Off-Grid

India is expected to add 42.5GW of new solar capacity in 2026, according to research analyst JMK Research’s Q4 2025 (Oct-Dec) India RE Update report. 

Karnataka, Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh top decarbonisation, power ecosystem readiness, and market enablers, respectively, according to a joint report by IEEFA and Ember.

A new trade association, Californians for Local, Affordable Solar and Storage (CLASS) has started work to improve access to community solar.

Bellevue Gold has claimed to have set a new benchmark for off-grid renewable energy performance at one of its gold mines.

PV Tech spoke to Vihann Kong of Ampion about its work in 2025 and positive state-level legislation the sector can expect to see in 2026.

The capacity of virtual power plants in operation in North America has reached 37.5GW, a 13.7% year-on-year growth, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Developer Pacific Energy has successfully commissioned a 26MW solar-plus-storage site at the Atlas-Campaspe mine in NSW, Australia.

Analysis: Import taxes and other policy barriers are creating an affordability crisis in off-grid solar that threatens Africa's electrification goals.

In 2024, 20 million people improved their access to energy through the acquisition of solar energy kits (SEKs), according to GOGLA.

Pacific Energy has completed developing a 61MW solar-wind hybrid renewable energy project to power a gold mine in Western Australia.