India

This past week saw the Renewable Energy India Expo come to Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, for its 15th edition. pv magazine spent three days navigating the packed halls of the exhibition and conference, and has compiled these takeaways.

Renewables developer Amp Energy India will deploy Ohmium’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for mid-scale commercial and industrial projects with an individual capacity of 25 MW or smaller.

At Renewable Energy India Expo 2022, Norwegian solar panel specialist REC has unveiled the Alpha Pure-R all-black heterojunction panel delivering a power output of up to 430 W. The panel measures less than 2 square meters in size and can generate 223 watts/m², which makes it ideal for residential rooftops.

Adani Green has commissioned the world’s largest co-located wind-solar hybrid power plant. The plant comprises 600 MW solar and 150 MW wind power capacity in Rajasthan. It benefits from 25-year power purchase agreements with the Solar Energy Corp. of India at INR 2.69 ($0.033)/kWh.

Karnataka-based Emmvee has unveiled Sapphire series glass-to-glass bifacial modules with power outputs ranging from 530 W to 545 W. The modules are built with 144 mono PERC half cells and ten busbars.

India’s Adani Solar will expand its PV cell and module manufacturing capacity to 10 GW per year by 2025, with backward integration up to the polysilicon stage. 

Trina Solar introduced its n-type bifacial module with a peak power output of 685 W in the Indian market.  

Jakson Green will expand its solar module manufacturing capacity to 2 GW, with backward integration into cells, by the end of 2024, CEO and Managing Director Bikesh Ogra told pv magazine on Day 1 of Renewable Energy India Expo 2022. He said the company also has aggressive plans for green hydrogen and ammonia, with a specific focus on distributed generation.

A new report by Power For All says the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector will be a significant driver of job growth in the Indian distributed renewable energy sector in the next few years. 

India’s Credence Solar has unveiled Quasar-Bi line of bifacial PV modules with power outputs between 650 Wp and 670 Wp. The panels are built with 132 mono PERC half cells and 12 busbars.