Markets & Policy

SolarPower Europe has released new technical due diligence guidelines for utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects, covering risk, engineering and lifecycle standards for co-located PV and battery systems.

The next phase of green growth will depend on how quickly capital reaches businesses that are ready to modernize, become energy-efficient, and invest in cleaner production systems. The question is no longer whether sustainable lending will grow, it is how fast we can remove the barriers preventing it from scaling.

Enerparc has announced the launch of Enerparc Power Trading Pvt Ltd, expanding its presence in India beyond renewable energy generation to power trading and market access segment. 

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued preliminary findings that solar manufacturers in India, Indonesia and Laos benefited from government subsidies, paving the way for countervailing duties of up to 143.30%.

IEEFA states that bridging the INR 10.3 lakh crore investment gap over the next five years will require moving beyond traditional subsidy-led approaches toward structural risk-sharing mechanisms that lower the cost of credit and attract private capital in the electric mobility sector.

Solar module prices increased by €0.01 ($ 0.012)/W to €0.015/W in February, lifting levels 15% to 18% above the December 2024 low despite falling wafer costs, as manufacturers seek to restore margins after prolonged losses.

Rooftop solar is moving from being a supplementary solution to becoming a central component of India’s energy architecture. The next phase of growth will not be defined by panel installations alone but by how effectively generation is integrated with storage, digital intelligence, and grid infrastructure.

Pace Digitek Ltd’s arm Lineage Power has received an order from Reliance Industries Ltd for the supply of high-capacity lithium-ion battery packs. Under the agreement, Lineage Power will manufacture and supply 50,000 units of 48V 15S1P 314Ah Lithium-Ion battery packs to provide backup power for telecom loads.

US-based ESS Tech has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Germany’s VoltStorage GmbH to strengthen its long-duration energy storage (LDES) portfolio and combine two iron-based flow battery technologies.

Suzlon has formed a Group Executive Council (GEC), elevated JP Chalasani to the GEC, and appointed a new group CEO to drive its business transformation from a wind energy solutions provider to a full-stack renewable energy solutions conglomerate.