Covering 4 to 10 April 2026. A withdrawal route for stuck connectivity and a record wind build year head the week. Every item is checked against the issuing authority's own document.
1. CERC lets applicants withdraw in-principle connectivity stuck on transmission planning, with guarantees returned
CERC · 10 April 2026 (Petition 666/MP/2025)
Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited sought more time to submit registered land title documents for 400 MW of solar park capacity, the deadline under Regulation 11A(1) of the GNA Regulations having passed on 26 January 2026. CTUIL said it could not issue final connectivity because of transmission planning difficulties, with the load-generation balance question referred to the CEA and no inputs received.
CERC used its power to remove difficulty under Regulation 42 to let the petitioner withdraw its application within three months. On withdrawal, CTUIL must return the Rs 40 crore land bank guarantee and the connectivity bank guarantees within 15 days, with 50% of the application fee forfeited and the balance refunded. CERC noted CTUIL has cited planning difficulty for connectivity applications aggregating 60 GW where in-principle grants were issued but final grants were not. CTUIL must, within 30 days, offer all such applicants an option to withdraw within two months of its communication on the same terms, with wide publicity, and only applicants without a final grant due to transmission planning issues may use it.
Why it matters for wind: Any wind capacity among these applications gets the same choice: withdraw and recover guarantees within 15 days at the cost of half the application fee, or stay in with guarantees retained while final grants wait on planning. That is a live balance sheet decision for developers and lenders.
Source: CERC order in 666/MP/2025
2. CTUIL notifies a new detailed procedure for grant of connectivity and GNA
CTUIL · 10 April 2026
CTUIL has published the detailed procedure for grant of connectivity and general network access (GNA) under the CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter-State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022.
The new procedure supersedes the earlier detailed procedure notified by CERC on 14 October 2022.
Why it matters for wind: This is the rulebook every connectivity and GNA application runs on, from filing through milestones to grant. Developers and lenders should re-check application steps against the new text.
Source: MNRE Policy & Regulatory Updates, April 2026
3. Wind additions reached a record 6.05 GW in 2025-26
MNRE (PIB release) · 8 April 2026
A Press Information Bureau release quoting the Minister for New and Renewable Energy says India installed 6.05 GW of wind in 2025-26, the highest capacity addition in a single year, up from 4.15 GW the previous year. Wind capacity stood at 56.09 GW as on 31 March 2026.
The release also says total non-fossil capacity reached 283.46 GW, with 55.29 GW added in 2025-26, the highest increase in any year, and that India ranks third globally in renewable installed capacity according to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) statistics, ahead of Brazil.
Why it matters for wind: The official numbers confirm the wind supply chain delivered at a faster annual pace than in any earlier year. The 56.09 GW installed base is the benchmark lenders and investors will use for market growth assumptions.
Source: PIB release, 8 April 2026: India ranks third in renewable capacity
4. Ministry of Power asks states to accept insurance surety bonds for bid and performance security
Ministry of Power · 6 April 2026
An office memorandum to all States and Union Territories recognises insurance surety bonds as an acceptable alternative to bank guarantees for bid security and performance security, following the Ministry of Finance amendment to Rules 170(i) and 171(i) of the General Financial Rules, 2017. The standard bidding guidelines for renewable energy projects, covering solar, wind, hybrid and FDRE, already carry provisions for surety bonds.
States, Union Territories and procuring utilities are advised to accept surety bonds, or other instruments permitted under the General Financial Rules, as valid bid and performance security in their bidding documents, including for long-term, medium-term and short-term procurement and battery storage.
Why it matters for wind: Bid and performance guarantees tie up credit lines through bidding and construction. If states follow the advice, wind bidders can shift part of that exposure from bank guarantees to surety bonds.