The sharp rise in key commodity prices, coupled with a weaker rupee, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical disruptions, is intensifying cost pressures across India’s solar value chain in 2026. Higher input costs are squeezing manufacturers’ margins,...

Telangana’s solar market is gradually shifting toward solar-plus-storage solutions, with buyers increasingly prioritizing quality, warranties, after-sales service, and long-term reliability over upfront costs. As of the first half of 2026, Telangana...

Indonesia has launched 14 solar power projects with a collective capacity of 5.3 GW across six provinces, marking the official rollout of the country’s 100 GW solar power program. Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said the 14 projects would...

Researchers at the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer ISE in Germany have built semi-transparent 14.5 x 14.5 cm organic photovoltaic modules with an efficiency of up to 9.26%, using a combination of industrially proven methods of slot-die...

Telangana’s commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers are increasingly exploring rooftop solar, behind-the-meter projects, and energy storage to lower electricity costs and meet sustainability targets. However, restrictions on open access...

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has announced the winner of interstate transmission system (ISTS) project to evacuate 14 GW of renewable energy in Gujarat. Ceigall India was declared the sole winner of the transmission project at...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has deactivated 66 vendors under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for one month for not clearing their backlog of consumer applications for rooftop solar systems. Action against the underperforming...

Avantus, a U.S. developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects, has closed a $300 million tax equity commitment from Truist Bank for the Aratina 2 solar and battery storage project in Kern County, California. The...