The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 5,255 MW of solar module capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity under ALMM now stands at 121,722 MW.

Sirius Solar Energy Systems and Jeem Energy were the new entrants to the ALMM, accounting for 67 MW and 172 MW, respectively.

Navitas Solar, Sova Solar, Avaada Electro, and FS Green Energies increased their enlisted capacities by 42 MW, 71 MW, 2,798 MW, and 2,105 MW, respectively.

The Ministry also revised ALMM  List-II for solar cells, raising the cumulative annual production capacity to 18.48 GW. The ALMM mandate for solar cells will take effect on July 1, 2026.

Earlier this year, MNRE stressed the need to use ALMM List-II-compliant solar cells and called for the cancellation of tenders with short bid submission timelines intended to circumvent the solar cell mandate.

The government has also proposed mandating the use of India-made wafers under the ALMM starting June 1, 2028. All projects falling under ALMM’s purview must mandatorily source their modules from ALMM List-I. Such modules must also use solar cells from the ALMM List-II for solar cells. The cells, in turn, must use wafers from ALMM List-III.

For enlistment in ALMM List-III, the wafer manufacturer must possess an ingot manufacturing capacity equivalent to the wafer manufacturing capacity that it intends to get enlisted in ALMM.

These measures are intended to establish a complete manufacturing ecosystem for solar systems in the country.

The industry has welcomed the government’s push for domestic manufacturing, but the transition is expected to be uneven, with developers warning of cost increases and possible delays, and manufacturers racing to add capacity in time.

India’s solar module manufacturing capacity under the ALMM reached the 100 GW milestone in August 2025, up from just 2.3 GW in 2014.