SJVN invited bids to install 2.378 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects at various locations in Arunachal Pradesh under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Bids must be submitted by July 9, 2025. Bids will be opened on the same date. The scope of work entails preparing the project’s site survey, feasibility report, and access plans. It also involves the design, storage, civil works (including construction materials and water), installation, testing, and commissioning of the solar projects.

Solar module manufacturing lines under the domestic content requirement category are booked for the upcoming three to four months, said industry experts at Mercom India’s recent RE Buyer-Seller Meet, held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Mercom India hosts these events to provide a platform for clean energy buyers to engage directly with carefully selected vendors offering localized, high-quality solar solutions. The Coimbatore meet featured two sessions, during which industry experts discussed various aspects of solar energy.

A recent study by the University of Utah revealed the potential of phase-transitioned hybrid perovskites for use in solar cell manufacturing. The research was led by Perry Martin, a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry’s Bischak Lab at the University of Utah. The study was published under the research paper titled “Coupled optical and structural properties of two-dimensional metal-halide perovskites across phase transitions” in the journal Matter. The U.S. Department of Energy funded this research.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) pledged €1.6 billion (~$1.84 billion) to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between France and Spain. This financing will be completed as loans to the Spanish Red Eléctrica and the French RTE Réseau de transport d’électricité transmission-system operators. The first loan tranche of €1.2 billion (~$1.38 billion) was signed at EIB’s headquarters in Luxembourg. This loan adds to the co-funding of €578 million (~$665.15) for the project under the Connecting Europe Facility.