The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 23,119 MW of solar module capacity. The cumulative module manufacturing capacity under ALMM now stands at 144,841 MW.

Macwin Solar Energy, Eastman Green Technologies, Frontier Energy, ZNShine Solarworld (Solarworld Energy Solutions), Green Valley Motors, and Inox Solar were the new entrants to the ALMM, accounting for 405 MW, 374 MW, 548 MW, 1,552 MW, 34 MW, and 1,274 MW, respectively.

Australian Premium Solar (India), Goldi Sun, Insolation Green Energy, Rayzon Solar, Saatvik Solar Industries, SAEL Solar Mfg, Waaree Energies, and MKU Holdings increased their enlisted capacities by 335 MW, 3,384 MW, 1,589 MW, 5,659 MW, 1,181 MW, 36 MW, 6,684 MW, and 64 MW, respectively.

The Ministry recently revised ALMM List-II for solar cells, raising the total capacity to 23.7 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.

To ensure backward integration, the government has 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.

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.