In an effort to reduce imports from leading supplier China, Indian clean energy companies would have to utilize solar photovoltaic (PV) modules from cells manufactured domestically by a list of companies certified by the government starting in June 2026.
Authorities in India have now expanded the requirement that locally produced PV modules from a list of authorized domestic manufacturers be used in government projects to include solar cells.
The government intends to raise its current non-fossil fuel capacity of roughly 156 GW to 500 GW by 2030. India can currently produce roughly 80 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV modules, but its cell production capability is just over 7 GW. For the most part, Indian companies rely on Chinese cells to produce modules.
Since the installed capacity of solar PV cells in the nation is anticipated to rise significantly in the upcoming year, the government will release a list of authorized cell producers. A number of Indian businesses have previously established or are currently building factories to produce solar cells. In southern India, Tata Power recently put into service a 4.3 GW cell manufacturing facility. In Gujarat, where the Adani Group currently operates a 4 GW cell and module manufacturing factory, Reliance Industries hopes to put the first phase of a 20 GW integrated solar cell and module production facility into service by the end of this year.