ALMM

Indian solar installations increased by over 400% in the first quarter of 2024 to the highest quarterly deployment levels in its history.

India's MNRE has announced the re-imposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), effective from 1 April.

Solar PV accounted for 55.8% of the total power generation capacity added to the Indian grid in 2023, including fossil fuel additions which rose considerably over the year in response to growing electricity demand.

India's renewables capacity will increase to 170GW due to several reasons including the decline in solar PV cell and module prices.

PFC Consulting has launched a request for selection seeking 1.25GW of interstate transmission system-connected solar PV in India.

State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India has launched a tender for 1GW of domestic solar modules from manufacturers in India.

India’s accelerated pace with its domestic solar manufacturing capacity is set to reach 110GW of solar PV module capacity per year by 2026.

Allegations of fraud at Indian conglomerate Adani Group, which have knocked around US$125 billion off its market value since January, are unlikely to cause any perceptible damage to India’s long-term solar growth, according to two prominent members of the industry.

The Indian government has decided to relax the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for two years, in a move to boost installed solar capacity.

As reports come in predicting stunted growth for Indian solar in 2023, PV Tech Premium spoke to Vinay Rustagi, managing director of Bridge To India, about the obstacles facing the sector in the next year and the prospect of light at the end of the tunnel.