Eighth Assembly of International Solar Alliance scheduled from Oct. 27-30 in New Delhi
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly will focus on four key areas: catalyzing finance for solar projects, building global capability centres and advancing digitization, enhancing regional and country-level engagement, and developing technology and policy roadmaps.
IEA revises India’s 2025-30 renewables growth forecast upward by 10%
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects India to add nearly 345 GW of renewable energy capacity between 2025 and 2030 — a 10% increase over last year’s forecast. The upward revision is driven by record auction volumes in 2024, a new rooftop solar scheme, and faster permitting for pumped storage hydropower projects.
Operational faults cut returns in 19% of battery storage projects
A recent report from battery intelligence firm Accure reveals that while most battery energy storage systems operate reliably, nearly 19% of projects experience reduced returns due to technical issues and unplanned downtime.
India reaches 490 MWh installed energy storage capacity by June 2025, says Mercom
Mercom India Research expects India’s cumulative energy storage installations to reach 33 GWh by 2028.
Enphase launches AC-coupled battery for residential and small commercial solar
Enphase Energy’s IQ Battery 5P with FlexPhase supports both single-phase and three-phase applications, addressing the needs of India’s growing residential and small commercial solar markets
The Hydrogen Stream: KP Group signs MoU with Korea’s Jeonbuk province, AHES, and GH2 Solar
KP Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Jeonbuk State, South Korea’s AHES Co., Ltd., and GH2 Solar to collaborate on the large-scale deployment of electrolysis-based green hydrogen solutions.
Waaree to scale up lithium battery fab to 20 GWh, electrolyzer capacity to 1 GW
Waaree Energies Ltd will scale up manufacturing capacity for lithium batteries from 3.5 GWh to 20 GWh and for electrolysers from 300 MW to 1,000 MW. It also plans inverter production capacity of 4 GW.
US grid-scale storage leaps 63%, residential 132%
A report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie indicates the utility-scale energy storage sector added 4.9 GW in the April-to-June quarter, representing 63% year-on-year growth, while residential storage increased by 608 MW.
Europe’s largest sodium-ion battery installation goes live
Switzerland’s Phenogy has launched a megawatt-hour-scale sodium ion energy storage system at a commercial site near Bremen Airport in northern Germany. With this project, the Swiss manufacturer is making its debut on the European energy storage scene, backed by ambitions to develop fully vertically integrated local manufacturing.
NTPC Green Energy invites EoIs from green chemical developers to set up projects at India’s first green hydrogen hub at Pudimadaka
NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from global and Indian developers to set up green hydrogen and/or green chemical projects within India’s first National Green Hydrogen Hub at Pudimadaka, near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
