Integration an option as Indians take full control at Tata BP Solar

Indian players have struggled against cheaper and more experienced Asian rivals

India’s Tata Power has taken full control of Tata BP Solar – its erstwhile module joint-venture with the British oil and gas giant – under a buy-out deal first announced in December.

Tata Power, India’s largest private power utility, takes the helm at a time when the module maker is struggling to compete even within the booming Indian solar sector, let alone other markets around the globe.

Tata, which founded the solar joint venture with BP in 1989, and owned a 49% stake until now, has given little indication of how it intends to turn the module producer around – or whether it will change its name to reflect the new ownership.

One pathway forward for Tata BP Solar would be a closer…

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