India's solar and energy storage sector enters 2026 with unprecedented momentum. This in-depth SolSetu analysis explores policy shifts, project execution realities, financing trends, and what lies ahead for renewable energy stakeholders. . As India enters 2026, the renewable energy landscape stands at a decisive inflection point. Solar power, once driven primarily by capacity targets, is now being shaped by grid integration, energy storage, and execution discipline. Our analysis, based on implied solar and storage costs from these bids and bottom-up global cost estimates. . India's renewable energy industry is urging the government to use Union Budget 2026 to unlock stalled projects, lower financing costs, and accelerate domestic manufacturing across solar, storage, and grid infrastructure. By EI News Network Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. . The Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs) have issued Letters of Award (LoAs) of 67,554 MW of renewable power procurement tenders since April 2023 highlighting the growing demand for solar plus storage projects, the ministry of new and renewable energy informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.