The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 14,670 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity.

The cumulative module manufacturing capacity reached 88,905 MW after the latest additions.

New entries included Websol Energy System, adding 242 MW; Knack Energy, adding 598 MW; Loom Solar, adding 43 MW; and Rayon Illuminations Solar Solutions, adding 62 MW, increasing the total number of module manufacturers to 99.

The companies that increased their capacity are Emmvee Energy (3,264 MW), Emmvee Photovoltaic Power (678 MW), Gautam Solar (470 MW), Icon Solar En Power Technologies (574 MW), Raajaratna Ventures (86 MW), Redren Energy (397 MW), RenewSys India (1,176 MW), FS Green Energies (Future Solar) (644 MW), and TP Solar (Tata Power Renewable Energy) (5,222 MW).

Delisted companies that were included again in ALMM are Aatmanirbhar Solar (158 MW), Ankur Traders & Engineers (54 MW), Credence Solar Panels (495 MW), Fujiyama Power Systems (355 MW), and Sunify Solar (152 MW).

In the last ALMM update issued in March, new entrants Asote Solutions (Ananya Solar), MKU Holdings, and Axitec Energy India added 152 MW, 1,183 MW, and 18 MW of new capacity, respectively.

According to Mercon’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2025 report, India added 25.3 GW of solar module capacity and 11.6 GW of solar cell capacity in 2024. These additions were primarily driven by demand from the solar project pipeline and the reimposition of the ALMM orders.

In December 2024, MNRE introduced List-II for solar cells under the ALMM. It will be effective from June 1, 2026. The inclusion of solar cells in ALMM addresses the growing domestic production capacity. Until this point, only solar modules were covered in the list.

In October, the MNRE the MNRE clarified that the ALMM Order will not apply to open access and net-metering solar power projects where the first application for the grant of certain approvals has been submitted on or before October 1, 2022.

These approvals include, the in-principle approval, no objection certificate, government order, or any other such approvals as required for open access or net-metering of the renewable energy projects.