KLK Ventures secures 2,000+ solar pump order in Karnataka, expands residential PV in Goa
Solar solutions provider KLK Ventures has secured a contract to supply more than 2,000 solar water pumps under the Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) program.
NextPower leads Wood Mackenzie tracker rankings as US, China dominate
Wood Mackenzie ranked NextPower as the world’s top PV tracker manufacturer in the first half of 2025, with companies headquartered in the United States, China and Spain occupying all top 10 positions.
China TOPCon solar module prices ease after 4-week rally on silver pullback, holiday slowdown
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Serentica Renewables secures 600 MW in SECI assured peak power tender
Serentica Renewables has secured 600 MW in the Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) FDRE VII assured peak power tender, the largest allocation awarded to a single bidder in the auction.
Advait Greenergy signs MoUs for green hydrogen technology, storage, and EPC
Advait Greenergy has partnered with electrolyser technology providers Switzerland-based CENMAT and US-based Power to Hydrogen Inc. (P2H2), India-based EPC firm JESCO Projects, and hydrogen storage specialist VJ Industries to support the development of green hydrogen projects in India.
Vietnam more cost-competitive than India in cell, PV module production, says IRENA
IRENA’s latest report finds that energy use and material intensity across the solar PV manufacturing supply chain will decline through 2030. The analysis also shows Vietnam remains more cost-competitive than India due to lower electricity prices, while high energy and labour costs keep Australia and Germany less competitive.
Global BESS capacity tops 250 GW, overtaking pumped hydro for first time
Rystad Energy says it expects global battery energy storage system (BESS) additions to exceed 130 GW/350 GWh in 2026, led by China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany.
ACME Solar secures 301 MW renewables with 1,204 MWh storage in SECI peak power tender
With the latest addition, ACME Solar’s overall contracted renewable energy portfolio has crossed 8 GW across solar, wind, firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE), round-the-clock (RTC), and hybrid projects.
World’s largest AI-powered battery storage cluster comes online in China
The multi-project cluster includes the world’s largest single-site electrochemical energy storage facility: the 4 GWh Envision Jingyi Chagan Hada Energy Storage Power Station.
SECI concludes 1.2 GW/4.8 GWh renewables-plus-storage tender at INR 6.27/kWh
The Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has concluded its tender for the development of 1.2 GW of renewable energy projects coupled with energy storage systems (ESS), designed to provide 4.8 GWh of assured peak power supply daily (1,200 MW for four hours). The lowest discovered tariff under the auction was INR 6.27/kWh.
