Sameer Nagpal will lead Vikram Solar through its next phase of growth as it advances its strategic roadmap to deepen backward integration, scale manufacturing capacity, and strengthen its position in the global renewable energy market.

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.

Sorigin RE Services has secured its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Rajasthan, featuring a capacity of 250 MW/500 MWh.

NTPC Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based Octopus Energy Group to explore collaboration opportunities in advancing clean energy, digital utilities, and customer-centric power solutions across India, the United Kingdom, and other mutually agreed geographies.

Bids submitted after seven days from the publication of the initial ALMM List-III for wafers must mandatorily specify the use of ALMM List-III-compliant wafers.

The solar power supply is expected to offset 80% of conventional grid electricity consumption at Jakson’s corporate office and up to 40% at its manufacturing facility.

Analysis from GlobalData finds the UAE’s cumulative solar capacity increased from 5.7 GW to around 6.7 GW last year. The country’s annual solar deployments are forecast to increase in the coming years, with 20 GW of installed solar expected by the end of the decade.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly used in uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications for data centers and to speed grid connections, offering services beyond what gas turbines can provide, including emerging approaches such as bring your own capacity (BYOC) and flexible grid connections (FGC).

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd’s tender for the procurement of power from 625 MW solar PV projects saw aggressive bidding, with the lowest (L1) discovered tariff at INR 2.34/kWh.

NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Ltd, has commissioned the fourth part capacity of 165 MW at its 1,200 MW Khavda-II Solar PV Project located in Gujarat.

A rapid increase in capacity addition of renewable energy, especially solar, has heightened the risk of evacuation for surplus power, especially during daytime. This is driving curtailment for projects especially with temporary general network access (TGNA), which faced 80% of the total curtailment in India between April and December 2025.

Advait Greenergy, an arm of Advait Energy Transitions Ltd, has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with industry and academic partners across the hydrogen and renewable energy ecosystem in India.

The AI revolution has given us the ability to create predictive analyses, autonomy, and resilience in our energy systems. This will allow for the transformation of decentralized and disconnected energy systems into a single integrated network providing flexible, adaptive solutions.

The green ammonia offtake agreement sets a new benchmark in the global energy landscape, with India emerging as an exporter of green fuels produced through an end-to-end indigenous value chain anchored in the country.

Kärcher aims to build a closed-loop cleaning ecosystem for India’s solar industry, covering both PV manufacturing environments and the long-term maintenance of PV plants.

Solarium Green Energy, a rooftop solar EPC company in India, has entered solar module manufacturing with the commissioning of a facility with an annual production capacity of 1 GW in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The plant is equipped for manufacturing large-format G12 solar modules of up to 725 Wp.

Cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity reached around 210 GW as of Dec. 31, 2025, while cell manufacturing capacity totaled about 27 GW, according to Mercom’s new report.

Increased solar deployment and stricter enforcement of renewable purchase obligations across states and industries can help Indian manufacturers get over a volatile period and position themselves to compete better in a global market, according to Bengaluru-based think tank Climate Risk Horizons.

Deep-tech startup Hbaromega has found exceptional compatibility of its advanced light beam induced current (LBIC) characterization technology for back contact (BC) solar cells with encouraging initial results. It said LBIC enables high-resolution analysis of carrier transport and defect localization in BC architectures.

TNO has launched Perovion Technologies to industrialize lightweight, flexible perovskite solar cells, targeting niche applications where conventional panels are unsuitable. The company plans to build the first roll-to-roll perovskite solar cell manufacturing facility in the Netherlands by 2030.

Marstek has unveiled a plug-in storage system with a two-kilowatt-hour capacity. The device plugs into a standard household socket and is designed to store solar power from balcony systems or draw in cheap electricity from dynamic pricing tariffs.

Australia has become one of the world’s most attractive destinations for hyperscale data centers, ranking among the top five to 10 markets globally by capacity. Drivers include large land availability in Renewable Energy Zones, renewable penetration exceeding 40% across the National Electricity Market (NEM), geopolitical stability, Five Eyes membership, and proximity to Asia-Pacific demand hubs.

OXMIQ Labs will provide data center and system infrastructure advisory for AMI Labs’ upcoming gigawatt-scale AI computing facility powered by renewable energy in India.

Peak Energy says it will deploy the first sodium-ion battery in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) service area with RWE Americas in eastern Wisconsin, using passively cooled grid-scale storage that cuts auxiliary power use by 90% and lowers lifetime storage costs by $70/kWh.

The facility is designed as a scalable platform, with a roadmap to expand from 30 MW to 100 MW by the end of 2026, 300 MW by 2027, and ultimately 1 GW of annual manufacturing capacity. 

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.

Ultra high voltage transmission corridors, including 765kV networks, are increasingly becoming the backbone of this energy transition. These corridors enable bulk power transfer across long distances while maintaining system availability. By consolidating large volumes of electricity onto fewer transmission lines, they also reduce the need for extensive land acquisition and infrastructure duplication, which are often major constraints in transmission expansion.

As India’s renewable ecosystem continues to mature, open access solar is set to become a cornerstone of corporate energy strategy—delivering both financial savings and sustainability gains. Policy clarity, improved transmission infrastructure, and incentives for storage integration will be critical to unlocking the next phase of growth

In its second monthly column for pv magazine, the Becquerel Institute explains that Europe has vast commercial and industrial rooftops suitable for solar, but decades-old structural limits block conventional PV panels, creating an 85 GW untapped potential. Lightweight PV modules, commercially available and up to 50% lighter, can unlock this constrained market, meeting regulatory, economic, and technical needs for solar deployment across the continent.

Energy requirements evolve over time, and solar systems must be designed with adaptability in mind. Design-led innovation supports scalability through modular architectures that allow systems to expand or integrate complementary technologies such as energy storage.