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Indian APDCL has floated a tender for 30 megawatts of solar capacity in three Assam’s districts. The tender is being held under the second phase of the CPSU scheme.

Scientists from American National Renewable Energy Lab have discovered a new technology to cut the costs of manufacturing of a very efficient (but at the same time extremely costly) GaAs solar cell.

Kyocera is introducing an innovative SemiSolid cell architecture created by US’s battery company 24M. The Japan-based giant will initiate the product’s entrance to the market. The new solution considerably improves batt performance, at the same time enabling significant production savings.

Lithuanian researchers claim to have dramatically improved the performance of a perovskite-based copper indium gallium selenide solar cell they developed with the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin. The improved efficiency, they claim, was achieved thanks to one of the most recently developed monolayers used for experiments on the cell.

NTPC Limited has issued a tender for the installation of rooftop solar projects at two of its locations worth a combined generational capacity of 550 kW.

The UAE Federal Electricity and Water Authority is seeking expressions of interest to enable it to pre-select independent power producers for the project. The plant will be owned 60% by the government of Umm al-Quwain and the electricity authority, with the successful developer owning the balance.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has partnered with the Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources (SISP) to co-develop high-efficiency multi-junction solar cell technology for both space and terrestrial applications.

Gujarat-based KPI Global Infrastructure Ltd has commissioned its additional 1.2 MW solar power project in Gujarat under captive power producer (CPP) category.

Oil&Natural Gas Corp has issued an invitation to tender for development of the 5-megawatt photovoltaic system at its plant located in Hazira.

India has extended a $75m line of credit for development of PV parks in Cuba according to agreement between Cuban agency BEC and Exim Bank of India.

The joint venture between Japanese majors Toshiba, Denso and Suzuki will make the investment in the Gujarat plant over the 2021-25 period, having pumped Rs12.5 billion into the first phase of development.

Sustainable Energy Development Authority figures show the country saw around 94 MW of new rooftop generation capacity added in the first 11 months of last year. That compares to less than 14 MW in the previous three years.

Development financiers are looking to lure in private players to deploy utility-scale solar in the world’s most densely populated country, hoping to combat land shortages for renewables.

Leading module manufacturer JinkoSolar is to supply 150MW worth of its high-efficiency Cheetah solar panels for projects in Cambodia.