Landslide Occurred in the Safi Copper-Cobalt Mine Area in the DRC

Indian PV manufacturer Waaree Energies Ltd has officially commenced construction of its integrated photovoltaic silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing plant located in the Butibori Industrial Area of Nagpur, Maharashtra. With planned capacity of 10 GW each for silicon ingots and wafers, the plant will, upon completion, become the largest integrated production site of its kind in India and mark an important step in strengthening India’s domestic upstream PV manufacturing ecosystem and advancing the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative. According to reports, the project covers approximately 300 acres and involves a total investment of about INR 62 billion. It is primarily focused on the production of high-purity photovoltaic silicon ingots and wafers.

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Commodity trader Glencore has pulled sizeable cobalt stocks from China's Wuxi ‌exchange to honour commitments to electric-vehicle battery makers in the country, due to limited supply of the material, two sources familiar with the matter said.