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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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Can India scale data centres without raising emissions?
The question is no longer whether India can scale its data centre footprint, but whether it can do so while maintaining discipline on energy consumption, emissions, and resource utilisation. The answer to this will define the credibility and resilience of the industry in the decade ahead.
Oct 09, 2026
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Global PV oversupply accelerates consolidation, regional price divergence
pv magazine spoke with Edurne Zoco, Head of Technologies and Supply Chains at S&P Global Energy, about global PV supply chain trends, persistent overcapacity and the impact of China’s new efficiency standards on solar manufacturing. She discussed module pricing, shifting trade policies and emerging risks and opportunities in the inverter and battery storage markets.
EU expert group urges curbs on high-risk solar suppliers
Cybersecurity experts advising the European Commission say PV components and software from high-risk third-country suppliers should be restricted in all market segments, including plug-in systems, and that inverters should face third-party certification under the Cyber Resilience Act.
PM Surya Ghar crosses 60-lakh mark, 2.5 lakh workers trained as rooftop solar drive accelerates
India’s rooftop solar drive has crossed a major milestone, with the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossing the 60 lakh household mark recently, taking the flagship residential solar programme to 60 per cent of the Union government’s target of powering one crore homes.
India’s energy security challenge is no longer about supply, it’s about resilience
As renewable energy capacity grows, variability becomes more important. Storage, flexible generation, stronger transmission networks and responsive grid controls will increasingly determine how reliably power can be delivered while grid stability is maintained.
Solar and storage accounted for nearly 1 million EU jobs in 2025
Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions. Solar employment is expected to decline by 2030 as deployment slows, despite growth in operations, maintenance, manufacturing and recycling jobs.
Collection is the weakest link in India’s battery recycling ecosystem: MiniMines CEO
Anupam Kumar, co-founder and CEO of MiniMines, says battery recycling can help reduce India’s dependence on imports of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. However, he identifies the collection of end-of-life batteries as the biggest bottleneck in India’s battery recycling ecosystem.
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Can India scale data centres without raising emissions?
The question is no longer whether India can scale its data centre footprint, but whether it can do so while maintaining discipline on energy consumption, emissions, and resource utilisation. The answer to this will define the credibility and resilience of the industry in the decade ahead.
Global PV oversupply accelerates consolidation, regional price divergence
pv magazine spoke with Edurne Zoco, Head of Technologies and Supply Chains at S&P Global Energy, about global PV supply chain trends, persistent overcapacity and the impact of China’s new efficiency standards on solar manufacturing. She discussed module pricing, shifting trade policies and emerging risks and opportunities in the inverter and battery storage markets.
EU expert group urges curbs on high-risk solar suppliers
Cybersecurity experts advising the European Commission say PV components and software from high-risk third-country suppliers should be restricted in all market segments, including plug-in systems, and that inverters should face third-party certification under the Cyber Resilience Act.
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PM Surya Ghar crosses 60-lakh mark, 2.5 lakh workers trained as rooftop solar drive accelerates
India’s rooftop solar drive has crossed a major milestone, with the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossing the 60 lakh household mark recently, taking the flagship residential solar programme to 60 per cent of the Union government’s target of powering one crore homes.
India’s energy security challenge is no longer about supply, it’s about resilience
As renewable energy capacity grows, variability becomes more important. Storage, flexible generation, stronger transmission networks and responsive grid controls will increasingly determine how reliably power can be delivered while grid stability is maintained.
Solar and storage accounted for nearly 1 million EU jobs in 2025
Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions. Solar employment is expected to decline by 2030 as deployment slows, despite growth in operations, maintenance, manufacturing and recycling jobs.
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Collection is the weakest link in India’s battery recycling ecosystem: MiniMines CEO
Anupam Kumar, co-founder and CEO of MiniMines, says battery recycling can help reduce India’s dependence on imports of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. However, he identifies the collection of end-of-life batteries as the biggest bottleneck in India’s battery recycling ecosystem.
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