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GERC's 2026 BESS Regulations allow consumer and co-located storage with GEDA registration but bar standalone BESS from serving captive or third-party RE in Gujarat.

From October 2026 MSEDCL requires NABL-tested AMISP smart meters for all existing HT and all new open access connections, with meter, testing and installation costs recovered from the OA consumer under the MERC MYT Schedule of Charges.

UPERC is moving defaulting RPO-obligated entities in UP toward Section 142 penalty proceedings and has ordered public disclosure of RPO compliance data.

MERC's Draft Rooftop RE Regulations, 2026 would require storage with every new rooftop or behind-the-meter system above 100 kW and move rooftop banking to capacity-based slots with banking and standby charges.

MERC's draft FS Second Amendment, 2026 would move Maharashtra solar and wind settlement to Scheduled Generation by April 2028 at the latest, with deviation computed purely on schedule (X = 0) from April 2031.

MERC's Draft BESS Regulations, 2026 would give consumer-side, standalone and aggregated batteries a defined regulatory status in Maharashtra and exempt storage-only drawal from wheeling, demand charges and surcharges.

MERC's draft RPO Second Amendment, 2026 would require obligated entities, including captive and open access users, to reach at least 65% RE by FY 2035-36 and would raise the storage obligation to 10%.

MERC's Draft DOA Regulations, 2026 would replace monthly ToD-slot banking with capacity-tiered banking of up to 24 slots a day, priced through new fixed and variable Banking and Standby Charges.

Government of India establishes dedicated VGF grant support of up to ₹2.00 Crore for industrial solar thermal projects.

The Energy Department confirms that every new RE project above 100 kW in Maharashtra, including open access supply, must reach COD together with co-located energy storage, while projects with in-principle connectivity before 1 April 2026 stay under the 2015/2020 policies.

From 25 August 2026, KERC pays Rs. 3.11/unit (DCR) or Rs. 2.34/unit (non-DCR) for exported energy from non-domestic distributed solar, and 75% of that under group or virtual net metering.

From 1 September 2026 Gujarat's GEOA banking charge falls to Rs. 1.00 per unit until March 2027, after which a data-driven annual methodology applies.

Karnataka now allows net metering for all consumer categories up to 1,000 kW (capped at sanctioned load), alongside net billing, gross, group, virtual and behind-the-meter options for distributed solar.

Madhya Pradesh obligated entities must source 2.5% (FY 2026-27) rising to 4.0% (FY 2029-30) of energy as solar or wind with storage, counted within their RPO.

UPERC's July 2026 draft Grid Code would replace the 2007 code with an IEGC 2023-aligned framework that covers captive plants and energy storage systems.