India

Waaree, a Mumbai-headquartered solar manufacturer, has obtained government approval for 4.75 GW of annual PV module capacity.

Larsen & Toubro, a Mumbai-based engineering group, has commissioned 380 kW of an 800 kW green hydrogen plant for self-consumption at its Hazira manufacturing complex in Gujarat, India.

ReNew Power, a Nasdaq-listed Indian developer, has secured $1 billion in external commercial borrowings for a 1.3 GW wind-solar energy project, backed by up to 100 MWh of battery storage. The project is co-owned by Japanese investor Mitsui.

Indian researchers have developed a new hybrid system featuring a conventional rooftop PV system, a solar tree, two gravity power modules for building (GPMBs), and a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), with power exclusively provided by the two solar installations.

Hygenco will build, own and operate a multi-megawatt facility that will supply green hydrogen to Jindal Stainless, one of the world’s largest stainless steel producers.

REC, a Norwegian solar panel specialist, has revealed plans to exhibit the latest PV module in its REC Alpha line at the Renewable Energy India (REI) exhibition in September.

Sunora Solar’s new 144-cell solar module is available with power outputs ranging from 520 W to 550 W and a power conversion efficiency of 20.18% to 21.03%.

Shell has completed the $1.55 billion acquisition of Solenergi Power, an Actis company that holds a 100% stake in Indian renewables developer Sprng Energy.

India is expected to install 20 GW of new solar capacity in 2022, according to JMK Research.

NTPC, India’s largest power utility, will use Ohmium’s polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for green hydrogen generation at its NETRA campus. Delhi-based Spirare Energy will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the plant.