10/2025 Single Print & Digital Issue – pv magazine global

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pv magazine Global covers the global PV industry and is published only in English.

Spotlight on cells 

As India’s solar industry moves from headline growth to a more complex phase, the October edition of pv magazine examines what needs to come next for the vast nation to reach its renewable energy potential. In the first half of 2025 India added 24 GW of new solar capacity – a 57% year on year increase. The government sees solar as a way to meet the vast electricity demand of its growing population and industrial base, and this is reflected in its policy decisions. India is supporting both large-scale and distributed solar demand, and moving forward as well with matching support for energy storage and grid flexibility.

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Building a domestic manufacturing industry has been a key policy focus for India, with strong policies to ensure Indian-made modules are competitive and able to meet domestic demand. Since the introduction of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), India’s module manufacturing capacity has grown to more than 100 GW, and module imports are declining. The upcoming expansion of the policy to require cells as well as modules to be in made in India is pushing manufacturers into this sector with ambitious plans.

Cell manufacturing is still in the early stages, with current manufacturing capacity estimated at around a quarter of module manufacturing capacity. With cells requiring more complex processing and costly equipment to produce, this edition explores some of the potential difficulties cell makers may encounter as they scale their production lines.

Indian solar also faces challenges on the ground, as pv magazine India’s Uma Gupta writes. Large-scale installations must contend with land constraints, harsh climates, and technical faults. Gupta spoke to several industry insiders about how they are dealing with these problems.

Further south, millions of Australians are turning to rooftop solar plus battery storage for their home energy needs. Tim Lamacraft of the Smart Energy Council charts the impressive progress Australia has been making thanks to its citizens’ enthusiastic embrace of low-cost, clean energy.

And pv magazine Australia’s Ev Foley reports on how the vast country is making use of its many big batteries to ensure a stable and reliable grid. Australia is the third-largest market globally for large-scale energy storage by capacity, with a current approximate capacity of 14 GW and a pipeline of 154 GW. The battery boom is apace.

Other topics in this issue:

  • Leading in Las Vegas: US solar stocks saw double-digit growth in August, plus growth potential despite near-term challenges.
  • China’s balancing act: The effects of new production and pricing controls on the upstream sector.
  • Equipping a new supply chain: Indygreen Technologies  helps Indian manufacturers find the right equipment suppliers.
  • Power delta in Bangladesh: Signs of a market with huge potential if the right pieces fall into place.
  • New solar and storage scrutiny: ESG compliance across solar and battery storage supply chains.

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