Odds of Relief for Large Solar Developers In India Continue To Increase Updated On Wed, Oct 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Weeks after iterating his goal to push domestic manufacturing using every tool at his command, Power and MNRE Minister R.K. Singh faces a stiff test of resolve. The ‘perfect storm’ of events that was considered all but impossible till 12 months ago has come to pass, and the government will soon need to take a […] Read more
Tata Power Solar to Set Up 100 MW Solar Projects in Maharashtra Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar, one of India’s largest integrated solar companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has received Letter of Award (LoA) to build 100MW of distributed ground mounted solar projects for Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The total order value of projects is ÌNR 538 crores. The commissioning date of the projects is […] Read more
Solar Module Prices Hit 2 Year highs, Gap Between Multi, Mono-Perc Widens Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar Module prices in China’s ‘spot’ market continued to rise further at the end of the China National Day Holiday Weekend. Thus, the price trend continues unabated from before, with no immediate sign of respite. We had reported last week on how the top 5 Chinese manufacturers had urged developers to go slow, or defer […] Read more
Solar Cells With 30-year Lifetimes for Power-generating Windows Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power. “Solar energy is about the cheapest form of energy that mankind has ever produced since the industrial revolution,” said […] Read more
Developers, Indian Government May Need To Discuss Solar’s Perfect Storm Soon Updated On Mon, Oct 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy As China moves with rolling power cuts and energy cutbacks to industries across key provinces, provinces like Jiangsu, which host some of the largest solar manufacturers, have been included in the cutbacks. The power cuts have been necessitated by a coal shortage/high cost coal, rising gas prices, a push for controlling overall emissions and more, […] Read more
JinkoSolar Builds 7 GW Ingot & Wafer Facility in Vietnam Updated On Wed, Sep 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Shanghai-headquartered JinkoSolar is investing $500 million to build a monocrystalline ingot and wafer manufacturing facility, which is expected to have an annual capacity of 7GW, in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. The Chinese solar module manufacturer has begun to work on the ingot and wafer facility, which will support its existing overseas production facilities. As the […] Read more
Solar Manufacturer Premier Energies Raises INR 200 crore Private Equity Updated On Fri, Sep 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Premier Energies, a leading Solar PV Cells & Module manufacturing company, today announced a Private Equity investment of Rs 200 crores in the company by GEF Capital Partners, a global private equity manager focused on investing in climate solutions. Premier Energies will use the funds as growth capital to enhance its solar PV cell and […] Read more
How Adani Solar Is Gearing Up For The Next Wave Of Growth Updated On Thu, Sep 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy With RE Manufacturing in India having a crucial role to play in achieving RE targets of 175 GW by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030, Adani Solar as India’s largest integrated solar Cell & Module Manufacturer, is gearing up with planned expansion up to 3.5 GW of solar Cell & Module Manufacturing capacity from current 1.5 […] Read more
US Solar Developers Warn Of Threat to Solar From Import Duties Updated On Thu, Sep 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy A strong pushback has started in the US, on the threat of import duties from countries in South East Asia, especially Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. A letter on behalf of 190 companies, primarily developers, contractors and financiers warns that punitive duties, if applied, would risk jeopardising almost 18 GW of Solar projects in the US, […] Read more
