Avaada starts building 5 GW TOPCon solar cell, module factory in Uttar Pradesh
Avaada Electro, manufacturing arm of Avaada Group, has started building its integrated facility for 5 GW of TOPCon solar cells and modules in Greater Noida. It also opened a 1.5 GW module fab in Noida.
Coal miner SCCL signs 1.5 GW solar MoU with RVUNL
State-owned coal miner Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd (SCCL) will develop a 1.5 GW solar park in Rajasthan through a joint venture with state power utility Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL).
Solar manufacturing in India: Paving the way for a self-reliant renewable future
As India advances toward its Vision 2047 goals, solar module and cell manufacturing must be at the heart of the renewable energy strategy. While policy interventions like ALMM and production-linked incentives have laid a strong foundation, the next phase requires intensifying domestic raw material manufacturing and supply chains, scaling solar cell production with novel technologies, developing a skilled workforce to support advanced manufacturing, and elevating export competitiveness through quality certifications and trade agreements.
India launched 73 GW of utility-scale renewable tenders in 2024
Non-vanilla technologies, such as wind-solar hybrids and battery energy storage, accounted for half of the utility-scale renewable energy capacity tendered in 2024.
Lohum announces India’s first battery-grade lithium refinery
Lohum stated its new lithium refinery will have the capacity to produce 1,000 metric tonnes annually.
Brookfield sells 1.6 GW of solar, wind assets in India to Gentari
Brookfield has announced the sale of 1.6 GW portfolio of solar and wind assets in India to Gentari Renewables India (Gentari). The first-phase sale of 1 GW of operating assets is already complete.
Accelerating pumped storage development in India
A white paper by EDF outlines the key challenges hindering pumped storage project (PSP) growth as planned by Government of India and provides strategic recommendations to improve project viability, attract private sector investment, and create a supportive regulatory and financial framework for the rapid development of PSP in India.
Solar, batteries and wind to make up 93% of 2025 U.S. electricity capacity deployments
The Energy Information Administration projects that 32.5 GW of solar power, 18.2 GW of energy storage, and 7.7 GW of wind generation will be deployed this year, accounting for nearly 93% of total new capacity, which is expected to reach a record 63 GW.
CERC adopts tariff for SECI’s 1.2 GW wind-solar hybrid power projects with assured peak power supply under Tranche VI
The wind-solar hybrid power projects were awarded to four successful bidders at tariffs ranging from INR 4.64/kWh to INR 4.73/kWh.
Hindustan Power signs INR 620-crore solar, storage MoU with Assam
Hindustan Power will invest in setting up a 100 MW solar plant and a 100 MW battery energy storage facility in Assam.
