The Ministry of Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 742 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity.

The cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity under ALMM has now reached 91,458 MW after the latest additions.

Nithin Sai Renewables (473 MW) and Worldone Energies (164 MW) are the new entries to the list, adding a cumulative 637 MW.

Orb Energy and Swelect HHV Solar increased their capacities by 1 MW and 104 MW, respectively.

Jakson Engineers, Pahal Solar, and TP Solar reduced their manufacturing capacities. Jakson’s revised capacity is 1,124 MW, Pahal’s is 264 MW, and TP Solar’s is 187 MW.

The total number of module manufacturers has now increased to 107.

In June this year, MNRE updated the ALMM by adding 2,988 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity.

In May, MNRE clarified that net billing, virtual, and group net metering will be treated on a par with net metering provisions under the ALMM List-II. Virtual and group net metering are models of net metering that cover a group of consumers of the same category or a single consumer with multiple service connections.

In the same month, MNRE issued clarifications on solar cell enlistment in the ALMM. It stated that it would treat potential induced degradation (PID) and non-PID cells as different products or families and list them separately.

Jinko Solar, Waaree Energies, LONGi Green Energy Technology, Trina Solar, and Adani Solar were the top solar module suppliers in 2024, according to Mercom’s recently released India Solar Market Leaderboard 2025.

The demand for solar modules in India has been growing, driven by the unprecedented number of solar project installations – 25.2 GW in 2024- and India’s goal to install 280 GW of solar energy by 2030.

Jinko Solar was the leading supplier in 2024, accounting for 15.7% of the modules shipped to India.

India added 25.3 GW of solar module capacity and 11.6 GW of solar cell capacity in 2024, according to Mercom’s State of Solar PV Manufacturing in India 2025 report.