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Manufacturing
Oswal Pumps to set up 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility Oswal Pumps expects commercial production at the solar cell facility to begin by April 2028. The entire output is intended for captive consumption in its in-house solar module lines.
Uma Gupta
Oct 14, 2026
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Manufacturing
India added 50.6 GW of solar module and 9.7 GW of cell manufacturing capacity in 1H 2026, says Mercom As of June 2026, India’s cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity stood at 261.7 GW, while cell manufacturing capacity reached 36.6 GW.
Uma Gupta
Sep 25, 2026
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Technology & Products
Blue wafers are fundamentally undermining U.S. solar manufacturing The core debate shaping U.S. solar manufacturing isn’t just factory capacity, but whether facilities perform the critical P/N junction process on raw “gray” wafers or merely finish partially completed “blue” wafers imported from abroad.
Sekhar Tatineni
Sep 24, 2026
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Manufacturing
Solex Energy plans 5.2 GW solar cell, 5 GWh BESS capacity by FY29 The Indian solar module manufacturer and EPC company plans to establish 2.2 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity by FY28 and scale it to 5.2 GW by early FY29. It also plans to establish its first 5 GWh phase of battery energy storage system capacity by FY29.
Uma Gupta
Sep 22, 2026
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Research & Development
Chinese scientists build 33.3%-efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell processed in ambient air Chinese researchers developed a PNCC polymer hole-transport layer that enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells to be fabricated under ambient conditions. The material was used in a perovskite-silicon tandem cell that achieved 33.3% efficiency and a certified efficiency of 33.0%.
Emiliano Bellini
Sep 22, 2026
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Manufacturing
Premier Energies commissions India’s largest solar cell facility The 7 GW n-type TOPCon G12R plant takes Premier Energies’ total cell manufacturing capacity to 10.6 GW, making it India’s largest solar cell manufacturer by capacity.
Uma Gupta
Sep 21, 2026
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Legal
CBI probes missing silver at BHEL’s Gurugram solar R&D facility India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a Regular Case (FIR) against specific staff/management personnel at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd’s (BHEL) Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Plant (ASSCP) in Gurugram, Haryana, over the alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of silver.
Uma Gupta
Sep 18, 2026
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Manufacturing
Alpex Solar inaugurates 2.2 GW TOPCon cell manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh The 9 lakh sq. ft. facility, located at Kosi Kotwan Industrial Area in Mathura, will manufacture G12R TOPCon solar cells.
Uma Gupta
Sep 17, 2026
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Research & Development
Indosol Solar, Australian National University partner to develop advanced TOPCon cells Indosol Solar and Australian National University will co-develop advanced TOPCon cell architectures designed to achieve higher conversion efficiencies and improved degradation resistance.  
Uma Gupta
Sep 16, 2026