Azure Power has announced that it has executed an agreement with Premier Energies for the supply of solar cells, modules up to 600 MW pa for the next four years
Synopsis: During a consultation with stakeholders on Thursday, Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh promised to accommodate a large number of industry players in the solar manufacturing Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme
Synopsis: The government's recent policy initiatives to promote domestic manufacturing of solar power equipment will put the industry on a strong footing and help achieve ambitious targets, the Indian Solar Manufacturers' Association (ISMA) has said
Synopsis: While India has made substantial progress in domestic solar module manufacturing capacity in recent years, however, achieving the national target of 300 gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by 2030 needs a stronger push in output and strategy, said a new report
Synopsis: As the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules takes effect on April 1, the cost of solar modules from domestic Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is expected to be lower by 10-11 percent in comparison to imported solar gear, said a new report by ICRA Ratings
India’s solar cells imports have fallen by a whopping 74 percent over the last three years, but China still accounts for the lion’s share of the country’s total imports
The government has extended the commissioning for solar projects under Tranche I, II and III of the CPSU programme Phase-II to 30 months from the existing 24 months
In order to give a fillip to domestic manufacturing capacity, Finance Minister has announced a phased manufacturing plan for solar cell and modules in Budget 2021