India

Solar Battery (Storage)

Saatvik Solar Starts Work On 4.8 GW Cell, 4 GW Module Plant in India

Saatvik Solar Industries, a fully owned subsidiary of Saatvik Green Energy, has started construction on an integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facili…

Pumped Storage

India’s First Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant Commences Operations

THDC India Limited (THDCIL) has initiated the commercial operation date (COD) process for the first 250 megawatts (MW) of its 1,000 MW Variable Speed Pumped Sto…

Solar Cell

Involt Energy Breaks Ground on 1.78 GW N-Type Topcon Solar Cell Factory

Involt Energy, a company based in India, has launched a solar cell manufacturing initiative with a new facility in Rajkot, Gujarat. The plant will have an annua…

Metal

India Plans Rare Earth Magnet Incentives as Supply Threat Mounts, Sources Say

India is negotiating with companies to build long-term stockpiles of rare earth magnets by offering financial incentives for domestic production, sources famili…

Thermal Plant

India Launches Unit 1 of Ghatampur Thermal Power Project

India has initiated operations at the Ghatampur Thermal Power Project in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, with the commissioning of its first 660-megawatt …

Philippines

To Diversify Rice Imports, Philippines Turns to India and Thailand

Vietnam continues to lead as the primary supplier of rice to the Philippines, contributing nearly 90% of the country’s rice imports. Despite initiatives t…

Solar Module

Waaree Solar Americas Signs 586MW Solar Module Supply Deal

Waaree Solar Americas, a U.S. subsidiary of India’s Waaree Energies, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has entered into a $176 millio…

Electricity Transmission

Adani Energy Secures $194M Transmission Project in Maharashtra

Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), a private transmission and distribution company in India, has secured a Rs16.6 billion ($194.2 million) interstate transm…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Indian State Approves 2.6 GWp Solar Project

On May 15, 2025, Bondada Engineering Ltd, a Hyderabad-based infrastructure developer, secured a 2.6 GWp solar project allocation from the Government of Andhra P…

United States

NOVA Chemicals Commissions Recycling Plant for PE Film in Indiana

NOVA Chemicals Corp., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has launched its first polyethylene (PE) film recycling facility, SYNDIGO1, in Connersville, Indiana. S…

Solar Module

India’s Reliance to Start Solar Module Factory This Year, Exec Says

Reliance Industries, led by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, will launch its solar photovoltaic modules factory in 2025, as announced by a company executive on…

Pumped Storage

Uttar Pradesh Greenlights 22 GWh of Pumped Hydro Storage in April

Uttar Pradesh has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 2.75 GW / 22 GWh of pumped hydro storage projects, as reported by JMK Research & Analytics. These …

Photovoltaic （PV）

India’s Additional Solar Capacity Down 25% in Q1

India installed 6.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025, a 25% decrease from the same period in 2024, according to Mercom India Resear…

Crude Oil

India Plans to Spend $10B on Homebuilt Oil Tanker Fleet

India plans to invest 850 billion rupees (approximately $10 billion) through 2040 to acquire 112 crude oil carriers, according to sources familiar with the matt…

Solar Module

Premier Energies, Sino-American Silicon Plan 2 GW Solar Wafer Plant in India

Premier Energies Limited, an integrated solar cell and module manufacturer based in India, has entered into a joint venture with Taiwan’s Sino-American Si…