Azure Power commissions 100 MW solar farm in India’s Andhra Pradesh
India’s largest independent solar power company has switched on another large-scale project in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
GCL-SI achieves 20.1% efficiency for its PERC solar cells in mass production
The Chinese PV manufacturer has achieved a new efficiency breakthrough for its PERC solar cells, with the help of nanostructured black silicon. GCL-SI plans to reach an efficiency of up to 21.0% by the end of this year.
German start-up launches smart DC mini grid in India
Since the beginning of June, the first 30 households in India have been connected to a mini-grid system powered by PV and equipped with a hybrid storage facility. In addition to the successful inauguration, the german start up BOS has introduced Indian technicians and villagers to the new technology.
ABB, Trina Solar dominant in thriving Indian market, finds Bridge To India
Latest Indian Solar Map by analysts Bridge To India finds that Trina Solar has 25.7% of module market share, with ABB top of inverter charts on 28.6% share. Solar sector poised to grow by at least 8 GW this year.
O&M business must get to scale
At the first day of the conference PV Asset Management and O&M Europe 2017, which winds up today in Hamburg, almost all the participants agreed on the fact that the business is becoming more and more complex, and that getting to scale may provide a path through a period of further consolidation.
Pamir Energy lands Ashden Award for increasing energy access in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Pamir Energy, a project company of the Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, has won a prestigious international award for bringing clean energy to eastern Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan.
Punjab cabinet approves privatization of 100 MW solar park in Pakistan
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif promised a transparent privatization. The 100 MW solar park is part of a 1 GW PV project in the Punjab region.
Jinko bags 187 MW module order from Japan
The panels will be used by a unit of Quantum Group for three large-scale PV projects in the Japanese prefectures of Ibaraki, Gunma and Mie.
India’s renewable energy capacity reaches 57.472 GW
As of April 2017, India boasts 57.472 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, show recent data from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy analyzed by Mercom Capital Group.
Trina Solar’s modules operational in 455 MW PV plant in India
The panels delivered following the largest single order that the Chinese PV manufacturer ever closed in India are now operational at the 455 MW solar plant.
