Balance of Systems

Delta Electronics India will supply 100 units of its made-in-India 1.1 MW bi-directional power conditioning systems to Prostarm’s battery energy storage projects for power utilities, including Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd and Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd.

Waaree Energies is looking to deepen its presence in Europe as the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) reshapes solar procurement and curbs reliance on Chinese module suppliers. “As a listed, Tier-1, bankable manufacturer with a proven multi-gigawatt track record, we offer the scale and credibility European developers now prioritise,” says Sunil Rathi, executive director, Waaree Group.

Insolation Energy (INA Solar) has advanced construction work on its upcoming 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing plant and 18,000 metric tonnes per annum aluminium frame production facility in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh. Major equipment orders for the manufacturing lines have already been placed.

Premier Energies now holds 80% of Premier-Green Aluminium, the JV company formed for manufacturing aluminium frames for solar PV modules, with Nuevosol Energy holding the remaining 20%.

With renewables’ share in power generation expected to grow significantly, there will also be a push in the demand for next-generation transformers that are capable of handling the intermittent nature of solar, wind, and other non-polluting sources of energy. The grid of the future demands not only more transformers but smarter, adaptive, and sustainable designs that can support India’s ambitious renewable targets and fast-rising power demand.

With U.S. domestic steel mills booked solid through 2025, a sudden doubling of tariffs on imported steel has created a critical bottleneck for American industries. The move, which hits specialized Indian steel particularly hard, is now delaying projects for builders and renewable energy developers who rely on steady, affordable supply.

AB Energia, an end-to-end solar EPC solutions provider in India, has entered manufacturing of high-performance fixed-tilt steel structures with the launch of its subsidiary, AVIISII Electric Systems.

Sandia National Labs researchers have created a new dataset on the rates and types of rooftop PV connector failures. Their analysis has shown that tight wire bending radius, extra dirty connectors, and loose nuts are the most common failure causes in 6,276 connectors deployed between 2014 and 2017 across seven U.S. regions.

Amid rising demand from the solar energy sector, the Aluminium Extrusion Manufacturers Association of India (ALEMAI) has urged the government to take urgent policy measures to reduce dependence on imported aluminium extrusions and support domestic manufacturers.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to begin production at its upcoming battery gigafactory in 2026, with an initial annual capacity of 40 GWh. The facility will later be modularly scaled up to 100 GWh per annum, announced Anant Ambani, executive director of RIL, during the company’s annual general meeting recently.