Gautam Solar Boosts Solar Manufacturing Capability From 120 MW to 250 MW in India

Apr 23, 2021 11:08 AM ET
  • Gautam Solar has more than doubled its photovoltaic panel manufacturing ability from 120 MW to 250 MW at its facility in Haridwar.

Gautam Solar, among the leading solar suppliers in the country, has revealed that it has greater than increased its solar panel production ability from 120 MW to 250 MW at its facility in Haridwar.

The firm specified that, in today's time, it is critical to raise local production and also minimize imports from countries like China. First of all, it will certainly assist Indian makers boost their manufacturing capability, thus decreasing our dependence on international solar producers. Second of all, once the solar need is met, India can venture right into the global solar market-- which would provide a liquidity increase to the country.

Additional adding that the PLI plan in India is also servicing the exact same purpose as it is anticipated to add 10,000 MW of incorporated solar PV production capacity and bring direct financial investments of concerning Rs 17,200 crores. Market specialists are forecasting that close to 30,000 jobs will certainly additionally be created in the process.

Prior to announcing the new PLI system, the Indian government had already stated to enforce 40 percent fundamental customs duty on solar modules and also 25 percent on solar cells from 1st April 2022. "This action would make imports more expensive and also urge regional manufacturing," the company specified.

Including that, the Indian federal government is working aggressively towards its objective of achieving a renewable capability of 175 GW (including 100 GW of solar power) by 2022. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has approximated that by 2030, the country would require 817 GW of power, as well as over half of that power would come from tidy power resources. The government has actually set a target to create 280 GW of power from solar systems alone.

"We have been experiencing a constant boost popular for our photovoltaic panels for a while now, thus increasing the manufacturing capability became important. The very same has been performed at our Haridwar center. If points go according to plan, we will soon enhance the manufacturing capabilities at our other centers as well. This has actually been implemented in the wake of the federal government's decision to make India a solar manufacturing center and also minimize its dependence on various other countries for importing solar tools. We appreciate this decision as well as securely think that it will certainly assist develop an effective, self-subsisting, and also Aatmanirbhar Bharat," claimed Gautam Mohanka, Handling Supervisor, Gautam Solar, in a statement.


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