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India has nearly trebled its annual nameplate for solar cells from 9GW to 25GW between March 2024 and March 2025, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

PV Talk: “Our best chance of establishing a viable solar industry is in partnership with China,” Brett Hallam tells PV Tech Premium.

Waaree Energies has commissioned a 5.4GW cell manufacturing facility in Gujarat, the largest cell manufacturing facility in India.

Toyo Solar plans to double its annual solar PV cell production capacity in Ethiopia, East Africa.

Canadian Solar has recorded a 1% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2024, while year-end profits have fallen.

Goldi Solar tells PV Tech Premium that plans to scale up operations from 3GW to 14GW would not have been possible without using AI.

This would be treble the installations registered globally in 2024, with China controlling most of the supply chain.

Avaada Electro has commissioned a 1.5GW module manufacturing facility in Noida, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Suniva, Heliene and Corning have announced plans to build solar modules that will include 66% domestically-produced components.

Europe’s solar manufacturing sector heavily favours downstream products such as cells and modules, according to SolarPower Europe.