Indian manufacturer Jakson has exhibited its 590 Wp TOPCon bifacial solar panels with a power conversion efficiency of 22.86% at Renewable Energy India Expo 2023.

India needs to ramp up its annual solar capacity additions by 36% year-on-year to reach an installed PV base of 185.6 GW by FY 2027, targeted under 14th National Electricity Plan. The nation installed 66.7 GW of PV capacity as of March 31, 2023, with 12.9 GW added in FY 2023.

Tata Power’s step-down arm TP Solar, which is setting up a 4.3 GW PV cell and module fab in Tamil Nadu, has placed an industrial automation equipment order with RoboTechnik.

Amara Raja Batteries has changed its name to Amara Raja Energy & Mobility as it directs its focus to becoming a comprehensive solutions provider in the energy and mobility space.

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd has secured its third solar EPC contract from NTPC REL in Khavda RE Power Park of Gujarat. The contract price, including three-year operation and maintenance, would be INR 1,535 crore (around $185 million).

JSW Cement plans to transition to EV trucks across its manufacturing operations. Toward achieving that goal, it has initiated an EV truck pilot project between its manufacturing operations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Brookfield and Axis Energy Ventures had earlier formed a joint venture platform ABC Renewables to develop renewable energy projects. The latest JV will have up to $845 million of equity investment by Brookfield. 

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will set up a 41 MW solar plant to power TP Solar’s upcoming 4.3 GW PV cell and module fab in Tamil Nadu.

NTPC Green Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) have signed an agreement to collaborate in various areas of renewable energy (including energy storage, green hydrogen and its derivatives) in India and overseas.

Gautam Solar will invest INR 150 crore to double its PV module production capacity to 2 GW per year.