Why Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities will drive India’s next big solar jump
Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities are no longer behind in the solar journey, they are becoming the main growth drivers. With better government support, easier net-metering rules, and more awareness about savings, people in smaller cities are now ready for rooftop solar in a big way.
Waaree Transpower secures 1.27 GW inverter duty transformer order from leading solar EPC company
Waaree Transpower, formerly known as Kotsons, has secured inverter duty transformer (IDT) orders exceeding INR 100 crore within the first month of launch. The company said that these orders, aggregating 1,275 MVA (1.27 GW), have been placed by a leading solar EPC company for deployment across high-capacity solar projects nationwide.
Sachin Tendulkar invests in solar EPC firm Suntek Energy
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has invested INR 3.6 crore in Hyderabad-based solar EPC company Suntek Energy Systems, acquiring a 2% stake in the firm.
ArcelorMittal to add 1 GW of solar and hybrid renewable energy capacity in India
ArcelorMittal has announced three new renewable energy projects in India totaling 1 GW of nominal solar and wind capacity. Upon completion, the projects will double the company’s renewable energy capacity in India to 2 GW and increase its global total to 3.3 GW.
Too much to choose from, too little to decide
Market pressure in the solar and storage sectors often favors low-cost solutions, but long-term success depends on balancing price, quality, and reliability for assets designed to operate for decades. Numerous examples, from low-grade silicon modules to residential hydrogen and redox flow storage, show how technically ambitious products can fail when costs, complexity, or durability are misjudged.
Saatvik Green commissions 2 GW EPE film manufacturing facility, secures INR 486 crore solar module order
Saatvik Green Energy has commissioned a 2 GW in-house EPE film manufacturing facility at its Ambala campus in Haryana. The company also announced that its arm, Saatvik Solar Industries, has received and accepted a solar PV module supply order aggregating to ₹486 crore from a renowned private-sector power producer and EPC player.
Researchers find sodium-ion batteries using hard carbon anodes can intrinsically charge faster
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science showed that sodium-ion batteries with hard carbon anodes can charge faster than lithium-ion batteries by using a diluted electrode method that reveals sodium insertion is intrinsically quicker than lithium.
Emmvee starts production at 2.5 GW solar module line in Karnataka
With the new line becoming operational, the company’s total solar module manufacturing capacity has increased to 10.3 GW.
Bondada Engineering secures INR 945.10 crore solar EPC order from NLC India Renewables
Bondada Engineering Ltd has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from NLC India Renewables Ltd (NIRL) for the balance-of-system (BoS) package for 810 MW of solar power projects in Rajasthan.
Luminous Power Technologies secures 350 MW solar project under PM-KUSUM Scheme
The 350 MW solar power project, comprising multiple PV plants of varying capacities across several districts of Rajasthan, will be executed in a staggered manner starting in the first quarter of 2026.
