Global environmental and industrial analysis firm Vaisala said it was expanding its solar sector operations in India due to demand with plans to double its workforce in the country by the end of 2017.
India has enough tempered solar glass capacity to cater for its own PV manufacturers despite the introduction of anti-dumping duties against certain glass imports from China, according to the Indian firm that originally petitioned for the trade measures.
Indian manufacturer Borosil Glass Works has completed acceptance tests for a major line of 2mm fully-tempered glass, which a company executive claims to be the first such glass produced at this thickness in the world.
Indian integrated solar firm Tata Power Solar saw profits after tax more than triple in the 2017 fiscal year, driven mainly by a shift in focus from manufacturing towards providing EPC services.
India could become the fourth largest market for renewable energy in the world with 25% renewable energy in its mix by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
German multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch has commissioned a 4MW ground-mount solar PV project for the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) at Dakshin Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is set to become a recognised multilateral agency by the end of this year, according to Indian energy and mines minister Piyush Goyal.
