Adani Solar starts making unique silicon product in India

23 Dec 2022 CW Team

Adani Solar on said this week it has begun manufacturing large sized monocrystalline silicon ingots in India. This will drive indigenisation to produce renewable electricity from silicon-based PV (photovoltaic) modules with efficiencies ranging from 21%-24%.

“We are delighted to become India's first manufacturer of large sized monocrystalline silicon ingots capable of producing M10 & G12 wafers. While the company's initial production has already begun, it intends to add 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023,” Puneet Gupta, chief technology officer of Adani Solar, said.

Adani Solar is the solar photovoltaic manufacturing and research arm of the Adani Group.

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