
Daily News Wrap-Up: Renewables Account for 41% of Installed Power Capacity in 2022
At the end of the calendar year (CY) 2022, India’s renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric projects, made up 40.75% of the country’s cumulative power capacity, with 166.9 GW, according ...

JA Solar to Build $5.9 Billion Polysilicon, Module Cluster in China
Solar module maker JA Solar has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Ordos Municipal government in China’s inner Mongolia region to build a low-carbon industrial park for the ...

JA Solar to Supply Modules for 875 MW Solar Project in Qatar
Beijing-based solar module maker JA Solar has signed a deal with Samsung C&T, a South Korea-based construction and engineering company, to supply photovoltaic modules for the largest solar project in ...

Daily News Wrap-Up: Greenko Begins Construction of its 5 GW Renewable Energy Storage Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Greenko Group has started the construction of its 5.23 GW Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project in Kurnool ...

It is Still Early Days for New Solar Module Technologies to Gain Wider Acceptance
Mercom hosted a webinar on September 8, 2021, to discuss the impact of the rapidly changing module manufacturing landscape on the project's levelized cost of energy (LCOE). The webinar focused ...

Shortage of Solar Modules Likely to Continue Until First Half of 2021: Interview
2020 has been a difficult year. As the year draws to an end, the world is still dealing with challenges posed by the pandemic. For the Indian solar industry, this ...

JA Solar Achieves Record 525W Power Output for its New Solar Modules
JA Solar, a Beijing-based solar module manufacturer, announced that it had achieved the power output of record 525W for its high-efficiency solar modules under standard testing conditions. This latest achievement ...

JA Solar Lists on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Beijing-based solar module manufacturer JA Solar has announced that it has successfully listed its common stock on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and has started trading from December 13, 2019. The company ...

Znshine Solar Was the Top Module Supplier to India in 2018
Znshine Solar, a Chinese PV module manufacturer, emerged as the top module supplier to the Indian solar market in the calendar year (CY) 2018, having supplied more than a gigawatt ...

JA Solar Receives $68.4 Million Loan for a 1.5 GW Solar Wafer Factory in Vietnam
JA Solar Vietnam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese solar manufacturer JA Solar, has completed a long-term buyer credit loan agreement of $68.4 million from China Minsheng Bank Corporation Limited. The ...

JA Solar’s Solar Module Exports to India Reach 1 GW in 2017
JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd., a leading vertically-integrated module manufacturer, announced that its module shipments to India reached a capacity of 1 GW in 2017. The 1 GW of modules ...

Gujarat Government Agencies Push the Low Bid to ₹2.65/kWh in 500 MW GUVNL Auction in India
A low tariff of ₹2.65 (~$0.0413)/kWh was quoted in the recently held Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) 500 MW solar auction with aggressive bidding by Gujarat government agencies. The ...

Trina Solar was the Top Solar Module Supplier to India as of the Second Quarter of 2017
The Indian solar dream is being fueled to a large extent by solar imports, with majority of solar panels coming to India from Chinese companies. Trina Solar was the single ...