Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei and Jinko team up, as NEA sets new 2030 targets
China’s National Energy Administration expects renewables to represent 40% of the nation’s energy consumption by 2030, and proposed new targets for local and regional government authorities. On the manufacturing side, Tongwei and JinkoSolar announced plans to deepen their strategic cooperation, and Huadian Group has launched its first tender this year for 7GW each of modules and inverters.
Indian state inching toward 10 GW of PV for farming
The success of the recent 6.4 GW solar auction in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has brought it closer to achieving its plan to install 10 GW of PV to support farmers.
Modeling the potential of lead-free perovskites
Scientists in India modeled the performance of tin-based perovskite (methylammonium tin triiodide) finding that with careful optimizations the material could achieve efficiencies beyond 28%.
Indian manufacturer to open 750 MW solar fab by April
Solar manufacturer Premier Energies is setting up a factory in Telangana with an annual cell and module production capacity of 750 MW. The fab will be equipped to produce large-format panels with wafer sizes up to 210mm.
Sunseap connects 23 MW in Vietnam under FIT regime
The developer said it installed and commissioned seven solar rooftops in just three months despite Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Tongwei and Jinko plan more wafer and poly production
The two solar companies have signed a strategic agreement to jointly finance new manufacturing facilities, Tongwei announced this morning.
GCL-Poly dilutes holding in developer business to raise funds
The poly maker yesterday secured approval from unpaid creditors to restructure the company’s debts and will commit the anticipated $115 million windfall from its shares placement towards its financial commitments.
India eyes 10 GW of ingot-to-module manufacturing capacity within two years
Under a production-linked incentive scheme, the government will reward manufacturers for building vertically integrated PV production lines. The scheme aims to attract 10 GW of production capacity by April 2023.
Indian developer signs PPAs for 13.2 MW of solar
Gujarat-based solar developer KPI Global has signed power supply agreements with nine different industrial customers for 13.15 MW of PV capacity.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Increasing wafer prices and new glass and polysilicon orders
Zhonghuan and Longi raised the prices of their wafers before the Chinese New Year holiday. Longi also secured more polysilicon and glass through two different orders, with OCI Group and Flat Glass, respectively.
