Uma Gupta

The most difficult part in the solar industry is making sure that all the solar assets installed in recent times will continue to perform optimally for the next 25 years. There is no doubt that price-led procurement has made a big contribution in accelerating the adoption of solar power, but there is too much emphasis on minimizing the upfront cost, thus resulting in poor lifecycle performance of the solar systems.

Finland and India could deepen cooperation on critical battery materials, environment friendly mining, green hydrogen and smart-grid technologies as both countries expand their clean energy sectors, according to Dr Antti Herlevi, counselor for trade and investments (Water, Forest and Circular Economy) at the Embassy of Finland in New Delhi.

A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), developed in collaboration with the Government of Jharkhand’s Task Force on Sustainable Just Transition, proposes a phased green budgeting framework tailored to the state’s institutional and development context. The framework is aligned with the draft Framework of India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy and aims to improve public expenditure tracking, identify environmentally beneficial and harmful spending, and strengthen access to green and climate finance.

Larsen & Toubro’s Renewables business has won an order to develop three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects with a combined capacity of 6 GWh in the Middle East, positioning L&T as a key EPC player in the region’s growing energy storage market.

VSL PowerHive, the battery energy storage arm of Vikram Solar Ltd., has launched the P261, a 125 kW/261 kWh liquid-cooled battery energy storage

India's VSL PowerHive says its new battery energy storage system (BESS) will help commercial and industrial (C&I) users manage peak loads, reduce diesel use, and optimize solar energy consumption.

ACME Solar has secured INR 1,571 crore in long-term project financing from India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd (IIFCL) for a 300 MW assured peak power project in Rajasthan.

With metro C&I markets approaching saturation and policy architecture firmly oriented toward decentralisation, India's distributed solar opportunity lies overwhelmingly in Tier 2 and Tier 3 districts—where organised supply chains have barely arrived.

JAKSON Engineers has appointed Ivan Saha as managing director to lead its integrated solar manufacturing business as the company expands its manufacturing footprint and advances plans for large-scale backward integration across the solar value chain.

ArMee Infotech has received orders worth INR 740.97 crore to execute balance-of-system (BOS) works for a 600 MW solar project in Fatehgarh, Rajasthan.