KPI Green Energy Ltd., part of Gujarat-based KP Group, will develop a 142 MW DC/110 MW AC floating solar project at Kadana Dam in Gujarat’s Mahisagar district. The project will supply clean energy to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (GSECL). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for the project during a program in Vadodara, Gujarat. KPI Green Energy will handle the engineering, procurement, and construction of the project.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh government to help develop three renewable energy projects in the state. The projects, to be developed through public-private partnerships, include a solar power and battery energy storage facility in Shajapur. ADB expects the initiative to attract up to $1 billion in private investment and support the state’s clean energy and energy storage goals.
Indian solar PV manufacturer Alpex Solar will inaugurate its 2.2 GW G12R TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, on September 16, 2026. Located at Kosi Kotwan in Mathura, Alpex describes the facility as the first TOPCon GIGA integrated manufacturing line in Uttar Pradesh. The company’s next planned facility is a 2.5 GW solar wafer and ingot plant, targeted for June 2028, according to the invitation attached to its National Stock Exchange (NSE) filing. Its current module production capacity stands at 2.4 GW, to be expanded to 3.6 GW by 2027. By FY2030, the company plans to have 5 GW of solar glass and 5 GW of wafers and ingots manufacturing capacity.
The Delhi Cabinet has approved changes to the Delhi Solar Energy Policy 2023 that will allow households using up to 400 units of electricity a month to get rooftop solar systems of up to 3 kW without an upfront payment, according to local news reports. Eligible homes will receive the rooftop solar systems for free, subject to technical feasibility. Such homes will continue to benefit from existing electricity subsidies. The government plans to cover 2.3 lakh households and add 500 MW of rooftop solar capacity by March 2027.
Tata Power Solaroof has crossed 5 lakh rooftop solar installations across India, completing 519,673 installations as of July 31, 2026, according to the company. It claims to account for 14% market share and aims to achieve 30 lakh installations by 2029. The company says this business segment has facilitated more than INR 8,500 crore in solar financing through a network of over 25 financing partners.
