Big orders for Saatvik: Saatvik Green Energy Limited says its subsidiary, Saatvik Solar Industries Private Limited, has received solar module supply orders worth almost INR 24 crores. It comprises orders worth INR 10.15 crores and INR 13.80 crores from renowned independent power producers (IPP) and EPC players. Both these orders will be executed by February 2026. Saatvik currently operates a 4.8 GW module manufacturing facility in Ambala, Haryana. It is also developing a greenfield integrated facility in Odisha with cell and module manufacturing capacities of 4.8 GW and 4 GW, respectively. In December 2025, the manufacturer commissioned a 2 GW encapsulant factory as part of its vertical integration strategy (see Saatvik Green Energy Commissions 2 GW Encapsulant Factory).
1 GW commissioned in Khavda: SAEL Industries Limited has expanded its operational capacity to exceed 2 GW with the recent commissioning of a 1 GW solar power plant in Gujarat. The project is located at the world’s largest renewable energy park in Khavda, it added. It has a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). The project uses TOPCon bifacial modules, for which over 60% of the volume was assembled at the company’s own manufacturing facilities in Punjab and Rajasthan. SAEL, a solar and waste-to-energy focused renewable energy company, had earlier announced plans for a 5 GW solar cell and 5 GW module manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. Its current operational n-type TOPCon module manufacturing capacity stands at a combined 3.63 GW across Rajasthan and Punjab. SAEL is also developing a high-efficiency n-type TOPCon cell facility with 5 GW annual capacity in Greater Noida (see SAEL Industries Plans INR 82 Billion TOPCon Solar Facility).
Solar tender and auction activity: Mercom India Research reports that India’s utility-scale solar project tender announcements dropped 45% year-over-year (YoY) to nearly 44 GW. Auctioned capacity volume also declined by 57% to around 20 GW. It blames this ‘limited appetite’ for new long-term solar PPAs among discoms on falling daytime power prices and a backlog of awarded PPAs still awaiting power sale agreements. Procurement also shifted towards round-the-clock (RTC) and storage-linked tenders. Additionally, it notes weaker bid participation due to low tariff caps, curtailment risks, unclear rules on domestic content, and land and transmission delays. Developers are rather focused on clearing their ongoing projects rather than bidding for newer ones.
Merchant BESS project online: India’s first merchant battery energy storage system (BESS) is now fully operational with 100 MWh capacity. Juniper Green Energy announced the milestone for its project located in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The company had operationalized a partial capacity of 60 MWh in December 2025 (see India Solar PV News Snippets).
Extension for RE projects: India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has granted time extensions for renewable energy projects delayed by pending Supreme Court proceedings on overhead transmission lines in Great Indian Bustard (GIB) habitats in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The delay in approvals will be treated as akin to force majeure, it stated in an order. It has directed implementing agencies SECI, NTPC, NHPC, and SJVN to grant extensions to the Scheduled Commissioning Date (SCD) or Scheduled Commencement of Supply Date (SCSD) for affected projects, covering the period from the date of application (or March 21, 2024, whichever is later) to December 19, 2025, when the Supreme Court issued its final order. The relief applies to projects whose commissioning dates fall after March 21, 2024, and that had applied for approval before December 19, 2025. Developers must submit documentary proof and an undertaking to comply with the Supreme Court's directions on GIB protection.
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