India-based module manufacturer HHV Solar Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of renewable energy firm Swelect Energy, has ramped up its crystalline solar PV manufacturing line in Dabaspet, Bangalore, from 40MW to 100MW.
Indian industrial conglomerate Reliance Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan government to develop 6GW of solar PV parks and projects in the Indian state.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has written to state governments instructing them to set up new 'solar zones' to encourage private sector development of large-scale PV projects.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is about to send a revision of the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) to the country’s Union Cabinet for approval.
Trina Solar, part of PV Tech’s ‘silicon module super league’, has signed a provisional agreement to build a new PV manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Solar prices in India could be substantially lower than coal by 2020, helping the technology become a major part of the country’s energy mix, according to a report by international consultancy firm KPMG.
PV furnace equipment specialist Tempress Systems a subsidiary of Amtech Systems has said it has won an order from a new customer in Taiwan, a repeat order from an existing Taiwanese customer and installed approximately 800MW of its next-generation diffusion systems at a leading Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer.
A senior executive at Chinese manufacturer and project developer ET Solar has said hopes remain high for a negotiated settlement to the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China despite the lack of progress on the issue during a recent meeting between the two countries’ presidents.
