Jinko edges past Longi in first-half solar shipments as TOPCon dominates
InfoLink Consulting says global module shipments rose 10% to 247.9 GW in the first half of 2025, with JinkoSolar narrowly pushing past Longi and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) tech accounting for more than 94% of the total.
Insolation Green Energy’s new 3 GW solar module factory begins production
Insolation Green Energy has commenced commercial operations at its new 3 GW PV module manufacturing plant in Rajasthan.
Tongwei achieves 31.4% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
Chinese researchers, led by a research team from PV Technology Center of Tongwei Co., Ltd, used a sequential annealing process in the fabrication of tandem solar cells, featuring a wide bandgap perovskite top cell on a fully-textured commercial crystalline silicon heterojunction bottom cell. The resulting device had a certified power conversion efficiency of 31.4%, outperforming a 29.43%-efficient control cell.
Vikram Solar IPO subscribed 1.52 times on first day
Vikram Solar Ltd’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) received a strong response on Day 1, with the non-institutional investors’ portion subscribed 3.84 times and the retail portion 1.37 times.
Servotech secures 7.3 MW on-grid solar rooftop order from North Western Railway Jaipur Division
Servotech Renewable Power System Ltd has secured an INR 28.84 crore contract from the North Western Railway, Jaipur Division, to install and commission 7.3 MW of on-grid rooftop solar capacity. Under the project, Servotech will handle the complete execution of rooftop solar PV systems of varying sizes across multiple sites.
Waaree issues clarification on Enel Green Power India acquisition deal
Waaree Energies Ltd has issued a clarification regarding recent media reports suggesting that its deal for acquisition of Enel Green Power India is on the verge of collapse. In a regulatory statement, the company stated that certain commercial terms of the agreement are under review and the company is in discussions for the same.
Tindo presents new 475 W full-black residential solar panel
Tindo Solar, Australia’s lone producer of PV modules, has officially released a new generation of TOPCon N-type solar panels, including an all-black version featuring an output of 475 W and conversion efficiency of 21.9%.
Torrent Group’s 72 tpa green hydrogen plant in Gorakhpur inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath
Torrent Gas will blend green hydrogen up to 2% with natural gas in its city gas distribution (CGD) network and supply the blend to domestic households, CNG stations, and industries in the region.
Reliance Infrastructure secures LoA for 390 MW solar-plus-battery storage project
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has received the Letter of Award (LoA) from state-owned power producer NHPC for a 390 MW solar power project integrated with battery energy storage.
First attempt to build lead-free perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cells
Indian researchers simulated a novel pairing of a CsGeI3 lead-free halide perovskite top cell with a copper-indium-gallium-selenide bottom cell. The resulting tandem device has the potential to achieve a power conversion efficiency of 26.06%
