India adds 10 GW of new solar in 2023
India added about 6.5 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity in 2023. Capacity additions from rooftop installations hit 3 GW, according to JMK Research.
JSW Energy to set up 1 GW pumped storage project in India
JSW Energy says it will expand its renewables footprint in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with an investment of $1.44 billion, including 1 GW of pumped storage and 1 GW of wind power.
India’s NTPC wraps up 1.5 GW solar tender with $0.031/kWh tariff
Solarpack (Anboto Solar), Apraava Energy, Avaada and ReNew have emerged winners in NTPC’s latest 1.5 GW solar PV auction.
First Solar to power Indian module factory with wind, solar under PPA
Cleantech Solar says it plans to develop 150 MW of solar and 16.8 MW of wind in India, supplying around 7.3 GWh of clean electricity to First Solar’s new 3.3 GW vertically integrated solar factory in the state of Tamil Nadu. The solar component of the project will use First Solar’s India-made Series 7 modules.
India’s SECI launches 1.5 GW solar tender
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has started accepting bids to develop 1.5 GW of solar projects on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India. Bidding closes on Jan. 31.
Solar module prices in India ‘likely to remain subdued in the near term’
Vikram V, vice president and co-group head of corporate ratings at Indian investment information and credit rating agency ICRA Ltd, speaks to pv magazine about falling solar cell and module prices, the impact on Indian pv manufacturers, and the way forward.
PFC Consulting allocates 1.25 GW of solar for $0.030/kWh
NTPC Renewable Energy has secured 900 MW in PFC Consulting’s latest 1.25 GW solar auction. Acme Cleantech won 300 MW and Solarcraft took 50 MW.
RenewSys launches encapsulant for n-type TOPCon solar cells
RenewSys says its Conserv E–NT polyolefin elastomer (POE) encapsulant is specially designed to prevent the degradation of n-type TOPCon solar modules in the field.
Waaree Energies to build 5 GW solar cell, module factory in US
India’s Waaree Energies says it will build a solar module manufacturing facility with an initial capacity of 3 GW per year by December 2024. It plans to ramp up to an integrated 5 GW cell facility by 2027 and has already secured an offtake contract with SB Energy.
India’s solar module exports hit $1.1 billion in April-October period
India’s solar module exports surpassed $1.1 billion in value in the April-October period of the current 2023-24 fiscal year.
