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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.

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.

China’s Ministry of Commerce has raised a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding India’s solar subsidies, claiming they give the country’s domestic industry an unfair advantage and harm Chinese interests.

Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd (SECI), on behalf of GRIDCO, has invited proposals for setting up six grid-connected standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects with a cumulative storage capacity of 500 MWh (125 MW x 4 hours) in Odisha.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited bids for setting up a 20 MW (AC) grid-connected floating solar PV power plant at Chilwa Taal in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

The research group led by Professor Martin Green has not published yet Version 67 of the solar cell efficiency tables, due to production delays. Green, however, has accepted to comment on some of the results to be added in the upcoming edition.

Pahal Solar has signed an agreement with RenewSys for the supply of 500 MW of EPE (EVA–POE–EVA co-extruded film) encapsulants to be used in its solar module manufacturing operations. The deliveries are scheduled to take place between Nov. 2025 and March 2026.

Welsh battery breakthrough uses UK-manufactured anode and cathode materials as well as active materials available through local supply chains. Batri plans to scale up material manufacturing and cell building capability.

Waaree Solar Americas has entered into a binding term sheet with United Solar Holding Inc. (USH), a Cayman Islands-based company, to invest around $30 million through the subscription of Series B preferred shares. The investment is a strategic move by Waaree to secure a long-term, fully traceable polysilicon supply chain to support its rapidly expanding manufacturing footprint in the U.S. and globally.

The IUCN’s updated Global Standard, growing debate on finance, and stronger emphasis on rights and monitoring mark a transition from hopeful experimentation to disciplined scaling. If the next year invests in credibility and the scaffolding that turns pilots into pipelines, Nature-based Solutions could finally become a practical pillar of climate, biodiversity and development strategies worldwide.