The accord comes as China's solar industry contends with overcapacity, heightened geopolitical tensions and slowing demand
PMEA Solar Tech Solutions has filed preliminary papers with capital markets Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The Mumbai-based company's IPO is a mix of fresh issues of shares aggregating up to Rs 600 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 1.12 crore equity shares by promoters, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Monday. The company may consider raising up to Rs 120 crore in a pre-IPO placement. If such placement is completed, the fresh issue size will be reduced. Proceeds from the fresh issue to the extent of Rs 119.55 crore will be used for the setting up of certain manufacturing facilities undertaken through investment in the wholly owned subsidiary PMSS, Rs 120.45 crore for purchase of machinery/equipment; Rs 240 crore for payment of debt and remaining funds for general corporate purpose. Founded in 2006, PMEA Solar Tech Solutions specialises in solar tracking mounting systems and equipment and has an annual installed ..
Solar rooftop solutions provider Eastman Auto & Power Ltd on Thursday said it plans to achieve a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore by 2025-26 aided by capacity expansion on renewal energy side. The company had posted a turnover of about Rs 3,600 crore in 2023-24, according to a statement. Committed to sustainable and profitable growth, the company plans to achieve Rs 10,000 crore turnover by 2025-26 by investment in building the solar rooftop solutions business alongside mainstay Last Mile E-Mobility Solutions business, Eastman Auto & Power MD Shekhar Singal said in the statement. This goal shall be driven by strategic investments in new power electronics manufacturing facilities for solar inverters (for grid-connected and off-grid solutions), technology partnerships and participation in multiple advanced chemistries for energy storage, he said. To achieve this objective, the company has made some top level changes. The company has appointed Ashok Jain as Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Homegrown Gensol Engineering on Wednesday said it has set up a subsidiary in the US with an aim to supply over 2,000 MW solar trackers annually by 2028 to key renewable energy markets. The first US office of the newly formed arm Scorpius Trackers Inc will be located in California, positioning the company at the heart of one of the most dynamic renewable energy markets globally, Gensol Engineering said in a statement. "Gensol Engineering announces entry into the US market with Scorpius Trackers Inc. With a goal to supply over 2,000 MW annually by 2028, Scorpius Trackers Inc aims to capitalise on its decade-long experience," the company said. It has over 1,000 MW of contracted orders across key markets including India, Africa, Japan, and the Middle East, it said. The US solar tracker market, which is the largest in the world deploys trackers aggregating over 25,000 MW annually. The US tracker market is growing at a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 20 per cent,
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Rooftop solar capacity installations in India registered a 26 per cent year-on-year decline to at 367 megawatts during January-March period, mainly on account of rise in input cost, according to Mercom Capital. The country had witnessed 485 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar installations during the first quarter of 2023, the research firm said in a report on Friday. India added 367 MW of rooftop solar in the March quarter. Installations fell nearly 10 per cent quarter-over-quarter from 406 MW and dropped over 24 per cent year-on-year from 485 MW, the report titled 'Q1 India Rooftop Solar Market' said. India's cumulative rooftop solar capacity was 10.8 GW as of March 2024. "The drop in installations was largely a result of application processing delays faced by residential customers due to oversubscription under the PM SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA programme. The rise in module prices to comply with domestic content requirements (DCR) further contributed to reduced capacity additions .
Gensol Engineering on Tuesday announced the appointment of Shilpa Urhekar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Solar EPC (India). Urhekar will succeed Ali Imran Naqvi, who has been nominated to oversee the growth of Gensol Engineering Ltd and its subsidiaries, the company said in a BSE filing. Before joining Gensol, Urhekar served as the Country Head (India) at Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd (SWREL), where her tenure saw successful bidding and execution of 6 Gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects. She managed the multi-gigawatt Solar EPC projects across India. Under her guidance, SWREL achieved positive bottom-line growth and completed projects ahead of schedule. With over two decades of experience in the renewable energy industry, Urhekar's appointment marks a pivotal moment for Gensol's leadership team. She will primarily focus on strengthening the company's solar EPC business and solidifying its position as a key player in India's renewable energy landscape, according
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India has achieved a milestone of 60 gigawatt (GW) of installed solar module manufacturing capacity, industry body All India Solar Manufacturers Association (AISMA) said on Thursday. From less than 10 GW of low-wattage polysilicon modules making capacity in financial year 2020-21, India has scaled it up ito the current 60 GW of high-wattage and technologically advanced Mono Perc, Topcon and HJT modules manufacturing capacity, AISMA said in a statement. Hitesh Doshi, President, AISMA, said: "This is indeed a phenomenal achievement for the Indian solar manufacturing sector. Solar energy adoption is a critical component of the clean energy transition, and India's growing leadership in the space will enable the country to play a predominant role in the global renewable energy market." In line with a target to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070, India aims to build 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, with solar energy expected to contribute to 300 GW of this capacity even
Solar panel maker Alpex Solar is aiming for more than two-fold jump in its revenues to Rs 1,000 crore by financial year 2025-26, the company's Managing Director Ashwani Sehgal said. The company has set a revenue target of Rs 400 crore for the ongoing 2023-24 fiscal, Sehgal said in a company statement on Wednesday. "Our revenue is projected to reach Rs 400 crore in FY24. We aim to surpass the Rs 1,000 crore revenue threshold by 2026, representing a 2.5-fold growth over the forecast in FY2024," the MD said in the statement. The company had clocked in a revenue of Rs 180 crore in preceding FY 2022-23. UP-based Alpex Solar is a leading solar panel manufacturing company in India. To achieve the revenue targets, the company said it "is banking on its ambitious expansion plan increasing its capacity from 450 MW to 2 GW to capitalise on the robust policy support by the government and rising demand for domestic solar installations".
Renew Power is targeting to invest around Rs 44,000 crore till the end of FY26 to add up to 9 gigawatt of capacity, company's chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha said on Monday. The company, which has an installed capacity of 9.5 GW, is looking to invest both in wind and solar projects going forward that will require investments at the rate of about Rs 5.5 crore per MW, he said. Sinha said the company has signed power purchase agreements for 5.5 GW of projects, which will be commissioned by the end of FY25, while in the case of another 3.5 GW, it has won bids but PPAs are yet to be signed. Stating that it takes around Rs 4 crore per MW to install solar capacity and over Rs 7 crore for wind, and assuming a mix of 40:60 between the two, the average cost per MW of new capacity comes at over Rs 5 crore per MW. At a ballpark level, we are looking to invest about Rs 44,000 crore, Sinha said, speaking after the launch of the second edition of his book 'Fossil Free'. When asked about the impact
The domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity is expected to touch 60 gigawatts (GW) by 2025, according to Icra. At 60 GW, there will be a 62 per cent growth in module manufacturing capacity compared to the current level of 37 GW, the rating agency said on Monday. It is likely to increase to nearly 100 GW as the capacity awarded under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme comes on stream, led by the strong policy support and growing demand from domestic solar power installations, Icra said. The solar PV module supply chain is dominated by China, with over 80 per cent share in manufacturing capacity across polysilicon, wafer, cell, and modules. In comparison, the manufacturing capacity in India is relatively low and is largely restricted to the last manufacturing stage. The PLI scheme is expected to change this, with integrated module units expected to come up in India over the medium term. The Government of India (GoI) has awarded incentives for setting
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A solar-powered tech venture that is combating food waste in India is among 15 worldwide finalists competing for the GBP 1 million 2023 Earthshot Prize, founded by Britain's Prince William and dubbed the Eco Oscars'. S4S Technologies, founded in 2013 by seven university friends Nidhi Pant, Vaibhav Tidke, Swapnil Kokte, Ganesh Bhere, Shital Somani, Tushar Gaware and Ashwin Pawade, is shortlisted in the Earthshot Prize to Build a Waste-Free World category as the finalists were unveiled by the royal during a visit to New York on Tuesday. S4S, which stands for Science for Society, made the cut for its work in tackling food waste, rural poverty, and gender inequality by helping smallholder female farmers preserve and market surplus produce. The organisation provides rural communities with cheaper solar-powered conduction dryers and food processing equipment to prepare their crops on-site, rather than using cold storage or other more expensive methods of conventional industrial food ...
In a departure from global trends, India has recorded a substantial 76 per cent drop in solar module imports from China during the first half of 2023 which reflects New Delhi's resolute shift towards self-sufficiency in solar manufacturing, a new report said on Thursday. 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. This strategic shift, coupled with the imposition of tariffs, underscores India's determination to minimise dependency on imports and prioritise the development of its domestic manufacturing capacity. Neshwin Rodrigues, an India Electricity Policy Analyst at Ember, said, "India's dependence on China for solar module imports is well and truly reducing post-2022. Domestic manufacturing is gaining momentum, thanks to recent policy interventions." "As India edges closer to self-sufficiency in solar manufacturing
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