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Saatvik Looks Beyond Solar to Inverters, Batteries, BESS, and Transformers: Interview

India’s solar manufacturing industry faces uncertainty over domestic sourcing requirements, growing pressure from U.S. trade restrictions, and competition from...

October 28, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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Panasonic Advances Perovskite Solar Cell Mass Production to April 2029

Japan-based technology company Panasonic Holdings Corporation has advanced the start of full-scale mass production of its glass-type perovskite solar cells from fiscal...

October 26, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar
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US Solar Duties Hit India’s Solar Industry at a Critical Juncture

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on Indian solar cells could significantly affect India’s solar...

October 19, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Oswal Pumps to Set Up 1.2 GW Solar Cell Facility

Oswal Pumps, a manufacturer of solar pumping systems, modules, and electric motors, said it will establish a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility based on TOPCon...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar
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MNRE Proposes Standard Nomenclature for Solar Cells Under ALMM List-II

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revised its proposed standardized nomenclature for solar cells enlisted under the Approved List of Models and...

October 6, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM Rises to 36.9 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has added 1,397 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM)...

September 29, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Module Glut, Cell Shortages Drag Down Solar Manufacturing Plant Utilization

The supply mismatch between India’s solar module and cell capacity has had an unlikely fallout: low utilization of module manufacturing lines. With average...

September 16, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Module Glut, DCR Cell Shortages, and Financing Risks Squeeze Solar Manufacturers

India’s push to build a domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem is creating new challenges for manufacturers. While policy measures such as the Approved List of Models...

August 31, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Soaring Input Costs, Weak Rupee Cast Shadow on Solar Project Economics

The sharp rise in key commodity prices, coupled with a weaker rupee, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical disruptions, is intensifying cost pressures across India’s...

August 26, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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India’s DCR Solar Push Is Creating a Cost and Supply Crunch

The widening price gap between Domestic Content Requirement (DCR)-compliant and non-DCR modules is reshaping procurement and investment decisions across India’s...

August 12, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Skills Gap a Concern as India’s Solar Manufacturing Goes Upstream: Interview

India could face a shortage of TOPCon solar cells over the next six to nine months as domestic manufacturing capacity catches up with module capacity, according to...

August 3, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Modules

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Solar
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Solar Cell Capacity Under ALMM List-II Grows to 31.76 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, adding Avaada Electro as a new...

July 22, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar Policy Consistency Key to Investors’ Confidence in India: Interview

The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) mandate for solar cells, which came into effect on June 1, 2026, is one of the most widely discussed topics in...

July 22, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Emmvee Plans 9 GW Ingot-Wafer Expansion Amid Revenue and Profit Hike

Bengaluru-based solar cell and module manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaic Power reported revenue from operations of ₹15.56 billion (~$162.5 million) in the first quarter...

July 16, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Modules

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Avaada Electro Commissions 3 GW Line at 6 GW TOPCon Solar Cell Plant

Avaada Electro, the solar manufacturing arm of Avaada Group, has commissioned the first 3 GW production line at its planned 6 GW N Type Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact...

July 13, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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