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Trontek Targets 12 GWh Battery Storage Manufacturing Capacity by 2028

Battery and energy technology company Trontek Electronics has announced plans to expand into battery energy storage systems (BESS) and is targeting 12 GWh of annual...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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Utex to Set Up 20 GWh Battery Storage Assembly Facility in Maharashtra

Utex New Energy, a Pagariya Group company, has signed an agreement with its parent company to establish a 20 GWh battery energy storage system assembly plant in Nagpur,...

October 12, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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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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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Vishakha Renewables Files Draft Papers for ₹12.5 Billion IPO

Solar component manufacturer Vishakha Renewables has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public...

October 6, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Finance and M&A

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Manufacturing

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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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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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US Solar Module Imports Plunge 78% as Domestic Manufacturing Expands: Crux

The value of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar module imports into the U.S. fell 78% between the first half (1H) of 2024 and 1H 2026, as trade enforcement measures and...

October 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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First Solar Files Patent Infringement Case Against JA Solar, American Panel

US-based solar technology and manufacturing company, First Solar, has filed a lawsuit against JA Solar and American Panel Solutions (AMPS), alleging unauthorized use of...

October 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Modules Are Getting More Powerful: Junction Boxes Must Keep Up

The rapid evolution of solar module technology is driving changes in photovoltaic (PV) junction box design, with manufacturers moving from conventional single-box...

September 30, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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US Solar Module Prices Jump Over 40% After Section 232 Measures

More than a month after the U.S. introduced price floors and new tariffs on polysilicon products with its Section 232 proclamation, the median price for imported solar...

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Exide Commissions Phase I of 6 GWh Lithium-ion Cell Plant

Exide Energy Solutions (EESL) has completed Phase I of a 6 GWh lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility located in Devanahalli in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The facility aims...

September 24, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Manufacturing
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India Adds 50.6 GW Solar Module and 9.7 GW Cell Manufacturing Capacity in 1H 2026

India added 50.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar module and 9.7 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, according to Mercom India’s recently...

September 24, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Modules

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Solar
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US Moves to Curb Polysilicon Stockpiling Ahead of New Tariffs

The U.S. Department of Commerce has temporarily restricted  imports of polysilicon and its derivatives to prevent companies from stockpiling products ahead of the...

September 23, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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SMA Solar Commissions 60 GW Energy Equipment Facility in Germany

Solar energy equipment supplier SMA Solar Technology has inaugurated a new gigawatt-scale factory in Niestetal near Kassel, Germany, with an annual production capacity...

September 21, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Renewable Energy
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Premier Energies Commissions 7 GW Solar Cell Plant in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad-based solar module and cell manufacturer Premier Energies has commissioned a 7 GW N-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) G12R solar cell manufacturing...

September 21, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Alpex Solar Inaugurates 2.2 GW TOPCon Cell Facility in Uttar Pradesh

Solar module manufacturer Alpex Solar has inaugurated a 2.2 GW G12R tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell manufacturing facility at Kosi Kotwan Industrial...

September 18, 2026

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