India Solar Energy Market Highlights – June 2025

The month of June in 2025 was a landmark in the history of solar energy in India as there were major events happening both in the sphere of government activities, massive schemes, and investments of the business world. To encourage rooftop and distributed solar innovations, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced a 2.3 crore start-up challenge. SECI sought offers on a 2 GW solar project with energy storage, and NTPC Green Energy won a 1 GW project at Gayatri, Uttar Pradesh. Servo-tech, Ware Renewable Technologies, KPI Green Energy, and Emmvee, as some of the non-governmental players, declared significant project wins and contracts to supply. Here are some of the highlights of the ongoing development of India in its endeavours of solar capacity to boost its ecosystem in renewable energy.

India’s Solar Sector Shines: Landmark Projects and Bold Investments Drive Renewable Energy Growth

1. Ware Renewable Technologies receives an order of 300MW AC/435MW DC Solar Project over INR 345 Crores (USD 40.25 million)

Ware Renewable Technologies Limited(WRTL), one of the largest renewable energy EPC players in India, received a major EPC order of 300 MW AC/435 MW DC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project at Bikaner, Rajasthan, on June 03, 2025. The order, which is worth over INR 345 crores (USD 40.25 million), was given by a leading domestic company involved in the generation of renewable energy. The implementation of the project will be completed in the financial year 2025-26.

The scope of work also contains engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning of the solar plant, as well as the development of the state-of-the-art 33/220 kV pooling substation. The project will also include progressive robotic cleaning systems to guarantee high performance levels and minimize long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) costs.

2. NTPC Secured 1,000 MW Solar Expansion in UPPCL Auction

On June 05, 2025, NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) was awarded a 1,000 MW solar project in an auction managed by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL). The advancement reaffirms NGEL's forward advancement in renewable energy in India, and it follows in line with the long-term clean energy aspirations of the NTPC Group. This 1,000 MW has been granted to NGEL through the tariff-based competitive bidding process. The project will be built on a Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis and will supposedly be supplying the UPPCL through long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) on commissioning.

3. SECI invites bids for 2,000 MW solar project with energy storage system

SECI invited bids on June 12, 2025, by the State-owned developer to establish 2,000 MW of solar power with co-located energy storage facilities in India. February saw the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) put out an advisory on the co-location of energy storage systems alongside solar power projects to increase grid stability and cost efficiency. According to the bid document published on the SECI site, the process of selecting a solar power developer (SPD) in the project of the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) grid-connected with a total capacity of 1000 MW of generation and 4000 MWh of Energy Storage System (ESS) to be based on tariff-based competitive bidding (SECI-ISTS-XX).

4. SEPC Bags Solar Power Project of INR 650 Crore (USD 75.85 million)

On June 12, 2025, SEPC received a Letter of Award of EPC Contract valued at INR 650 crores (USD 75.85 million) by Parmeshi Urja Kolkata (a subsidiary of India Power Corporation, Kolkata).

The contract is the Design, Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning (EPC) of a 133 MW Solar Power Project, all the related civil and structural works. It will be covering four districts of the Maharashtra state, Sambhaji Nagar, Dhule, Solapur, and Nanded, and is implemented under the Government of India, PM-Kusum Yojana, an agricultural and rural development program of the Government of India, under which all solar energy is also promoted and encouraged.

5. KPI Green Energy unit secures new orders of 36.87 MW solar power plant

KPI Green Energy Ltd. on June 19, 2025, stated that its subsidiary Sun Drops Energia has received new orders to build a 36.87 MW solar power plant. The project has been awarded to the company by different clients under the captive power producer (CPP) business segment of the company, namely, a project under the distributed renewable energy bilateral purchase (DREBP) policy under the Gujarat Renewable Energy Policy-2023 and tariff order issued by GERC.

6. MNRE Launched INR 2.3 Crore (USD 0.27 million) Innovative Projects Start-Up Challenge to Accelerate Rooftop Solar and Distributed Renewable Energy Innovations

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, has inaugurated the Innovative Projects Start-Up Challenge on Rooftop Solar (RTS) and Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Technologies, by the Honourable Minister Shri R. K. Singh on 21^st June 2025 in New Delhi during the National Conference on Skill Development in the renewable energy workforce at Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan (AAUB) stage.

This is a special national innovation challenge on finding and developing breakthrough solutions to the rooftop solar and distributed energy ecosystem in India. This is being pursued on the sponsorship of MNRE through the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and in coordination with Start-up India, DPIIT.

Incentives and Support

The shortlisted innovators will be rewarded with a total of INR 2.3 crore (USD 0.27 million) across four winners (INR 1 crore (USD 0.12 million) for the 1^st Prize, INR 50 lakh (USD 0.06 million) for the 2^nd Prize, INR 30 lakh (USD 0.04 million) for the 3^rd Prize, and 10 Consolation Prizes of INR 5 lakh (USD 0.01 million) each. The winners will also receive incubation support, pilot implementation, and be mentored by experts in a particular domain and investors through MNRE and NISE.

Challenge Timeline:

• Last Date for Applications: 20th August 2025

• Result Announcement: 10th September 2025

7. Servo-tech Renewable Secures Approx. 16 MW On-Grid Solar Rooftop Project from Madhya Pradesh Urja Visas Nigam Ltd.

Servo-tech Renewable Power System Ltd. on June 24, 2025, declared it has secured an estimated 16 MW grid-connected solar rooftop project in Madhya Pradesh by the Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., Department of New and Renewable Energy. The massive project will highlight the faith of the Servo-tech in the development of renewable energy sources in India and stake claims in the sector of large-scale solar installations.

8. Maha Nirmithi to set up 1,071 MW solar power projects in Maha: CM

Maha Nirmithi is to commission 1,071MW of solar power projects in the Chief Minister Solar Energy Project 2.0 in June 2025, targeting to benefit approximately three lakh farmers. This was announced on June 24, 2025, by CM Devendra Fadnavis. The second largest state-owned power company, Maha Nirmithi, is also concentrating on renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and make electricity available at low costs.

9. Emmvee secures INR 1500 Crore (USD 175 million) from KPI Green Energy for solar project in Gujarat

Emmvee, the most popular Indian solar module and cell maker, won an INR 1500 Crore (USD 175 million) order on June 24, 2025, with KPI Green Energy Ltd., a unit of KP Group, to install high-efficiency TopCon bifacial solar modules. The modules would be made in the Emmvee plant at Dabaspet and Sulibele, Karnataka, and would be used in an upcoming solar project in Gujarat. This bulk delivery promotes the position of Emmvee as a reliable partner in India’s clean energy transition.

Strong Momentum Fuels India’s Solar Energy Growth in June 2025

To sum up, June 2025 has demonstrated the great development of India in increasing the presence of solar energy due to the combination of governmental programs, public sector successes, and private sector inputs. The sector is experiencing activity at scale with large utility-scale projects, distributed, and rooftop solar projects. Being capable of backing up Indian renewable energy goals, the announcements also encourage local production and innovation. With the country moving in this direction, such projects are likely to lead to the improvement of energy security, the mitigation of carbon emissions, and the provision of new employment opportunities. The current trend, which was observed in June, is a good indication that the solar energy sector in India will grow in the future.