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The adoption of TOPCon cells shows that India is moving toward higher-value innovation.

To tap India’s clean energy potential, a to-do list

December 30, 2025 2:02 pm

Manufacturing expansion requires consistent enforcement of domestic content requirements and targeted support for upstream integration. The power sector needs stronger payment security mechanisms and protection of contractual sanctity

NCRTC aims to meet around 70 per cent of its total energy needs from renewable sources. (Image: NCRTC)

Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor: Ghaziabad's Duhai becomes second Indian city to get solar panels between tracks

November 13, 2025 2:35 pm

Delhi Meerut RRTS solar panels, Namo Bharat solar project: This initiative has been implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) as part of its strategy to develop a greener and more sustainable transport network.

Top 10 countries with most solar power installed 2024-25: India makes podium; beats Japan

August 15, 2025 2:33 pm

Top 10 countries with the most solar power installed 2024-25 list: China tops the global list, followed by the US, and India.

MSMEs: Centre may review import barriers that ‘protect’ big players

January 27, 2025 9:56 pm

From metals and textiles to chemicals and energy, The Indian Express studied multiple cases where import restrictions – tariff and non-tariff – have led to market concentration and increased costs for downstream users across sectors.

Solar imports could soar to $30 billion annually as India targets 2030 renewable goals: GTRI

October 21, 2024 8:49 am

India has added 15 GW of solar capacity in 2023-24, bringing the total to 90.8 GW by September, a significant increase from just 2.8 GW in 2014.

Unchecked installation of solar-operated tube wells threatens Punjab's water resources, crop diversification

July 25, 2024 3:32 pm

Punjab farmers say they are being forced to turn to solar-operated tube wells for irrigation of water-intensive paddy cultivation after cotton crops suffered significant losses due to pest attacks.

Cabinet OKs Rs 75k cr rooftop solar scheme, 1 cr households to get subsidy of up to Rs 78k

March 01, 2024 12:56 am

The scheme provides a central financial assistance (CFA) of 60 per cent of system cost for 2 kW systems and 40 per cent of additional system cost for systems between 2 kW to 3 kW capacity. The CFA will be capped at 3 kW.

India started levying a customs duty of 40 per cent on solar modules and 25 per cent on solar cells from April 2022 in a bid to cut imports and boost local manufacturing.

India slashes solar imports from China as domestic manufacturing thrives

September 14, 2023 10:12 am

Year-on-year, India's solar module imports from China plummeted from 9.8 GW in the first half of 2022 to a mere 2.3 GW during the corresponding period in 2023, the report by global energy think tank Ember said.

Eleven firms including Reliance bag 39,600 MW solar manufacturing capacity under PLI scheme

March 28, 2023 3:34 pm

Power ministry said that manufacturing capacity totalling 7,400 MW is expected to become operational by October 2024, 16,800 MW capacity by April 2025 and the balance 15,400 MW capacity by April 2026.

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Maharashtra promises 8 hours of power supply to farmers in daytime through solar power

December 31, 2020 3:31 am

Since power supply in rural areas is irregular, farmers are forced to work on their fields at night, and this has remained unaddressed for several decades now. Load shedding during the day is common.