The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited stakeholder comments on a draft proposal to introduce a standardized nomenclature for solar photovoltaic cell...

India’s solar manufacturing sector is expanding rapidly as the government pushes for greater domestic value addition through frameworks like the Approved List of...

India added 2.7 GW of solar open access capacity in the first quarter of 2026, up 55% quarter-over-quarter, according to the Q1 Mercom India Solar Open Access Market...

Coal India announced the winner of the auction to appoint an owner’s engineer-cum-engineering consultancy firm for an 187.5 MW/750 MWh battery energy storage system at...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the exemption from the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II requirement for solar cells...

Four U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take immediate action against imports of partially...

China’s Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs, and State Taxation Administration have jointly announced a phased consumption tax on several...

LONGi Green Energy has started commercial production at a 21 GW back-contact solar cell facility in China using copper-based metallization technology, replacing the use...

Maharashtra’s evolving renewable energy regulations have shifted the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market from maximizing solar generation to optimizing when...

India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that rooftop solar projects on government buildings awarded through bidding after August 31, 2025, or...

The global solar industry is undergoing rapid technological transformation. Emerging cell technologies such as perovskites, heterojunction, back-contact architectures,...

Germany-based solar cell manufacturing equipment supplier RENA Technologies has signed a contract with Emmvee Energy to supply solar cell production equipment with a...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to establish a panel to review India’s import tariffs for solar cells and modules, which China says discriminate against...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allowed provisional commissioning of utility, captive, and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar power projects...