Swelect ramps up Bangalore module manufacturing line to 100MW, aims for 1GW by 2020

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
HHV has also bagged a 10MW order for a US project. Credit: HHV Solar Technologies

India-based module manufacturer HHV Solar Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of renewable energy firm Swelect Energy, has ramped up its crystalline and thin film PV module manufacturing line in Dabaspet, Bangalore, from 40MW to 100MW.

The firm also aims to reach 1GW capacity in a phased programme over the next five years.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Unlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysis

Photovoltaics International is now included.

Not ready to commit yet?
  • Regular insight and analysis of the industry’s biggest developments
  • In-depth interviews with the industry’s leading figures
  • Unlimited digital access to the PV Tech Power journal catalogue
  • Unlimited digital access to the Photovoltaics International journal catalogue
  • Access to more than 1,000 technical papers
  • Discounts on Solar Media’s portfolio of events, in-person and virtual

Or continue reading this article for free

The new manufacturing line has advanced process automation and uses German machinery, according to R. Chellappan, managing director of HHV. The facility is spread across 40,000 sq. ft. using Electro Luminescence testing in compliance with IEC and UL standards among others.

Furthermore HHV has won an order to supply modules for a 10MW PV project in the US to be shipped by April next year.

Chellappan also named some of the firm’s leading customers including BHEL, SunEdison, Swelect, Bosch, Godrej & Boyce, Mahindra Reva, Larson & Toubro, Huawei, Rich Phytocare, Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Parliament House.

HHV modules are installed in more than 100MW of solar parks and several hundred rooftop installations in India and abroad. It has also supplied 16MW of modules for a DCR Project under JNNSM Phase II, Batch I, which is part of India’s flagship scheme to reach the 100GW solar deployment by 2022 target.

At Intersolar lndia last week, an executive panel said quality of execution and modules were being “disregarded” in Indian PV projects, with efficiencies and costs prioritised and a lack of precautionary testing of module suppliers from overseas. Domestic manufacturers also said the Indian Government should do more to support the Indian manufacturers.

7 October 2025
San Francisco Bay Area, USA
PV Tech has been running an annual PV CellTech Conference since 2016. PV CellTech USA, on 7-8 October 2025 is our third PV CellTech conference dedicated to the U.S. manufacturing sector. The events in 2023 and 2024 were a sell out success and 2025 will once again gather the key stakeholders from PV manufacturing, equipment/materials, policy-making and strategy, capital equipment investment and all interested downstream channels and third-party entities. The goal is simple: to map out PV manufacturing in the U.S. out to 2030 and beyond.

Read Next

September 2, 2025
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) will build a pilot solar cell line in Germany to support US manufacturer Talon PV’s efforts to establish solar cell capacity in the US.
September 1, 2025
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to continue the investigation on imported solar cells from India, Indonesia and Laos.
August 28, 2025
Indian solar manufacturing firm INA Solar has broken ground on its fourth 4.5GW cell production plant in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh.
August 27, 2025
Long-term procurement decisions from the US solar industry could support US solar manufacturing, regardless of changes to federal tax credits, PV Tech has heard.
August 26, 2025
Jakson Engineers is investing over INR80 billion (US$912.5 million) to set up a 6GW integrated solar module, cell, and wafer plant.
August 26, 2025
India installed 14.3GW of new utility-scale solar capacity in the first half (H1) of 2025, marking a 49% increase year-on-year.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
September 16, 2025
Athens, Greece
Solar Media Events
September 30, 2025
Seattle, USA
Solar Media Events
October 1, 2025
London, UK
Solar Media Events
October 2, 2025
London,UK
Solar Media Events
October 7, 2025
Manila, Philippines