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Skilling, R&D, Cost Competitiveness Key to India’s Solar Cell Manufacturing Growth

India’s solar cell manufacturing industry is entering a decisive phase as the domestic market adjusts to the implementation of the Approved List of Models and...

July 7, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar
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Solar Module Capacity Under ALMM Crosses 200 GW

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 10,567 MW of solar module capacity. The...

July 7, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Vikram Solar Commissions Module Manufacturing Plant at Gangaikondan

Vikram Solar has commissioned its new manufacturing plant at Gangaikondan in Tamil Nadu. The facility has rolled out its first product, the Hypersol N-Type TOPCon G12R...

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Policy Certainty, Quality Norms Key to India’s Solar BoM, BoS Manufacturing

India must strengthen its domestic bill-of-materials (BoM) and balance-of-system (BoS) manufacturing ecosystem to capture more value across the solar supply chain,...

July 6, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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StarlinePS to Invest $1.6 Billion in Celloraa’s 1.2 GW Solar Cell Facility

StarlinePS Enterprises has announced it will invest ₹1.6 billion (~$17 million) in Celloraa Energy to set up a 1.2 GW Domestic Content Requirement (DCR)-compliant N-Type...

July 3, 2026

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Domestic Demand Planning Critical for Solar Manufacturing Growth

Demand creation is becoming the defining challenge for India’s solar industry as domestic manufacturing capacity expands and export opportunities remain limited,...

July 1, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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SAEL Begins Construction on 10 GW Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Unit

New Delhi-based SAEL Industries has broken ground on an integrated 5 GW TOPCon solar cell and 5 GW module manufacturing facility in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, for an initial...

June 29, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Domestic Solar Cell Supply Under Strain as Demand for TOPCon Modules Surges

The implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II mandate for solar cells is causing a TOPCon module supply squeeze, with developers,...

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India’s Solar Growth Hinges on Bridging Industry-Academia Skills Gap

Mercom India will host the sixth edition of its flagship Mercom India Renewables Summit on July 1 and 2, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi. A major event on...

June 26, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Jupiter Commissions 1.25 GW TOPCon Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility

Kolkata-based Jupiter International has commissioned a 1.25 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing unit at its Baddi complex in Himachal Pradesh. The company’s total solar...

June 25, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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GB Solar Commissions 2 GW Module Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat

Gujarat-based GB Solar Technologies has commissioned a 2 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Karjan, Vadodara. GB Solar said the facility was commissioned on June...

June 25, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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RENA Secures 6 GW Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment Order from Emmvee

Germany-based solar cell manufacturing equipment supplier RENA Technologies has signed a contract with Emmvee Energy to supply solar cell production equipment with a...

June 24, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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Navitas Solar to Invest ₹15 Billion in Solar Cell, Wafer Manufacturing in Gujarat

Surat-based solar module manufacturer Navitas Solar will invest approximately ₹15 billion (~$170 million) to establish a 3.6 GW solar cell manufacturing facility and a...

June 16, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Solar Cell Manufacturing Skills Gap Holds Back India’s Manufacturing Ambitions

India’s solar manufacturing ecosystem remains heavily skewed toward modules. In 2025, nearly 119 GW of module manufacturing capacity was added, compared to just...

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ALMM-II Mandate May Strain Cell Supply for Standalone Module Manufacturers

India’s solar manufacturing sector is bracing for short-term pressure in the cell supply chain, with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) mandating that...

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