India’s solar PLI scheme draws strong interest but faces implementation
A new JMK Research and Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) study says India’s solar production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is spurring upstream manufacturing but remains constrained by policy gaps, capital intensity and volatile global supply chains.
Small islands, big impact: the role of solar PV for the tropics
Low-cost renewables provide an opportunity for tropical islands to drive a sustainable, secure and self-sufficient economy. Solar PV emerges as the bulk energy provider, driven by excellent resource conditions and fast-improving economic attractiveness. The anticipated momentum of solar PV in tropical islands can best be characterised as a Solar-to-X Economy.
Solar surge in Northern India as Cyclone Ditwah cuts irradiance in the south and Sri Lanka
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that November brought above-average solar conditions in northern India and Pakistan, while southeastern India and Sri Lanka faced reduced solar output due to Cyclone Ditwah’s storms and heavy cloud cover. Despite southern disruptions, India’s renewable energy share rose, driven by strong solar generation in the north and overall growth in renewable capacity.
India’s THDC commissions new unit of 1 GW pumped storage project
THDC India Ltd., a subsidiary of NTPC Ltd., has commissioned a 250 MW unit of its 1 GW variable-speed pumped storage hydropower project in Uttarakhand.
Brazil to add 11.4 GW of solar in 2025 despite regulatory hurdles
Brazilian photovoltaic association ABSolar says solar capacity additions may fall 24% to 10.6 GW in 2026 from 15 GW in 2024, with regulatory barriers, high capital costs, and restricted self‑generation access slowing investment and reducing jobs.
Bangladesh reinstates 11 solar plants totaling 918 MW after tariff cuts
Bangladesh reinstated approvals for 11 solar plants with a combined capacity of 918 MW after developers agreed to lower tariffs, in a move expected to save the government BDT 11.69 billion ($96.2 million) per year.
India’s Trontek enters home storage market with new lithium systems
Trontek has entered India’s residential energy storage market with its Powercube 1.4 kWh and 2.7 kWh lithium-ion systems for solar and grid backup.
EU installs 65.1 GW of solar in 2025
The European Union’s solar fleet has reached 406 GW, surpassing the EU Solar Strategy’s 400 GW goal for 2025, but SolarPower Europe says the sector’s first contraction in a decade is putting the bloc’s 750 GW target for 2030 at risk.
Great British Energy doubles fund, commits $1.3 billion for manufacturing
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to benefit from extra funding for community projects. Investment granted to fund renewable energy schemes and solar panels on public sector buildings.
Zimbabwe plans 600 MW floating PV project
Government officials in Zimbabwe have said work on a 600 MW floating solar project on Lake Kariba, the world’s largest artificial lake by volume, will be begin next year, starting with an initial 150 MW phase.
