Shrinking export opportunities raise solar module oversupply concerns in India: SBICAPS
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has reached around 100 GW, enough to meet domestic demand. However, with total module capacity rising to 190 GW by March 2027 and export opportunities narrowing, the market faces oversupply crisis, states a new report by SBICAPS.
Australia launches fund to expand battery manufacturing
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a AUD 500 million ($324 million) initiative aimed at supercharging Australia’s battery manufacturing industry and seizing opportunities associated with the global renewable energy transition.
Advantage of back-contact solar modules in shading scenarios is limited to specific conditions, study finds
Researchers from Trina Solar and China’s Nanchang University claim to have verified that back-contact solar modules outperform TOPCon modules only when fewer than three cells in a substring are shaded. Their findings were published in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.
NTPC Renewable Energy commissions 212.5 MW solar at Khavda
NTPC Green Energy Ltd today announced the commissioning of 212.5 MW of solar capacity at Khavda, Gujarat, through its wholly owned subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL).
NLC’s 300 MW Barsingsar solar project to become fully operational by September end
State-owned coal miner NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) is set to fully commission its 300 MW Barsingsar solar power project in Rajasthan by the end of September 2025.
Beyond Rhetoric: India’s clean energy investments speak for themselves
India has drawn billions of dollars into renewable infrastructure from global institutional investors, private equity firms, and corporate stakeholders. Initiatives such as the National Solar Mission, coupled with predictable tariff structures and streamlined regulatory mechanisms, have created a conducive environment for capital deployment.
NTPC Green Energy tenders EPC of 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system in Kerala
NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a grid-connected 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system in Kerala. Bidding closes on Sept. 16.
Jinko edges past Longi in first-half solar shipments as TOPCon dominates
InfoLink Consulting says global module shipments rose 10% to 247.9 GW in the first half of 2025, with JinkoSolar narrowly pushing past Longi and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) tech accounting for more than 94% of the total.
Insolation Green Energy’s new 3 GW solar module factory begins production
Insolation Green Energy has commenced commercial operations at its new 3 GW PV module manufacturing plant in Rajasthan.
Tongwei achieves 31.4% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
Chinese researchers, led by a research team from PV Technology Center of Tongwei Co., Ltd, used a sequential annealing process in the fabrication of tandem solar cells, featuring a wide bandgap perovskite top cell on a fully-textured commercial crystalline silicon heterojunction bottom cell. The resulting device had a certified power conversion efficiency of 31.4%, outperforming a 29.43%-efficient control cell.
