The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, raising the total enlisted capacity to 27,753 MW  from 26,477 MW in February.

A capacity of 2,829 MW of solar cell capacity was added since the last update.

Reliance Industries has entered the ALMM List-II with 1,238 MW of heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells produced in its manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The enlisted model of solar cells, HJNxx, has dimensions of 210 mm × 105 mm, with no bus bars. The HJT cells have an average solar efficiency of 25.4% and an average wattage of 5.6 W, with an efficiency range of 23.8% to 25.6% and a wattage range of 5.28 W to 5.66 W.

Jupiter Solartech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of solar cell manufacturer Jupiter International, enlisted 991 MW of new capacity of mono PERC bifacial cells from its new facility in Himachal Pradesh. The company’s new model has dimensions of 182.2mm × 183.75 mm with 10 bus bars. The cells have an average solar efficiency of 23.7% and an average wattage of 7.94 W, with an efficiency range of 20% to 23.8% and a wattage range of 6.69 W to 7.97 W.

The enlistment from Reliance and Jupiter will be valid until April 12, 2030.

Websol Energy System added 600 MW of monocrystalline PERC P-type bifacial cells from its facility in West Bengal, increasing its total enlisted capacity to 1,202 MW. The model, WS182MP10, has dimensions of 182.2 mm × 182.2 mm and 182.2 mm × 183.75 mm, with ten bus bars. The cells have an average solar efficiency of 23.55%and an average wattage of 7.77 W, with an efficiency range of 19% to 23.6% and a wattage range of 6.69 W to 7.97 W.

The new enlistments from the company will be valid till November 23, 2029.

The MNRE, in a draft amendment to the ALMM order, has also proposed creating an ALMM List-III for wafers, on the lines of the solar modules and cells lists.

The government’s move to extend the ALMM framework to solar wafers marks a major step toward building a fully integrated domestic solar manufacturing ecosystem, but industry stakeholders warn that a sharp gap in upstream capacity and a tight compliance window could disrupt supply chains and bidding behavior.