Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) has commissioned a transmission project to evacuate renewable energy in Koppal and Gadag, Karnataka. The ‘Transmission Scheme for integration of Renewable Energy Zone (Phase-II) in Koppal-II (Phase-A &...

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has proposed stricter manufacturing standards for solar cells and modules, introducing minimum conversion efficiency requirements for different technologies and setting limits on...

Rwanda’s Energy Development Corporation (EDCL) has invited bids from independent power producers to set up a floating solar project with a battery energy storage system at Lake Sake, Ngoma District, in the country’s Eastern Province. Bids must be...

Peak Energy, a sodium-ion battery manufacturer, has raised $108 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by General Motors Ventures to expand its sodium-ion battery manufacturing operations. Maverick Silicon, Infinite Capital, Eclipse,...

Renewable energy solutions company Fourth Partner Energy (FPEL) has raised ₹7.5 billion (~$79.27 million) from Tata Capital – Cleantech Finance (TCCL) to develop its ongoing solar-plus-wind project with an integrated battery energy storage system in...

India’s planned expansion of solar ingot and wafer manufacturing capacity could lead to oversupply unless production growth aligns with domestic demand and exports. Agastya Energy has announced plans to invest approximately ₹78 billion (~$826....

India’s battery energy storage manufacturing sector is heavily concentrated in downstream manufacturing, which accounts for 92% of operational capacity, compared with just 8% for cell manufacturing, according to Mercom India’s Energy Storage...

VECKTA, an energy planning and procurement platform, has raised $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Origin Ventures. The funding will support the expansion of the company’s U.S. customer team, product capabilities,...