India could potentially add 45 GW of corporate renewables by 2027
Bridge to India said it expects companies in India to deploy 45 GW of renewables capacity over the next few years.
Centrotherm’s order book exceeds 10 GW in India
Germany’s Centrotherm sees strong demand for its solar cell production equipment in India, as a number of companies are now starting to manufacture PV cells in the country.
Indian hydropower producer to set up 2 GW of floating solar
Damodar Valley Corp. has secured approval to vuild 990 MW of floating solar under India’s Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Parks (UMREPP) scheme. It will soon launch a tender for some of this capacity.
Hydropower supplier starts building 1 GW solar project in India
SJVN, a hydroelectric power company in India, has started building a 1 GW solar plant in Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Tata Power to set up 255 MW wind-solar project for Indian utility
Tata Power Renewable Energy has agreed to build a 255 MW hybrid power project in India, featuring 170 MW of wind and 85 MW of solar.
Sunbond unveils 550 W mono PERC modules
India’s Sunbond Energy has developed new mono PERC modules built with 144 half-cut M10 cells and 10 busbars. They are available in power outputs ranging from 520 W to 550 W, with efficiencies of 19.83% and 21.23%.
Adani becomes India’s sole producer of large monocrystalline silicon ingots
Adani Solar has started producing large monocrystalline silicon ingots for M10 and G12 wafers. It is targeting 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023 and 10 GW by 2025.
BVG to set up 2 GW solar module fab in India
Bharat Vikas Group (BVG) says it will build a 500 MW, fully automated PV module production line in India, with plans to eventually expand it to 2 GW.
Roadblocks to rooftop solar in India
India is a long way behind its rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022, with just 10.4 GW installed through to September this year. To understand the issues, pv magazine speaks to Amplus Solar pv magazine in an interview about factors holding back rooftop solar development in the country.
Adani moves forward with 30,000 MT polysilicon project in India
Adani has selected Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) to set up 30,000 metric tons (MT) of polysilicon production capacity and 500 MT of monosilane capacity in India.
