Indian investigator recommends EVA sheet anti-dumping duties, ReNew Power secures up to $$350 Million financing from OPIC, Sungrow hits 3GW of shipments in India, MNRE approves funding for clean energy R&D, Tata Power Solar launches residential rooftop solution at Guwahati, Assam.
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member GCL System Integration Technology (GCL-SI) has reported preliminary ‘express’ financial results for 2018, noting a return to a small profit, despite ASP declines impacting total revenue.
PV wet chemical processing equipment supplier RENA Technologies has been acquired by private equity firm, Equistone Partners Europe for an undisclosed sum.
Fraunhofer ISE spin-off, NexWafe has secured a new round of funding from Wermuth Asset Management, which will be used for commissioning a pilot line in Freiburg, Germany to produce ‘EpiWafer’ substrates for verification and qualification for potential solar manufacturing customers.
Uttarakhand tenders for 200MW, Maharashtra tenders 138MWac of solar near power stations, MNRE extends module self-certification deadline again, Tata Power Solar opens rooftop solar solution in Hyderabad.
The recent announcement from India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) to approve a 12GW solar scheme for central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) – crucially mandating the use of domestically sourced solar cells and modules – represents the first key step towards India finally creating a route to stimulate multi-GW expansions for new cell and module facilities.
