The Indian government is funding research at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and state-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to develop high-efficiency solar cells evenContinue Reading
Premier Energies said that it would commission a 1.5 GW solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing facility in the next two months at E-city, Hyderabad, tripling its existing production capacity. The Secunderabad-basedContinue Reading
The Union Cabinet’s decision to award ‘performance linked incentive’ (PLI) to high efficiency solar panel manufacturers is likely to give a boost to the domestic companies. Unlike wind power sectorContinue Reading
India is considering multiple efforts to discourage developers to import Chinese equipment and encourage investors to develop domestic manufacturing facilities. India first imposed a safeguard duty on Chinese solar cellsContinue Reading
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has offered many incentives to states to set up renewable energy (RE) equipment manufacturing parks as numerous international firms are looking toContinue Reading
Solar tariffs in India saw the lowest ever level of Rs.2.44 per unit in reverse auctions carried out by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in May 2017 for 200Continue Reading
The finance ministry is considering the renewable-energy ministry’s request to tax panels imported for projects won under future solar auctions while exempting those already awarded. India, the largest buyer ofContinue Reading
Longi Green, a Chinese solar equipment and component manufacturer, has confirmed its expansion plans in India. It will set up cell and module manufacturing units of 500 MW (each) inContinue Reading
