Editorial
Make in India
Interviews
“Solar cell manufacturing in India will require substantial engineering and R&D”: Cleantech Solar’s Akshat Nagpal
The recently introduced Approved List of Models and Manufacturers was launched to promote local manufacturing of solar cells in India as the country continues to depend on significant imports of these vital building blocks in […]
Make in India Solar
Sourcing Locally: Policy interventions to drive domestic solar manufacturing
By Khushboo Goyal India’s solar manufacturing capabilities are significantly lower as compared to that of China. Moreover, much of the manufacturing is concentrated on solar modules, which are the final products. Very limited capacity exists […]
Make in India Solar
Manufacturing Revival: Is India poised to become a global hub?
By Lavkesh Balchandani India’s solar energy segment is experiencing a renaissance, driven by a confluence of market forces, technological advancements and strategic policy initiatives. As the country strives to achieve energy security and reduce its […]
Make in India Solar
Source Locally: Policy interventions to drive domestic solar manufacturing capabilities
India’s solar manufacturing capabilities are significantly less when compared to China. Moreover, much of the manufacturing is concentrated on the solar module side, which is the final product, and very less capacity exists on the […]
Editorial
February 2024
The debate surrounding the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) refuses to die down. Still a cause for much uncertainty in the solar segment, the ALMM includes those models and manufacturers that are eligible […]
Segment Review
Make in India: Promoting domestic manufacturing for the renewables sector
To promote domestic manufacturing and reduce India’s dependence on imports, the government has taken a number of policy initiatives in the renewable energy sector. Specific focus has been on domestic manufacturing of solar components, battery […]
Expert Take
India’s rising prominence in solar photovoltaic manufacturing
By Vibhuti Garg, Director South Asia, IEEFA and Prabhakar Sharma, Consultant, JMK Research and Analytics Since the early 2010s, China has been the world’s foremost photovoltaic (PV) equipment supplier. But, the dragon may no longer […]
Make in India Solar
Make in India Solar
Local Gains: Domestic solar manufacturing gets a big fillip
As India moves towards installing more than 200 GW of new solar power capacity by 2030, there is a collective aim to ensure that a large part of this is made from locally sourced components. […]
Knowledge Bank
Indigenisation of Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing in India: Brief
Scaling and stabilising lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing in India is critical to India realising its decarbonisation goals. This issue brief deconstructs the lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing process, estimates the material and finance requirements, and offers […]
Interviews
Interview with Dr Milind Kulkarni: “We aim to have 100 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030”
India’s impressive solar power growth has so far hinged on imports of solar cells and modules. However, as the country moves closer to achieving its renewable energy ambitions, there is a major government focus on […]
Interviews
Interview with Gyanesh Chaudhary: “India is expected to play a larger role in the global supply chain”
The Indian solar manufacturing segment has received a significant boost in recent months with the launch of the second auction under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, the imposition of basic customs duty (BCD) and […]
Knowledge Bank
Solar PLI Scheme Guidelines: MNRE
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the Scheme Guidelines for Implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme (Tranche II) under ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing […]
Solar Power
Long Road Ahead: Need to plug policy gaps to promote domestic solar manufacturing
By Sarthak Takyar To promote domestic manufacturing and reduce the dependence on solar imports from various countries, especially China, the Indian government has taken a number of policy initiatives. These include the production-linked incentive (PLI) […]
Knowledge Bank
Solar PLI Scheme Guidelines: MNRE
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the Scheme Guidelines for Implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme (Tranche II) under ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing […]
Companies
Interview with RenewSys’s Avinash Hiranandani: "We are expanding our manufacturing capacity to 11 GW of Encapsulants"
The Indian government is taking various steps to reduce imports in the solar power space and promote domestic manufacturing of solar cells and modules. This has provided a much-needed boost to domestic manufacturers, many of […]
Make in India Solar
Make in India Solar
Make in India Solar
Solar Opportunity: Optimistic outlook for the domestic manufacturing market
India has set an ambitious target of establishing 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. This amounts to roughly four to five times the present cumulative capacity of renewables in the country. The solar […]