Worldwide: Renewables

India's Competition Commission recently examined allegations of abuse of dominance against Adani Group entities and government bodies in the solar power sector, raising questions about the boundaries between competition law and regulatory compliance. The case centered on whether tender design decisions and alleged bribery constitute anti-competitive conduct under the Competition Act. The CCI's threshold dismissal provides clarity on what types of grievances fall outside the scope of competition law enforcem

For much of the last decade, financing an Indian renewable energy project usually meant financing a familiar solar or wind template: a long-term power purchase agreement, a tariff discovered through bidding or assessed against the applicable CERC framework, and payments linked to power actually supplied. This template was typically backed by a letter of credit, mortgage and hypothecation package.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (“MNRE”) through Office Memorandum dated 08.06.2026 (“OM”) waived factory inspections for higher power bin solar photovoltaic module (“PV Modules”) models within the same manufacturing facility.

India’s renewable energy market has now entered a more structured regulatory phase with the issuance of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC”) Guidelines for Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (“VPPAs”) dated 24 December 2025 and the subsequent Statement of Reasons issued on 27 April 2026.

Green tech and clean energy innovations are no longer “optional extras” for the Indian economy—they are central to India’s climate commitments, energy security, and long-term industrial growth.

The Hon’ble Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (“CERC” / “Commission”), vide Draft Order dated 06.05.2026 in Petition No. 11/SM/2026, has proposed a one-time regulatory framework for Renewable Energy (“RE”) generating stations which had obtained connectivity under the CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022 (“GNA Regulations”) on the basis of Letters of Award (“LoAs”) issued by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (“REIAs”).

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), on March 9, 2026, has issued the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, in exercise of powers under Section 3(2)(d) and (f) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

On 25.03.2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a Civil Appeal filed by distribution licensees in Andhra Pradesh while holding that generation based incentive (“GBI”)...

The Ministry of Power has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (2026 Amendment) on 13 March 2026, amending Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 (Electricity Rules). The 2026 Amendment comes at a significant moment when India's commercial and industrial consumers have increasingly turned to group captive renewable energy projects as a cost-effective route to procure green power, and the captive power sector has grown substantially in scale and sophistication over the past decade