India’s impressive solar power growth has so far hinged on imports of solar cells and modules. However, as the country moves closer to achieving its renewable energy ambitions, there is a major government focus on […]
Amp Energy India announced a joint venture with Websol Energy Systems Limited to manufacture and produce up to 1.2 GW of monocrystalline PERC solar cells and modules. The companies have signed a term sheet to […]
Central Electronics Ltd has requested bids for the supply of 3 million multi-crystalline solar cells wherein 1.5 million cells should be rated with a minimum peak output of 4.68 watts and another 1.5 million rated […]
The Indian solar industry depends on imported solar cells and modules for meeting the large demand for solar capacity deployments. Despite many initiatives over the past few years, the local manufacturing capabilities have been limited […]
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has issued a tender for supplying 10.27 million monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear contact solar cells. These solar cells must have wattage output of 5.38 W. The tender guidelines outline […]
JinkoSolar has kicked off the construction of its latest n-type solar cell and module production plant in Jianshan, Haining city. On Tuesday the firm held a traditional ground-breaking ceremony at the factory location, in Jianshan […]
At a recent industry event JinkoSolar’s new product – Tiger Neo based on N-Type TOPCon technology garnered a lot of interest from everyone. Against this backdrop, Dhruv Sahni, Marketing Manager – South & Central Asia, […]
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, has floated a tender to supply 1.5 million multicrystalline solar cells. The bid submission deadline is June 24, […]
India has made substantial progress in domestic solar module manufacturing capacity in recent years. However, stronger impetus is needed in this regard to achieve 300 gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by 2030. The […]
India’s plans to promote domestic manufacturing have finally started gaining traction after years of slow progress. So far, domestic solar manufacturing capacity has failed to keep pace with the scale of deployments and thus India […]
The imported photovoltaic (PV) solar module price level has shown an increasing trend over the last 8 to 10 month period, with a rise in price level from about 19-20 cents/watt in November – December […]
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Rajasthan, has floated a tender for 7,000 solar modules with a minimum power output of 380 […]
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has floated a tender for the supply of 1 million monocrystalline or multicrystalline silicon solar cells with a wattage output of 4.67 W. The bid submission deadline is October […]
Jinko Solar Limited has decided to invest $500 million in Vietnam’s Qung Ninh Province to establish a monocrystalline ingot and wafer production facility. The project is expected to have a 7 GW annual capacity. This […]
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has invited bids for supply of 200,000 monocrystalline or multicrystalline silicon solar cells with a power output of 4.57 W. The bid submission deadline is September 27, 2021. […]
India’s solar industry is at present heavily dependent on imported solar modules and cells. The government has been making significant efforts to promote domestic manufacturing of these products as a part of its Make in […]
Enabled by strong policy support, incentives and focused attention from the government, India’s renewable energy sector has attracted many domestic and international players, including several entrepreneurs. Large and small independent power producers (IPPs), power utilities, diversified business houses, […]
Renewable energy manufacturers continue to face certain challenges in the industry. Although they have gained maturity over the years, wind equipment suppliers continue to struggle with capacity restrictions owing to competitive bidding and thin margins, […]
By Dolly Khattar On July 30, 2018, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the levy of a 25 per cent safeguard duty on solar cells imported from China and Malaysia for the next two years. These […]
The Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS), part of the Ministry of Finance, has recently proposed a 70 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar cells and modules for a period of 200 days, in order […]
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