PVTIME – Ahmedabad-based Atal Solar has entered India’s solar manufacturing sector, a move set to transform the country’s renewable energy landscape and reinvigorate its solar industry. The firm is planning a fully automated 1GW TOPCon module factory in Rajkot, having secured production lines from SC Solar. The ₹1.25 billion project is expected to be operational by December 2025.
Managing Director Prayag Vansjaliya framed the investment as a strategic move to capitalise on India’s booming solar market. This aligns with New Delhi’s broader agenda of ramping up gigawatt-scale manufacturing hubs, supporting R&D and improving access to funding to attract more investors. With India aiming to generate 500GW of non-fossil energy by 2030, with solar power expected to dominate, there are plenty of opportunities.
Over the next three to five years, the country expects to see an increase in vertically integrated solar firms, spanning everything from wafer production to module assembly, in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency. A key focus will be reducing reliance on China, with efforts centring on increasing domestic production of raw materials such as silicon and aluminium, as well as inverters, batteries and other components. This push dovetails with plans to grow local production of silicon, aluminium, inverters, and batteries, thereby curbing dependency on Chinese supplies.
India’s initiative also seeks to develop domestic production capabilities for these materials over the same period, as part of a broader effort to strengthen self-reliance in solar supply chains. With solar set to form a significant part of its 500GW target, the nation is relying on companies such as Atal Solar to drive progress while nurturing domestic production of materials and parts to become more self-sufficient.
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