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Mayureshwar Solar Energy Commissions 600 MW Al-Based Solar Module Plant in Dhule Mayureshwar Solar Energy has com- missioned a 600 MW solar panel man- ufacturing facility based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology at the Nardana–Babhle Industrial Estate in Shindkheda taluka of Dhule district, supporting North Maharashtra’s indus- trial footprint and clean energy manu- facturing capacity. The project was inaugurated by Guard- ian Minister, Dhule and Minister of Mar- keting and Protocol Jaykumar Rawal. Addressing the gathering, Rawal said that industrial projects worth around INR 10,000 crore are currently under development at the Nardana–Babhle Industrial Estate and are expected to generate employment for skilled and un- skilled workers from nearby rural areas. According to the company, once fully ramped up, the plant will directly em- ploy around 150 to 300 people across manufacturing, quality control, logis- tics and administrative functions. The newly commissioned unit is de- signed to manufacture nearly 1.2 to 1.5 million solar modules annually. With the addition of this facility, the compa- ny’s daily output capacity is expected to increase by 2,000 to 3,000 modules, depending on line speed and shift oper- ations. The additional capacity will en- able the execution of large utility-scale orders without production bottlenecks and improve delivery timelines for com- mercial and industrial projects. The company said that its key suppliers include Renewsys India Pvt. Ltd., Alis- han Green Energy, Vishaka Renewable, Coveme India, Borosil Renewable Ltd., DhaSh PV Technologies, Statcon Ener- giaa and several Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). While domestic procurement has been priori- tised wherever feasible, certain critical inputs continue to be imported due to global supply chain dependencies and limited upstream manufacturing capac- ity within India. SolaX Conducts UL-Led Extreme Deflagration Test on 5MWh Battery Stor- age System to Prove Safety Controls SolaX completed a full-scale sys- tem-level deflagration test of its ORI 5MWh energy storage system under the proposed UL 9540A:2025 framework, the company said, marking what it de- scribed as the first such test conducted globally by UL Solutions at the system level. UL Solutions designed, executed, and assessed the test, which intentionally triggered thermal runaway in real lith- ium-ion cells within a fully integrated, containerised system under controlled conditions. Engineers kept the emer- gency ventilation system closed to rec- reate a worst-case scenario involving gas release, accumulation and deflagration. According to SolaX and UL Solutions, the test configuration placed the trigger point where pressure waves and flame turbulence would likely intensify, in- creasing stress on structural and pres- sure-relief features. During the event, the system’s pres- sure-relief structure activated as de- signed, container doors remained closed without significant deformation, and the container maintained structural in- tegrity without rupture, the company said. No components or fragments were ejected, and assessors identified no ad - ditional risk to nearby personnel or the environment. A UL Solutions engineer involved in the project stated that the team incorporat- ed redundancy into ignition sources and defined the runaway initiation mode to mitigate uncertainty associated with gas dispersion and cell behaviour, while still maximising deflagration severity. SolaX said it treats safety validation as a core development requirement rather than a compliance checkpoint and plans further collaboration with UL Solutions and other international bodies on sys- tem-level energy storage safety testing. energetica INDIA- February_2026 20 ENERGY UPDATES