The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 20,044 MW of solar module capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity under ALMM now stands at 193,188 MW.

Sudarshan Saur Shakti, Silver Consumer Electricals, and Nav-Yug Solar are new entries, adding 360 MW and 774 MW of TOPCon and 146 MW of Mono PERC capacity, respectively.

Mundra Solar PV (Adani Solar), Novasys Greenergy, Pixon Green Energy, Rayzon Solar, Redren Energy, TP Solar, Unique Sun Power, Sangam Solar One (Waaree Solar), Luminous Power Technologies, and Reliance Industries increased their enlisted capacities by 20 MW, 865 MW, 901 MW, 2,254 MW, 650 MW, 37 MW, 223 MW, 9,234 MW, 1,095 MW, and 3,485 MW, respectively.

The capacities of Orb Energy, Sunify Solar, and Jeem Energy decreased by 13 MW, 25 MW, and 7 MW, respectively.

In the last update, MNRE expanded the ALMM by adding 11,035 MW of solar model capacity.

This March, MNRE mandated that solar projects commissioned after June 1, 2028, must use modules, cells, and wafers sourced from the respective ALMM lists. Projects commissioned before this date will not be subject to wafer requirements, although existing obligations for modules and cells will continue to apply.

India added nearly 119 GW of solar modules and over 9 GW of solar cell capacity in 2025, according to Mercom India’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2026 report. The manufacturing expansion was driven by demand from India’s large utility-scale solar project pipeline, residential rooftop targets, the PM Surya Ghar program, and the ALMM List-II domestic cell mandate. As a result of these policy initiatives, the country’s cumulative module manufacturing capacity reached 210 GW, while cumulative cell capacity stood at 27 GW by December 2025.

India’s solar cell manufacturing is expanding but continues to lag module capacity due to higher capital intensity, technological complexity, and reliance on imports. While policy support through the production-linked incentive program, domestic content requirement mandates, and ALMM is driving growth and encouraging backward integration, domestic production still falls short of demand.