SAEL to Set Up ₹8,200 Cr Integrated Solar Facility in Uttar Pradesh

Punjab-based SAEL Industries, through its subsidiary SAEL Solar P6, will invest approximately ₹8,200 crores to set up an integrated solar manufacturing facility. This facility would be set up under the jurisdiction of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). 

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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath recently gave the Letter of Comfort to Sukhbir Singh, Co-Founder & Director of SAEL Industries Ltd. The project is slated to commence construction this year. 

The upcoming facility in Greater Noida will house a 5 GW solar cell manufacturing unit and a 5 GW solar module manufacturing line. Post operationalization of this project, SAEL’s total solar manufacturing capacity will rise to 8.5 GW.

The plant will produce TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar cells, recognized globally for their efficiency standards in solar cell technology. These cells will be assembled into solar panels at the in-house Module Manufacturing Line. 

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The project also emphasizes SAEL’s goal to implement backward integration strategy to support its expanding solar IPP business and the domestic solar value chain. SAEL has a total of 6.7+ GW of Solar IPP assets. This includes operational and under-construction projects across India. The company already has a 3.5 GW TOPCon module assembly capacity with 3.2 GW in Rajasthan and 300 MW in Punjab. Moreover, the project aligns with the Indian Government's Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) policy. 

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Speaking about the approval, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath said, “Uttar Pradesh is charting a bold and aggressive path towards renewable energy, setting an ambitious target of generating green energy. Projects like the one undertaken by SAEL’s ₹8,000 crore are vital to achieving this."

Commenting on this project, Sukhbir Singh Awla,Co-Founder & Director,SAEL Industries Limited, said, “This facility will be a major leap for scaling our manufacturing capabilities and reinforcing our contribution to the future of solar manufacturing in India. Setting up this integrated facility in Uttar Pradesh allows us to bring technology and manufacturing close to home while contributing actively to India’s clean energy transition.”