The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I by adding 12,256 MW of solar module capacity, increasing the cumulative enlisted capacity to approximately 227.8 GW.

The latest update includes 4,561 MW from 11 new entrants. New units of already enlisted companies and existing manufacturers accounted for the remaining 7,695 MW.

Among the new entrants, Atal Solar added the highest capacity at 1,440 MW of TOPCon modules, followed by Nelson Surface with 1,001 MW and VSOLE Power with 736 MW of TOPCon capacity.

Aelius Turbina added 347 MW of TOPCon module capacity, while Radiant Green Energy entered the list with 347 MW of Mono PERC and TOPCon capacity.

Skkytop Solar and Multi Infrastructure & Engineering added 231 MW and 225 MW of TOPCon capacity, respectively. CRK Renewable Energies added 70 MW of Mono PERC and TOPCon capacity.

Satyam Enterprises and Himalayan Solar added 65 MW and 63 MW, respectively, of Mono PERC module capacity. Padmapat Energy added 36 MW of TOPCon capacity.

Among already enlisted manufacturers, VSL Green Power (Vikram Solar) accounted for the largest addition, with its new plant adding 2,573 MW of capacity.

Fujiyama Power Systems added a new 1,810 MW manufacturing facility, while Solberry Energy added a new plant with 1,038 MW of capacity.

Alpex Solar added 1,332 MW across two facilities. Its existing plant’s enlisted capacity increased by 533 MW to 956 MW, while a new plant added another 799 MW.

Bluebird Solar increased its enlisted capacity by 830 MW to 1,649 MW from 819 MW. Knack Energy added 112 MW, taking its enlisted capacity to 710 MW from 598 MW.

In August, MNRE expanded the ALMM by adding 11,964 MW of solar module capacity.

In July, MNRE withdrew transitional relief for certain solar projects that could not comply with the ALMM List-I requirement because of commissioning delays beyond the developers’ control.

However, renewable power projects not yet commissioned can continue to seek exemptions. Requests received within a reasonable period will be examined by MNRE on a case-by-case basis after submission by developers.