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.
India’s annual solar additions could double to 30 GW in FY 2025, says SBICAPS report
The annual solar additions are projected to further improve to 42 GW in FY 2026 and 46 GW in FY 2027, with residential rooftop segment driving expansion.
RMP Group selects Voltanova’s thermal energy storage solution to decarbonize textile operations
Textile major RMP Group will deploy Voltanova’s thermal energy storage system for its industrial operations.
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.
Apollo Green sets up subsidiary for utility-scale solar, storage development
Apollo Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has formed a subsidiary, AGEL Renewable Energy Ltd, focused on utility-scale solar and advanced energy storage solutions, including hydrogen-based systems.
India installed 3.2 GW of rooftop solar in 2024, says Mercom
Rooftop solar additions of 1.3 GW in Q4 2024 surpassed all previous quarterly installations.
Indian scientists build 4T perovskite-silicon tandem cell based on hybrid heterojunction PV device
A research group in India has embedded a hybrid heterojunction solar cell as a bottom device in a four-terminal perovskite-silicon solar cell using a solution processing technique. The novel cell architecture, according to its creators, could be produced at significantly lower costs compared to conventional perovskite-silicon tandem designs.
Bihar tenders 500 MWh battery storage with VGF support
Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd (BSPGCL) has invited bids to set up standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) for an aggregate storage capacity of 125 MW/500 MWh in Bihar. The projects are eligible for central financial assistance in the form of viability gap funding (VGF).
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.
