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EliTe Solar has commissioned its 5GW PV manufacturing facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) in Egypt.

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies has secured a certified power conversion efficiency of 32.38% for a perovskite/silicon heterojunction (SHJ) tandem solar cell.

Indian rooftop solar provider Fujiyama Power has announced plans to commission its 1GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh.

LONGi Green, Tongwei, JA Solar, TCL Zhonghuan and Aiko Solar are projecting a combined 2025 deficit of RMB28.9-32.8 billion (US$4.1-4.7 billion).

INDIA ROUND-UP: Hartek Power, Waaree Energies, Kosol Energie and IREDA secured major solar and renewable energy deals, including EPC contracts, multi-gigawatt module orders, multi-billion-dollar investments, and international project financing.

Egyptian manufacturing firm Kemet has signed a deal with Chinese solar manufacturer GCL Technologies to build a 5GW solar cell and module manufacturing hub in the country.

Chinese wafer producer TCL Zhonghuan is planning to take a controlling stake in cell and module manufacturer DAS Solar to strengthen its vertical integration.

Indian solar PV manufacturer Vikram Solar is transitioning its module portfolio to the G12R format, led by the HYPERSOL G12R series. 

Analysis: As Eging PV comes under pressure to repay investment in an incomplete manufacturing facility, China’s solar manufacturers face an uphill struggle to put recent challenges behind them.

US metals firm Comstock has completed all the necessary permits to build a solar module recycling facility in Nevada.