Will China’s Massive 500 GW Solar Manufacturing Expansion Happen? Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the toughest tasks for any journalist covering the solar manufacturing sector is sorting reality from mere announcements in the hub of the industry, China. From being an outlier till early 2000’s, China has emerged as the engine of growth for the sector, in more ways than one. For unlike some other sectors, in […] Read more
India’s Solar and Wind Capacity to Reach 135 GW by 2024: BTI Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s solar and wind generation capacity has been predicted to reach 135 GW by the end of 2024 up from the 77 GW at the end of 2019. According to a new report, India’s solar and wind generation capacity has been predicted to reach 135 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2024 up from the […] Read more
Govt in Favour of Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Market not so Much Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing, however, when it comes to utilisation on projects, imports are still favoured According to information relayed in a recent parliamentary discussion, the central government is heavily indulged in promotion of domestic solar manufacturing as portrayed by all the policy changes and financial incentives being […] Read more
Flair Group to Solarise its Manufacturing Plant with SunAlpha Energy Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rajasthan based SunAlpha Energy on Wednesday said that it has entered into partnership with Flair Writing Industries Ltd, country’s one of the leading manufacturers of writing instruments, to solarise its manufacturing facility. As per the deal, the company will install a solar plant of 150 kW capacity at the Flair’s manufacturing plant in Daman. Further, the […] Read more
Total, PSA Partner to Enter EV Battery Manufacturing Activity in Europe Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy Total and PSA have announced their plan to combine their know-how to develop EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe. Total, through its affiliate Saft, and PSA with Opel, have announced their plan to combine their know-how to develop EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe. To that end, the partners intend to establish a joint venture […] Read more
ITI Limited to Invest Rs 150 Cr to Boost Solar Panel Capacity Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy ITI Limited has announced its plans to invest around Rs 150 crore to scale up its solar panel manufacturing capacity to 90 MW in the next fiscal. Public sector electronics and telecom equipment manufacturer ITI Limited has announced its plans to invest around Rs 150 crore to scale up its solar panel manufacturing capacity to 90 MW in […] Read more
There is Huge Potential for Cell and Wafer Manufacturing in India: Manish Gupta Updated On Wed, Jan 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Indian solar market has an immense potential with an average demand of 10 GW per year. India has set an ambitious plan for solar with a target of 100 GW capacity by 2022. Currently, the wafer production capacity in India is Nil and cell manufacturing capacity is nearly 3.5 GW. Of this only 1.50 GW […] Read more
Adani & Azure Winners in SECI’s Manufacturing-Linked Solar Tender Updated On Sat, Jan 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy and Azure Power have emerged as the successful bidders in SECI’s first manufacturing-linked solar tender Adani Green Energy and Azure Power have emerged as successful bidders in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI’s) first manufacturing-linked solar tender, a top government official has confirmed. Adani has bid for 1.5 GW solar cell manufacturing capacity and 6 GW generation capacity, MNRE Secretary […] Read more
JA Solar Planning to Invest $947 mn to Build 2 PV Manufacturing Plants Updated On Thu, Jan 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy JA Solar is planning to invest USD 947.7 million for two new solar PV manufacturing plants in China with a combined annual production capacity of 15 GW. China-based leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic (PV) products, JA Solar has announced that it is planning to invest CNY 6.6 billion (USD 947.7 million) for the establishment of […] Read more