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India’s solar industry faces a test of durability and cost As India’s solar industry matures, manufacturing competitiveness will depend on consistent quality, sustained energy generation and competitive lifecycle costs, not just capacity additions and module prices.
Hardip Singh, COO, GREW Solar
10 hours ago
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Beyond generation: Why power quality will define the next phase of India’s renewable energy growth Power quality needs to be treated as an essential part of the renewable energy transition, rather than a downstream technical issue. The future grid will need to handle changing renewable output, respond quickly to shifts in demand and keep power stable under changing conditions.
Oswald D'Souza, Co-Founder and Whole-Time Director, CosPower Engineering Ltd
Oct 19, 2026
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China TOPCon solar cell prices edge lower after Golden Week as industry weighs price floors 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.
OPIS
Oct 16, 2026
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India’s next solar bottleneck may be skilled manpower  Solar projects today demand a mix of electrical engineering expertise, digital monitoring capabilities, and specialised technical knowledge. From commissioning engineers and inverter specialists to SCADA operators and O&M teams, the skill base has widened significantly. 
Tanmoy Duari, CEO, AXITEC Energy India
Oct 16, 2026
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Odisha needs INR1.1 lakh crore to expand renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure  A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) proposes a three-pronged financing strategy, including a dedicated transition fund, to mobilise capital for clean energy and support a more resilient economy.
IEEFA
Oct 15, 2026
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From connected plants to intelligent industry: India’s next digital transformation The real opportunity lies in combining India’s engineering depth with its growing digital capabilities. The factories and energy systems of the future will not necessarily be those with the largest number of sensors, the most sophisticated dashboards or the greatest volume of data. They will be the ones that can sense earlier, understand faster and act with greater precision.
Bijal Sanghvi, Managing Director, Axis Solutions Ltd
Oct 14, 2026
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How India is pioneering a sustainable, self-reliant EV battery ecosystem India’s battery industry is still taking shape, and it will rely on others for several raw materials for some time. What has changed is that manufacturing, renewable power, new chemistries and recycling are now being planned as parts of one system. If cell plants come online on time and run on clean power, and recycling targets are enforced, India can cut its import bill and give local makers more control over how batteries are sourced, made and recovered.
Mukesh Gupta, CMO, MaxVolt Energy Industries Ltd
Oct 13, 2026
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India’s renewable energy generation crosses 100 billion units in one quarter for the first time: CREA Solar accounted for 10% of India’s total electricity generation, jumping by nearly 40% year-on-year.
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Oct 12, 2026
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Beyond Gigawatts: Why India’s clean energy future depends on storage intelligence The battery creates flexibility. The intelligence behind it determines how much of that flexibility the grid can harness. The next clean energy benchmark for India, therefore, might not just be a new number of gigawatts. It might be the ability to get the maximum out of every gigawatt.
Kumar M., founder of Smart Grid Analytics
Oct 09, 2026