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The Indian State of Madhya Pradesh is going to host a 950 MW solar power plant in the Chhatarpur district. The PV plant is planned to be completed by March 2023. Land proceedings for the plant have already been completed. The tender inviting developers will be issued by November, and the developer selection process completed by January 2022.

The Togolese government aims for universal access to electricity this decade and for half of its power to come from clean energy sources under the National Development Plan (NDP).

Electricity bill payers in nations as diverse as China, India, Germany, and Greece should be aware new solar projects can now generate electricity cheaper for them than legacy coal and gas-fired plants.

The State-run power producer has more than 65 GW of installed capacity comprising gas, coal, hydro, and renewable energy based power stations.

A 500 kW solar project by the side of the Bada Talab in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, uses 1540 PV panels supported through cantilever frame. The installation runs 1.2 km.

Researchers in Japan have found a new way to fabricate one of the most promising perovskite materials for PV application — the α-formamidinium lead iodide known as α-FAPbI3. With a pre-synthesized version of this material, they were able to produce a cell with a power conversion efficiency of 23.5% and a lifespan of more than 2,000 hours.

The coal-dominated power producer is shifting towards renewables as part of its commitment towards sustainable power generation and safeguarding the environment. It is also undertaking extensive study and experimentations in the areas of carbon capture and hydrogen.

PV module making is a brutally competitive industry. And for Slovenian module maker Bisol, in business since 2004, one of the keys to success has been to remain focused on the value its products deliver to the customer. And as company founder and CEO Uroš Merc explains, in 2021 this means reimagining module degradation.

The diversified business group will invest over INR 60,000 crore ((US$ 8.1 billion) over the next three years to build Giga factories for solar, energy storage, electrolyzers, and fuel cells, respectively, to create a fully integrated, end-to-end renewables energy ecosystem. Additional INR 15,000 crore (US$ 2 billion) is planned to create a value chain, partnerships, and future technologies.

The government’s renewed efforts to curb solar equipment imports and upscale domestic manufacturing have started bearing fruits. The launch of the production-linked incentive (PLI) Scheme and the imposition of a basic customs duty (BCD) on imports have favored domestic capacity expansion.