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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Falls to 67.1 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added two new entrants, Easy Photovoltech and Akshaya Solar Power (India), to the Approved List of Module...

February 18, 2025

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Tina Freese

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GREW Solar to Set Up 3 GW Cell and Module Facility in Madhya Pradesh

GREW Solar has announced it will invest ₹30 billion (~$345 million) to set up a 3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing facility in, Madhya Pradesh. The 60-acre...

February 17, 2025

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ES Foundry Opens Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina

U.S.-based crystalline solar cell producer ES Foundry has opened a high-volume solar cell manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina. The facility is expected...

February 6, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Alpex Solar, TP Solar Win SECI’s Auction to Supply 400 MW Modules

Alpex Solar and TP Solar, a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy, have won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction for supplying 400 MW of...

January 31, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Japan’s Sekisui Chemicals to Establish 100 MW Perovskite Solar Cell Facility

Japan-based plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemicals plans to build a manufacturing facility for lightweight and flexible perovskite solar cells utilizing the country’s...

January 8, 2025

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Tina Freese

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ITI Invites Bids for 500 MW Solar Module Manufacturing Plant in Uttar Pradesh

ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking of the Department of Telecommunication, has issued a tender for establishing a 500 MW fully automatic solar photovoltaic (SPV)...

January 6, 2025

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Tenders & Auctions
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ITI Invites Bids for 738,000 Polycrystalline Solar Cells

ITI Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Department of Telecommunication, has issued a tender for the procurement of 738,000 polycrystalline solar cells. The...

January 3, 2025

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Tenders & Auctions
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India’s Solar Cell and Module Imports Drop 19% in Q3 2024

India’s solar module and cell imports totaled $986.5 million (~₹82.6 billion) in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2024, down 19% year-over-year...

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List-II for Solar Cells Under ALMM to Come into Force from June 2026

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced List-II for solar PV cells under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). It will be...

December 9, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Researchers Claim 23.2% Efficiency, Longer Life of Perovskite Solar Cells

An international team led by the University of Surrey with Imperial College London has identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability of solar cells...

December 4, 2024

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US Sets Anti-dumping Duties on Solar Cells from Four Southeast Asian Countries

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary affirmative determinations in the anti-dumping duty investigations of crystalline photovoltaic cells, whether...

December 2, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in September 2024

India added 3.6 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of 2024, a 153% increase from the 1.4 GW installed during the same period in 2023, according to...

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DGTR Opens Anti-Dumping Investigation into Solar Cell Imports from China

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into the imports of solar cells from China, whether or not assembled in...

October 3, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Scientists Develop New Way to Recover Silver from End-of-Life Solar Cells

Scientists from the University of Camerino have developed a novel way of extracting silver from end-of-life solar cells. Solar cells use various metals, such as aluminum,...

September 26, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Cell and Module Imports Drop Sharply in Q4

India imported solar cells and modules worth over $774.9 million (~₹64.6 billion) in the second quarter of the calendar year 2024, down 16.4% year-over-year, according...

September 11, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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