[SMM PV] Module Energy Efficiency National Standard to Be Released Soon

Bangladesh has announced a major policy package to accelerate solar development, including a 0% tax rate for the solar sector until 2035 and a 5% tax rebate on payments made against consumers’ solar electricity bills. The government will also reduce import duty, regulatory duty, supplementary duty and advance tax to 0% on key solar components, including inverters, lithium cells, batteries, PV modules, mounting structures, BESS, battery management systems, solar DC cables and thermal management systems. The policy aims to attract investment and support Bangladesh’s target of meeting 20% of electricity demand from renewables by 2030 and 30%-50% from clean energy by 2050.

Chile’s National Energy Commission has approved the preliminary terms for the 2026/01 national and international power supply tender, with a total volume of 2,835GWh per year under 15-year contracts. Although the tender is technology-neutral, it restricts eligible backup sources by excluding coal, petroleum coke, diesel and No. 6 fuel oil as primary fuels, while allowing storage systems to support contracted supply. The tender is divided into time-of-day blocks, with the daytime band aligned with peak solar generation accounting for the largest share, while the evening peak creates additional opportunities for solar-plus-storage projects.

Samvardhana Motherson, through its energy arm Motherson New Energy, has commissioned its first ground-mounted captive solar project in Uttar Pradesh. The 15MW facility in Mahoba will supply renewable electricity to multiple Motherson manufacturing plants in the state and is expected to generate around 23.4GWh of clean power annually, reducing about 17,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.