Hindalco’s Mahan aluminum smelter unit in Madhya Pradesh now hosts a 25 MW solar plant to power its operations.

E-commerce retailer Flipkart has partnered with electric fleet operator Magenta Mobility to add 400 electric cargo vehicles to its fleet in India’s national capital region.

Avaada has agreed to supply electricity from 300 MW of PV capacity to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. (MSEDCL) on a long-term basis.

India is seeing massive investments in PV manufacturing, with manufacturers from Western countries, led by the United States, eager to get in on the act. Chinese companies have yet to make the same call, however.

A bio-CNG plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is saving INR 8 lakh ($10,055) per month on electricity bills with a new 800 kW solar array.

Amp Energy has agreed to partner with Websol Energy to produce up to 1.2 GW of monocrystalline PERC solar cells and modules. 

The Indian manufacturer’s facility at Electronic City in Telangana has become the first LEED Gold-rated solar cell and module manufacturing facility in India. It received the stringent green building rating from the US Green Building Council.

Renon India, an energy storage startup, has announced a new full-year revenue target, as well as plans to ramp up its annual lithium battery manufacturing capacity from 200 MWh to more than 500 MWh.

The plant, to be set up in Nandgaon, Nashik, will provide power to Viraj Profile’s stainless steel manufacturing plant at Tarapur, Maharashtra.

A new report by GOGLA highlights the opportunities and challenges in establishing local manufacturing and assembly of solar-based decentralized energy solutions in India. It also explores the actions needed to maximize available opportunities.