Eastman, Inox Solar, Macwin & 8 New Entrants Enter MNRE’s Latest ALMM (Modules)

The latest update of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) has seen the entry of 11 new solar module manufacturing units. The new entrants include Macwin Solar, Eastman Green Technologies, Frontier Energy, Znshine SolarWorld, Green Valley and Inox Solar.

At the same time, several existing manufacturers secured enlistment for their new manufacturing units, including Rayzon Solar and Goldi Sun. Meanwhile, a few companies added new capacities or additional models in the latest ALMM update. These include Saatvik Solar, MKU Holdings, Waaree Energies, Fujiyama Power and Australian Premium Solar.

Cumulative Capacity 

As per the latest ALMM, India’s cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity now stands at 144.8 GW. The country added nearly 23 GW of new capacity through the inclusion of 11 new entrants, in addition to capacity expansions by existing manufacturers.

According to the updated list, Macwin Solar entered the ALMM list with a total annual production capacity of 405 MW, while Eastman Green Technologies added 374 MW. Among other additions, Rayzon Solar’s new Surat-based facility, with a capacity of 5.6 GW, has also been enlisted. This unit will manufacture bifacial glass-to-glass TOPCon modules.

The list also includes Hyderabad-based Frontier Energy, which entered the ALMM with a capacity of 548 MW and is expected to produce glass-to-glass TOPCon modules. Znshine SolarWorld, based in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, has been enlisted with an annual capacity of 1.5 GW.

Latest Products 

Goldi Sun Private Limited also featured in the latest update, adding 3,384 MW of capacity at its Mangrol, Gujarat facility to manufacture bifacial glass-to-glass TOPCon modules. Notably, the list also includes a new module manufacturer from West Bengal, Green Valley Motors, based in Howrah, which has enlisted 34 MW of capacity, primarily for TOPCon modules of various variants.

Meanwhile, Inox Solar, the solar module manufacturing arm of the Inox Group, has also been included in the list with a total capacity of 1,274 MW. The company will manufacture TOPCon modules with glass-to-transparent backsheet configurations at its Ahmedabad-based manufacturing facility.

Focus On Cell Capacity Next 

With module capacity pushing towards 150 GW, all eyes will be ion enhancing cell making capacity now, as the June 2026 deadline for using only DCR modules nears. A faster rise in domestic cell manufacturing will be crucial to ensuring domestic DCR prices stay at a manageable limit, as demand rises post June next year. Currently, domestic enlisted cell capacity is just around 25 GW. Annouinced plans from various players for additional capacities to be commissioned between now and the end of 2026 are for almost 40 GW more, a level that should cover domestic requirements. The issue is that most of these capacities will go towards captive consumption for module makers, potentially leaving out many players who donot have cell capacity in hand or expected by 2026 end.