Triveni Glass to build solar glass factory in India
Triveni Glass is the latest company in India to venture into solar glass production, following similar announcements by Asahi India Glass, Gold Plus Glass Industry, and Chiripal Group.
India installed 1.6 GW of rooftop solar in 2022
India reached almost 8.8 GW of cumulative installed rooftop PV capacity at the end of December 2022. The state of Gujarat led in terms of deployment, with a 24% share of rooftop solar installations.
India installed 15 GW of solar in 2022, says Bridge To India
Adani accounted for the largest share of India’s 15 GW of solar installations last year, with 1.75 GW of capacity additions. The developer was followed by NTPC with 1.61 GW and Avaada with 1.38 GW, according to Bridge To India’s latest report.
India tenders 1 GW of pumped hydro storage, 200 MW of solar
Karnataka Ltd. has started accepting bids to develop up to 1 GW of pumped hydro storage, while Assam Power Distribution has revealed plans to procure 200 MW of PV capacity.
India’s NTPC tenders 260 MW of floating solar, 50 MW of ground-mount projects
NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL), on behalf of its joint venture with DVC, has launched bidding for the construction of 260 MW of floating solar capacity and 50 MW of ground-mount PV projects at DVC reservoirs in India.
Emmvee starts building new solar cell, module factory
Emmvee Group is building a 1.5 GW cell production line with 1.75 GW of integrated PV module capacity in India. The new facility will expand its overall module capacity to 3 GW.
Coal India tenders 20 MW of captive solar
CIL Navikarniya Urja, a unit of Coal India, has tendered an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 20 MW, grid-connected solar plant for captive consumption in India.
Guidelines for pumped storage projects in India
India’s Ministry of Power has released draft guidelines to support concessional climate finance and the use of exhausted coal mines as sites for pumped storage projects.
Gautam Solar releases 550 W bifacial solar module with 21.27% efficiency
Gautam Solar’s 10-busbar solar panels feature peak power outputs ranging from 520 W to 550 W, with front-side conversion efficiencies ranging from 20.11% to 21.27%.
IIT-Madras Research Park signs thin-film R&D deal with First Solar
IIT Madras Research Park and US-based First Solar have agreed to cooperate on a range of R&D activities, including the localization of thin-film solar and other next-generation PV technologies in India.
