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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of Avaada Group’s 1,560 MWp solar plus 2,500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Pugal, and also inaugurated its 200 MW AC (282 MWp) solar power plant in Shri Dungargarh, both located in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.

With the addition of Tata Power’s 4.8 GW capacity, the total ALMM-enlisted solar cell capacity has increased to 17.8 GW, up from 13 GW.

Gautam Solar has unveiled its 630Wp R-Series TOPCon solar modules for utility-scale PV projects. The new modules are ALMM and BIS approved, ensuring compliance for government projects and large-scale tenders, while meeting the highest industry standards.

Avaada Electro has announced the inclusion of its Butibori (Maharashtra) and Dadri (Uttar Pradesh) solar module manufacturing lines in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. This takes its combined ALMM enlisted capacity to over 5,400 MW a year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated Avaada Group’s 280 MW solar power plant in Surendranagar district, Gujarat. The project features Avaada Electro’s ALMM-certified, Make-in-India TOPCon n-type bifacial solar PV modules. On the same occasion, the Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for Avaada’s upcoming 100 MW solar project in Vadodara district.

The draft order for the implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for wafers and ingots clearly indicates the government’s commitment to advancing domestic solar PV upstream integration and bridging the capacity gap between modules, cells, and wafers. Issuing this order nearly three years before its effective date and one year before the implementation of ALMM List-II will allow solar manufacturers to plan for wafer capacity alongside their upcoming cell capacities.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed the inclusion of solar wafers under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), in a move aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing across the entire solar cell value chain. The ALMM for solar wafers will come into effect on June 1, 2028.

Bluebird Solar is ramping up its solar module manufacturing capacity to 2.5 GW from 1.2 GW at its facility in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It expects the new line to be fully operational by October this year.

Industrial belts in Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu are becoming hotspots for captive solar. The drivers vary from steep tariffs and policy incentives to strong ESG commitments by export-oriented businesses, but the result is the same: a distributed solar network powering India’s industrial economy.

India’s solar sector faces rising module costs due to recent developments, including the imposition of anti-dumping duties on solar glass and China’s reduction in export rebates on solar modules, impacting project viability. These shifts underline the delicate balance between promoting local manufacturing, pursuing geopolitical strategies, and navigating the economic realities of global trade.