Will Indian solar manufacturers go back-contact to the future?
Indian PV manufacturers are looking beyond tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar. Back-contact (BC) devices are an enticing prospect but many feel the technology is not mature enough. Uma Gupta considers the cost, yield, and reliability challenges that BC solar has to overcome.
Avada Group wants to build ingot-to-PV module, battery factory in India
Avaada will set up a wafer-to-module project to support the company’s existing PV module plant in Dadri. The factory will also manufacture next-generation batteries and electrolyzers.
‘Battery energy storage market in India is on the cusp of unprecedented growth’
The next five years will witness a transformative shift in India’s energy landscape, positioning the country as a global leader in energy storage innovation, says Saurabh Kumar, vice president-India, GEAPP (Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet), in an interview with pv magazine.
Reliance introduces bifacial heterojunction solar modules
The India-based module producer said its new panels have a power conversion efficiency of up to 23.1% and a temperature coefficient of -0.24% per C.
Adani to hit 10 GW of solar cell, module manufacturing capacity by mid 2026
The Indian manufacturer currently has a cell and module capacity of 4 GW.
Indian researchers present 28%-efficient silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell
A research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has fabricated 4-terminal silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiency of 28%. The team is now scaling up this technology to match 18.2 cm x 18.2 cm, commercial M10 solar cells dimension.
Solex Energy targets 5 GW of solar cell, 15 GW of panel manufacturing capacity by 2030
India-based Solex Energy plans to invest INR 8,000 crore ($954.5 million) by 2030 to achieve 5 GW of solar PV cell manufacturing capacity and 15 GW of module capacity.
ICRA says renewables to reach 35% of India’s power mix by 2030
ICRA, an Indian credit rating agency, says renewable energy will account for 35% of India’s energy mix by 2030 as coal drops to 59%.
India’s NHPC tenders 2.4 GW of solar-plus-storage projects
NHPC Ltd. has launched a tender to select developers for 1.2 GW of grid-connected solar projects with energy storage systems (ESS). It also includes an option for up to 1.2 GW of additional PV capacity with ESS.
JSW Energy, Reliance Power win SECI’s new 1 GW/2 GWh storage tender
JSW Neo Energy and Reliance Power have secured 500 MW each in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) latest tender to set up 1 GW/2 GWh of standalone battery energy storage projects.
