Myanmar’s Prime Minister calls for increased local solar panel production
Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing called for greater domestic production of solar panels and raw materials during a recent visit to a factory in central Myanmar, citing the need to strengthen local supply chains for renewable energy.
Adani commissions off-grid 5 MW green hydrogen plant
Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) has launched a 5 MW green hydrogen pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat. Powered entirely by solar energy and backed by battery storage, the plant runs fully off-grid, marking a new step in decentralized, renewable hydrogen production.
Rajasthan’s 500 MW/1 GWh battery storage tender yields lowest price of INR 2.16 lac/MW/month
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN)’s tender for 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with viability gap funding in Rajasthan has resulted in winning prices ranging from INR 2.16 lakh/MW/month to INR 2.19 lakh/MW/month.
ACME Solar secures INR 1,072 crore refinancing for 250 MW operational project in Rajasthan
The 250 MW solar project has been operating for 18 months and achieved annual capacity utilization factor (CUF) of 29.3% in FY 2025.
Waaree Renewable Technologies secures 100 MWp solar EPC project in Vietnam
Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Viet Khanh Joint Stock Company to execute a 100 MWp solar PV power project on a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis in Vietnam.
The role of advanced transformers in India’s green transition
Without resilient, responsive, and renewable-ready transformer networks, India’s decarbonization goals risk being destabilized by the very variability they aim to harness.
Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe
Moneypoint in County Clare, Ireland, joins the ranks of other European nations exiting coal by shutting off power generation at its sole remaining coal plant. Industry observers say Ireland’s increased renewable energy generation in recent years, particularly in wind, has contributed to this milestone. Moneypoint now functions as a backup oil burner under emergency instruction, but it is no longer active in the wholesale electricity market.
Attero to invest INR 100 crore to scale rare earth element recycling capacity to 30,000 tonnes
Attero will invest INR 100 crore to expand its rare earth element (REE) recycling capacity from the current 300 tonnes to 30,000 tonnes annually over the next 12 to 24 months.
US panel price spread widens between India and Indonesia/Laos origin
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, reports that US-assembled modules with imported cells continue to be heard between $0.26/W and $0.33/W, while modules with domestic content – which are still limited to just a handful of producers – are generally quoted between $0.4/W and $0.5/W.
Waaree clarifies it’s not moving away from Odisha
“Construction activities are actively ongoing, and contracts for the Odisha [solar manufacturing] facility have been duly awarded and are being executed as planned,” said Dr. Amit Paithankar, CEO and Whole-time Director of Waaree Energies.
