The Mercom India Awards 2026 celebrated outstanding achievements in India’s renewable energy sector, recognizing companies, startups, researchers, and institutions driving innovation and excellence across the clean energy landscape. The annual awards honored winners across 13 categories, highlighting significant contributions in project execution, technology development, energy storage, research, and strategic growth.
The awards were presented during the sixth edition of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2026, held at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. Based on the theme “Where Policy Meets Ambition,” the event emphasized the importance of accelerating indigenous innovation, strengthening domestic capabilities, and supporting advanced clean energy technologies developed by Indian companies and research institutions.
The prestigious awards ceremony was attended by senior policymakers, renewable energy industry leaders, project developers, technology innovators, and researchers. Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Hon’ble Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, presented the awards alongside Raj Prabhu, CEO of Mercom Capital Group. The winners were selected through a comprehensive and independent evaluation process conducted by Mercom’s panel of clean energy experts. The assessment recognized organizations that demonstrated excellence in innovation, implementation, market impact, and contribution to India’s clean energy transition.
Commenting on the awards, Raj Prabhu, CEO of Mercom Capital Group, said, “The Mercom India Awards were established to recognize the companies and individuals setting new benchmarks in India’s renewable energy industry. This year, we have expanded the recognition to include research-stage technologies, innovators, and institutions whose work is creating the foundation for the next generation of clean energy solutions. It was an honor to present these awards alongside Hon’ble Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi and celebrate the contributions of those shaping the future of clean energy.”
The Mercom India Awards 2026 recognised outstanding achievements across the renewable energy value chain, honouring companies that have demonstrated excellence in project execution, technological innovation and sustainable energy deployment. Tata Power Renewables won the Best Large-Scale Solar Project award, while TrueRE Oriana Power received Best C&I Project (Ground-mount). AB Energia Solutions secured the Best C&I Project (Rooftop) category, and Rays Power Infra was recognised for the Best Energy Storage Project.
In the project and technology categories, Kosol Energie was honoured with the Best Engineered Project award, while Adani Green Energy received the Best Hybrid Project recognition. SuryaLogix was named Best Innovation – Product, reflecting its contribution to clean energy technology, and WattSun Energy won the Best Residential Project award for its achievements in the residential solar segment.
The awards also acknowledged excellence in financing, strategic partnerships and research. Aseem Infrastructure Finance received the Deal of the Year (Financial) award, while Serentica Renewables was recognised for the Deal of the Year (Strategic). Reslink was named Emerging Startup Technology of the Year, The Energy Consortium at IIT Madras received the Research-to-Innovation award, and IIT Gandhinagar was honoured with the Clean Energy Research Impact award for its contribution to advancing renewable energy research. The Mercom India Renewables Summit continues to serve as a leading platform for discussions on India’s renewable energy growth, bringing together policymakers, industry stakeholders, investors, and researchers to address opportunities and challenges shaping the sector.
Mercom India is a clean energy research, media, and communications firm focused on providing market intelligence and insights into India’s cleantech sector. Based in Bengaluru, the company has been supporting clean energy organizations with research and industry analysis since 2009. Mercom India is a subsidiary of Mercom Capital Group, a global integrated communications, research, and media firm focused exclusively on clean energy markets across the United States, Europe, India, and the Middle East.
