India has added a 24 GW of solar PV manufacturing capacity in 2023.

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India has added a 24 GW of solar PV manufacturing capacity in 2023. In calendar year (CY) 2023, the country added 20.8 gigawatts (GW) of solar modules and 3.2 GW of solar cell capacity. Solar module manufacturing capacity is projected to surpass 150 GW, and cell capacity is expected to reach over 75 GW by 2026. India’s solar module manufacturing capacity reached 64.5 GW, while solar cell manufacturing capacity totaled 5.8 GW as of December 2023. Manufacturing capacity additions in 2023 were primarily driven by the anticipated reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order starting in April 2024, said the report by Mercom India research titled ‘State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2024’. The top 10 manufacturers accounted for 62 percent of the module and 100 percent of cell production capacity as of December 2023.


      Only 22.2 GW of the total module production capacity was enlisted under the ALMM order per the updated List–I issued by MNRE as of January 2024.

      Gujarat led the total new capacity addition followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

     

 

     


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