Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has posted robust growth in its revenue, EBITDA, and cash profit, driven by a capacity addition of 3,309 MW in FY 2025.

Wood Mackenzie cautioned that policy uncertainty could significantly alter its projections for solar industry growth.

India added 7,782 MW of solar power generation capacity in the Jan-Feb-March period of 2025, the second-highest PV installation in the last 13 quarters, according to a power sector summary by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, reports that prevailing pessimism in the global polysilicon market continues to intensify, with current conditions still favoring buyers to a certain extent, allowing them to retain a degree of leverage in negotiations.

Off-grid solar investment fell 30% in 2024, with early-stage firms and productive-use tech hit hardest, says Gogla. The global association for the off-grid solar energy industry adds that scale-ups attracted 77% of the nearly $300 million invested, signaling stronger commercial viability among mature players.

The Portuguese company said its new anti-soiling solution lasts for at least a year. It can be applied during routine cleaning operations by mixing it directly in the cleaning water.

Reliance Industries Ltd has started production from the first phase of the planned 10 GW solar module facility. The fully automated line produces HJT panels with up to 720 Wp output.

Swiss startup Sun-Ways says it has activated what it calls the world’s first removable solar plant on active rail tracks, with passenger trains set to run over the 18 kW installation from April 28.

Robot solar panel cleaning offers numerous benefits that outweigh the initial investment, especially for large installations or in environments with high dust and debris accumulation. However, it is important to consider the potential disadvantages, such as initial cost and the need for maintenance.

Anchor by Panasonic has unveiled an n-type TOPCon bifacial solar module at RenewX 2025. The glass-to-glass module is available in power range from 570 Wp to 585 Wp, with an efficiency between 22.08% and 22.66%.

The result was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Indexel Engineering has secured 50 MWh supply of sodium-ion batteries from US-based battery innovator Unigrid.

Attero and the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) have signed a memorandum of understanding for research and development of solar panel recycling technology in India.

Premier Energies Ltd has partnered with Germany-based RENA Technologies GmbH on process innovations for n-type solar cells and the development of wet chemistry techniques for next-generation tandem solar cells.

Longi said it has achieved a 27.81% efficiency rating for a hybrid interdigitated back contact, as confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH).

RenewSys has become India’s first and only solar PV manufacturer to achieve EcoVadis Platinum rating, joining global top 1% in sustainability.

Vikram Solar Ltd has launched its HYPERSOL series n-type bifacial modules with power output from 605 Wp to 630 Wp and efficiency between 22.38% and 23.30%.

Chinese manufacturer Das Solar says it will open its first European PV panel assembly plant in Mandeure, eastern France, by the end of 2025.

Gujarat-based solar module manufacturer Sunora has unveiled its grid-connected and hybrid inverters at RenewX 2025.

Gujarat-based Solex Energy has initiated the work on its state-of-the-art 2 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility, with operations slated to begin in early 2027.

Adani Green Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd (UPPCL) to deliver 1,250 MW of energy storage capacity from pumped hydro storage projects.

Researchers at two South Korean universities have collaborated to achieve a breakthrough in lithium-ion battery technology by developing a novel hybrid anode material.

HG Infra Engineering and Solarworld Energy Solutions have emerged winners in a 1 GWh standalone battery energy storage tender by utility Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).

Union minister of new and renewable energy, Pralhad Joshi, recently visited Greenko’s $4.2 billion integrated renewable energy project that combines 4 GW of solar and 1 GW of wind power generation components with 1.68 GW/10.08 GWh pumped hydro storage.

BluPine Energy has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for a 150 MW solar project with energy storage in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan.

Since 1993, the World Energy Outlook (WEO) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been an authoritative report on energy statistics and guiding future energy supply and demand developments. An examination of these reports, however, indicates that even the most progressive of WEO scenarios has vastly underestimated the growth of renewable energy technologies, especially solar PV.

In 2024, the global corporate clean energy procurement market grew strongly, with a record 68 GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other clean energy procurement deals announced. That amounted to 29% growth against the previous year. Caroline Zhu and Bruno Brunetti, of S&P Global Commodity Insights, examine the trends behind these numbers.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, FOB China TOPCon below 450 W modules for spot loading were stable at $0.093/W, with price indications between $0.087-0.100/W. Furthermore, it reveals that current price increases are not being uniformly adopted across all Chinese manufacturers, with significant price differences—often several euro cents— being observed between the Top 5 and Top 10 manufacturers.

According to the “Energy Statistics India 2024” report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, total emissions from the energy sector have been on the rise, underscoring the urgency for sustainable energy practices and stronger ESG-aligned interventions.

There is no consensus on the future of PV technology but there is general agreement that existing silicon solar cells do not represent the pinnacle of solar energy generation. This has resulted in the exploration of alternative materials and device architectures, with tandem solar cells emerging as the front runner for the next generation of solar cells to be deployed at scale.