Manufacturing

As the year comes to an end, we bring you a recap of the most-read stories throughout 2025, with the US taking most of the spotlight.

Premier Energies and Waaree have both won module supply orders, while KP Group has signed a MoU with the Government of Botswana. 

The PV Review, 2025: Three companies have made headlines for their efforts, and failures, to produce polysilicon in the US this year.

Saatvik Green Energy has successfully commissioned and operationalised a 2GW EPE film manufacturing facility at its Ambala plant in Haryana.

The PV Review, 2025: The culmination of years of oversupply of Chinese modules caused module prices to fall, slashing manufacturers’ profits.

Saatvik Green Energy, through its subsidiary Saatvik Solar Industries, has secured solar PV module orders worth INR4.8 billion (US$54.2 million).

Chinese researchers have developed a process to boost the efficiency and bifacial performance of TOPCon solar cells while reducing silver consumption.

The Chinese government has lodged a complaint against India with the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies to its solar industry.

Emmvee, through its subsidiary Emmvee Energy, has begun operations at its 2.5GW solar module manufacturing plant in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The PV Review, 2025: this year has seen many papers and reports on solar PV modules reliability and performance issues, especially with TOPCon.