N-type wafer prices rise over 10% as silver-driven cell costs increase
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Power Mech awarded 2 GWh battery storage project in West Bengal
Power Mech Projects Ltd has won a contract to set up a 250 MW/1,000 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) at Goaltore, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis, with a greenshoe option of 250 MW/1,000 MWh at Durgapur Project Ltd (DPL) campus. The project, awarded by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (WBSEDCL), comes with a 100% off-take guarantee.
India’s solar capacity additions on track: SBICAPS
India is estimated to have added a record 40 GW of solar capacity in CY 2025, supported by strong utility-scale execution and a surge in rooftop installations. Energy storage tendering also picked up pace.
Astronergy launches 670 W TOPCon solar module with 24.8% efficiency
China’s Astronergy says its ASTRO N7 Pro module targets utility-scale PV plants and commercial rooftops, offering quarter-cell architecture, bifacial gains, and a 30-year performance guarantee.
Clean-tech startups are quietly turning India’s air pollution crisis into a renewables opportunity
Startups are rewriting the narrative of India’s environmental challenge by building a bridge between air quality restoration and renewable energy expansion—a synergy that promises to fundamentally reshape how India confronts both crises simultaneously.
SECI tenders balance-of-system package for 700 MW AC solar project in Gujarat
The Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd. (SECI) has invited bids for the Balance of System (BoS) package for a large-scale solar PV project with a capacity of 700 MW (AC) at Radhanesda in Banaskantha district of Gujarat. The scope covers the execution of the project on a turnkey basis, excluding the supply of PV modules and transformers.
Saudi Arabia reveals qualified bidders for 3.1 GW solar auction
Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) has announced the qualified developers for the seventh round of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy tender program, featuring four solar projects with a combined capacity of 3.1 GW.
LEAPTING to deploy 2,000 G1 cleaning robots across Waaree Renewables’ 1.2 GWp solar projects
LEAPTING (Huzhou LEAPTING Technology Co., Ltd.) has secured a major contract with Waaree Renewables to deploy more than 2,000 PV module cleaning robots across three large solar plants in Rajasthan. The projects have a combined installed capacity of around 1.2 GWp and are built on 2P fixed-tilt structures.
TOYO secures US polysilicon to navigate solar trade barriers
TOYO Co. Ltd. has signed a one-year supply contract with a US-based polysilicon producer to source domestically made material for its solar manufacturing plants in Ethiopia and Texas.
Hartek secures INR 353.77 crore solar and battery storage EPC project in Karnataka
Hartek Power has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth approximately INR 353.77 crore for a 280 MW AC (410 MWp DC) solar PV power plant integrated with an 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Karnataka.
