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Indian solar manufacturer Gautam Solar has announced plans to expand its module manufacturing capacity to 5GW by April 2025.

As of H1 2024 India has reached an annual nameplate capacity of 77.2GW for modules and 7.6GW for solar cells, according to Mercom India.

Solex will 'explore' the development of a 2GW solar cell production facility with the capacity to ramp up to 5GW.

Gautam Solar estimated its investment in the 2GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing plant to be nearly US$120 million.

India has called for comments on its proposed addition of cells to its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM).

Despite India’s ambitious solar targets, challenges remain on policy, financing and grid infrastructure. Simon Yuen talks to experts in the solar industry to examine the challenges and opportunities in the Indian market.

India’s cumulative installed solar capacity stood at 87.2GW by the end of June 2024 and accounts for 19.5% of all power capacity installed.

Vikram Solar has launched its latest product, the Suryava module, which is the company’s first product to use heterojunction (HJT) cells.

India has published its latest budget, which includes a plan to install new rooftop solar systems on ten million homes across the country.

Indosolar, a solar manufacturer and subsidiary of Indian company Waaree Energies, has started operations at a 1.3GW module assembly plant in India.