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.

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