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India’s solar industry is fundamentally shaped by policy frameworks, national goals like the 500 GW renewable energy target, and instruments such as the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, KUSUM program, and various state-level incentives. This category offers deep analysis and updates on auctions, tariffs, import duties, domestic content requirements, and shifting investment dynamics. We explore how central and state governments collaborate with the private sector to overcome infrastructure, grid, and regulatory challenges—making this one of the world’s most closely watched energy transition markets.
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India’s solar industry faces workforce readiness gap: Mercom
A Mercom India study has found that solar industry employers across project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) often need to spend months training fresh graduates before they are ready to contribute effectively.
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Odisha needs INR1.1 lakh crore to expand renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure
A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) proposes a three-pronged financing strategy, including a dedicated transition fund, to mobilise capital for clean energy and support a more resilient economy.
From connected plants to intelligent industry: India’s next digital transformation
The real opportunity lies in combining India’s engineering depth with its growing digital capabilities. The factories and energy systems of the future will not necessarily be those with the largest number of sensors, the most sophisticated dashboards or the greatest volume of data. They will be the ones that can sense earlier, understand faster and act with greater precision.
How India is pioneering a sustainable, self-reliant EV battery ecosystem
India’s battery industry is still taking shape, and it will rely on others for several raw materials for some time. What has changed is that manufacturing, renewable power, new chemistries and recycling are now being planned as parts of one system. If cell plants come online on time and run on clean power, and recycling targets are enforced, India can cut its import bill and give local makers more control over how batteries are sourced, made and recovered.
The Hydrogen Stream: Dutch researchers calculate green H2 costs as low as €7.2/kg
Researchers at the University of Groningen have calculated green hydrogen production costs of €7.2/kg to €7.3/kg using renewable power purchase agreements and hybrid electricity supply configurations, compared with €7.7/kg for wholesale electricity sourcing. The study found that long-term revenue guarantees are essential to making large-scale hydrogen projects financially viable.
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India heading to 20 GW of installed capacity by the end of this financial year
In the last four quarters in India 7.5 GW were installed. The total accumulative capacity reached 16.2 Gigawatt, reports Bridge to India. After rapid growth in the last quarters the market will probably slow down somewhat.
Moser Baer Solar asks Indian central bank to postpone loan repayment
Troubled PV module supplier Moser Baer Solar (MBSL) has asked the Central Bank of India to postpone its loan repayment schedule on claims that its business prospects have been damaged by a deluge of cheap Chinese PV modules that have flooded into the Indian market.
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