NEW DELHI: Vikram Solar on Tuesday inaugurated a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu as part of its plan to reach a 5GW capacity. Wafers and ingots—building blocks for manufacturing solar cells and modules—are key to India’s ambitious clean energy plans. “Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and comprehensive EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider announced a new solar photovoltaic (PV) module 1.3 GW manufacturing facility located at Indospace Industrial Park, Oragadam, Tamil Nadu. With this unit, Vikram Solar’s cumulative PV module manufacturing capacity reaches 2.5 GW, which is currently the largest in India," the firm said in a statement. A case in point being Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries Ltd plans to set up an integrated solar PV module giga factory.

Source: Mint July 20, 2021 09:56 UTC