p>India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/india-adds-50-6-gw-solar-module-and-9-7-gw-cell-manufacturing-capacity-in-1h-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> 50.6 GW of solar module and 9.7 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India report. The top 10 manufacturers accounted for nearly 60% of the country’s module manufacturing capacity.</p>
<p>The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/cerc-dismisses-plea-to-sell-recs-for-self-consumed-cogeneration-power" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled</a> that renewable energy certificates (RECs) issued for self-consumption of electricity at cogeneration facilities are not eligible for trading under the Renewable Energy Certificate Regulations, 2022. The Commission upheld the National Load Despatch Centre’s classification of the certificates as non-tradable.</p>
<p>The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa and Union Territories <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/jerc-proposes-three-day-timeline-for-new-urban-electricity-connections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> reducing the timeline for providing new electricity connections and additional load from existing distribution networks. The draft regulations propose a three-day timeline for new electricity connections in urban areas.</p>
<p>The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/chhattisgarh-proposes-mandatory-bess-for-renewable-projects-above-5-mw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> mandatory battery energy storage systems (BESS) for new distributed renewable energy projects exceeding 5 MW and achieving commercial operation on or after April 1, 2027. Stakeholders can submit comments on the proposal by October 13, 2026.</p>
<p>The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/maharashtra-proposes-two-hour-minimum-storage-duration-for-standalone-bess" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a minimum capacity of 5 MW and a minimum storage duration of two hours for standalone BESS seeking connectivity to the intra-state transmission system. Electricity drawn by standalone BESS for intermediate storage would also be exempt from multiple charges.</p>
<p>The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/uperc-allows-captive-solar-power-consumer-to-withdraw-power-supply-petition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> a petition filed by a captive solar power consumer seeking permission to supply electricity received from Noida Power Company to its wholly owned subsidiary and group companies on the same premises. The Commission found it difficult to separately identify electricity received from different sources.</p>
<p>NTPC Green Energy <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ntpc-green-energy-invites-bids-for-battery-storage-systems-at-khavda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of BESS at NTPC Renewable Energy’s Khavda Solar Project in Gujarat. The project comprises 1,100 MW/3,300 MWh of storage capacity, and the last date to submit bids is October 27, 2026.</p>
<p>The Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/telangana-invites-bids-for-standalone-battery-storage-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to select developers to set up standalone BESS at the Telangana Transmission Corporation’s Maheswaram 400/220 kV substation. The projects will be developed for on-demand use with viability gap funding support, with bids due on October 23, 2026.</p>
<p>TGGENCO <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/telangana-seeks-consultant-to-develop-solar-power-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids from consultants to prepare a detailed project report covering the technical specifications and commercial aspects of a grid-connected ground-mounted solar project at Nedunoor in Karimnagar district. The project is being considered for captive use or sale of power, and bids are due on October 22, 2026.</p>
<p>Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/cesc-invites-bids-for-distributed-solar-projects-in-karnataka" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop grid-connected distributed solar projects for substation solarization in Karnataka under the Mukhya Mantri Soura Krishi Yojane. The projects have a combined capacity of 100 MW, and bids must be submitted by October 19, 2026.</p>
<p>Mangalore Electricity Supply Company <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/mescom-tenders-distributed-solar-projects-for-feeder-level-solarization" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to select solar generators to set up solar projects for feeder-level solarization of selected agricultural and mixed-load feeders. The projects will be developed at substations within the company’s jurisdiction, with bids due on October 1, 2026.</p>
<p>The Solar Energy Corporation of India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-issues-tender-for-supply-of-green-ammonia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to produce and supply green ammonia under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition program, Mode-2A-Tranche-II. The tender covers a total green ammonia supply capacity of 54,000 metric tons per year, with bids due on October 27, 2026.</p>
<p>Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/sardar-sarovar-nigam-tenders-qca-services-for-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to hire a qualified coordinating agency for its solar projects in Vadodara, Gujarat. The scope covers forecasting and scheduling services for a 35 MW solar portfolio, and the last date to submit bids is October 3, 2026.</p>
<p>The Defence Estates Office, Mhow Circle, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/defence-estates-office-invites-bids-for-solar-projects-in-madhya-pradesh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop solar projects at four sites in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on a design, build, finance, operate, maintain, and transfer basis. The last date to submit bids is October 23, 2026.</p>
<p>The Defence Estates Office, Jabalpur Circle, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/defence-estates-office-invites-bids-for-solar-project-in-chhattisgarh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop a 20 MW solar power project in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The project will be developed on a design, build, finance, operate, maintain, and transfer basis, with bids due on October 26, 2026.</p>
<p>The U.S. energy storage market <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/led-by-utility-scale-segment-us-storage-market-hits-18-9-gwh-in-q2-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">installed</a> a record 18.9 GWh of storage capacity in the second quarter of 2026, according to a Wood Mackenzie report. Installed power capacity declined 7% year-over-year, while the average storage duration increased to 3.5 hours during the quarter.</p>
<p>Exide Energy Solutions <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/exide-commissions-phase-i-of-6-gwh-lithium-ion-cell-plant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">completed</a> Phase I of a 6 GWh lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Devanahalli, Bengaluru. The facility is designed to manufacture advanced lithium-ion cells across multiple chemistries and form factors for mobility and energy storage applications.</p>
<p>Maruti Suzuki India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/maruti-suzuki-commissions-300-kw-green-hydrogen-plant-in-haryana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commissioned</a> a 300 kW green hydrogen electrolyzer plant at its Manesar manufacturing facility in Haryana. The pilot plant will produce green hydrogen for use as process fuel in the company’s manufacturing operations, with hydrogen blended with natural gas before use.</p>


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					</table><p>Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (<a href="https://ssnnl.gujarat.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SSNNL</a>) has invited bids to hire a qualified coordinating agency (QCA) for solar projects in Vadodara, Gujarat.</p>
<p>The scope of work covers forecasting and scheduling services for SSNNL&#8217;s 35 MW solar portfolio in Vadodara, comprising a 10 MW canal-top solar project at Sama, a 10 MW canal-top solar project at Nimeta, a 5 MW canal-bank solar project at Nimeta, and a 10 MW canal-bank solar project at Raval.</p>
<p>The last date to submit bids is October 3, 2026.</p>
<p>Bidders must submit an earnest money deposit of ₹4,000 (~$42) and a tender document fee of ₹708 (~$7.4).</p>
<p>Selected bidders must furnish a performance security equivalent to 5% of the contract price.</p>
<p>The estimated contract cost is ₹325,920 (~$3,404), excluding goods and services tax.</p>
<p>Selected bidders will provide services for 24 months in accordance with the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation Settlement and Related Matters of Solar and Wind Generation Sources) Regulations, 2019.</p>
<p>It also entails commercial settlement of deviation charges on behalf of SSNNL, including payments to the state pool account through the State Load Despatch Center (SLDC).</p>
<p>The power generation from these projects is used for captive consumption by SSNNL’s Saurashtra branch canal pumping stations.</p>
<p>It also entails day-ahead, intra-day, and week-ahead forecasting and scheduling.</p>
<p>Selected bidders must prepare solar generation schedules in 15-minute time blocks for all 96 time blocks.</p>
<p>The scope also includes round-the-clock monitoring and collecting and integrating ABT meter and SCADA data, inverter and grid availability data, and weather information.</p>
<p>Selected bidders must coordinate with the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation, state transmission utility, SLDC, distribution companies, and operation and maintenance agencies.</p>
<p>They will also be responsible for energy and deviation accounting, calculating and settling deviation charges, de-pooling, maintaining records and backups, and preparing reports comparing scheduled and actual generation.</p>
<p>Selected bidders must initiate the registration of SSNNL&#8217;s 35 MW solar projects with Gujarat SLDC within seven days of accepting the letter of award. Forecasting and scheduling services must commence within ten days of the letter of award.</p>
<p>Bidders must be registered as a QCA with an SLDC on behalf of at least one solar generator in compliance with GERC&#8217;s 2019 forecasting and scheduling regulations as of the bid submission deadline.</p>
<p>They must have provided forecasting, scheduling, deviation settlement, and related services under the GERC regulations for at least 35 MW of solar or wind projects, either ongoing or completed. At least one ongoing or completed project must be a solar project of at least 10 MW.</p>
<p>The QCA services must have been performed between April 2021 and March 2026, and the qualifying work must have a minimum value of ₹131,000 (~$1,368).</p>
<p>The QCA&#8217;s monthly payments will be linked to forecasting accuracy. It will receive 100% of the payment when deviation is up to 7%, 85% for deviation above 7% and up to 15%, 70% for deviation above 15% and up to 23%, and 50% when deviation exceeds 23%.</p>
<p>For delays in completing the contract, liquidated damages will be levied at 1/2000th of the initial contract price per day, subject to a maximum of 10% of the initial contract price.</p>
<p>According to Mercom India Research’s Q2 and 1H 2026 India Solar Market Update, India <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/india-adds-record-27-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-first-half-of-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> a record 27 GW of solar capacity in the first half of the calendar year 2026, up 49% year-over-year from 18 GW.</p>
<p>Recently, the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/gujarat-floats-tender-for-4-2-mw-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to develop 4.153 MW of grid-connected solar projects.</p>


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