Exide Energy Solutions (EESL) has completed Phase I of a 6 GWh lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility located in Devanahalli in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The facility aims...

India added 50.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar module and 9.7 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s recently...

Central Electronics (CEL) has invited global expressions of interest (EoIs) to empanel consultants for a 1.25 GW solar cell and module manufacturing plant, 100 MW data...

Solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology has inaugurated a new gigawatt-scale factory in Niestetal near Kassel, Germany, with an annual production capacity...

Hyderabad-based solar module and cell manufacturer Premier Energies has commissioned a 7 GW N-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) G12R solar cell manufacturing...

Houston-based vertically integrated solar manufacturer SEG Solar has started commercial-scale production of heterojunction (HJT) solar modules at its second U.S....

The supply mismatch between India’s solar module and cell capacity has had an unlikely fallout: low utilization of module manufacturing lines. With average...

India’s rapidly expanding solar cell manufacturing industry faces a challenge beyond adding production capacity: achieving consistent efficiency, yields,...

Hyderabad-based power electronics startup Leanwatts has raised approximately $2 million (₹181.5 million) in seed funding across two tranches, led by Trivest Partners,...

Manufacturing facilities, with their daytime electricity demand and available rooftop space, are increasingly turning to solar systems to cut their electricity costs....

Renewable energy solutions provider Canadian Solar’s revenue for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 declined 29% year-over-year (YoY) to $1.21 billion compared to $1.69...

India’s push to build a domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem is creating new challenges for manufacturers. While policy measures such as the Approved List of Models...

The sharp rise in key commodity prices, coupled with a weaker rupee, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical disruptions, is intensifying cost pressures across India’s...

Solar energy solutions provider Fujiyama Power Systems (UTL Solar) will invest ₹50 million (~$524,001) to add 1 GWh of lithium battery manufacturing capacity at its...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added 3,709 MW of solar cell capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II in its ninth...