Solar Module Manufacturing
The ambitious Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme of the Government of India has brought major changes for the solar module manufacturing sector. Thanks to this scheme started to promote the manufacturing of high-efficiency solar PV modules, about 43,000 jobs have been created in the country by October 2025. Of these, 11,220 are direct jobs, while the rest are created indirectly in many states. This information has come out from the government data presented in the Lok Sabha.
9 states benefited from PLI scheme
According to the government, under this scheme, large-scale units are being prepared for solar module production in nine states of the country, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha. The biggest beneficiary among these has been Gujarat, where more than 22,400 jobs were created due to mega projects of Reliance Industries, Adani New Industries and other companies.
Tamil Nadu is in second place, where about 6,800 jobs were created through units of FS India Solar Ventures, VSL Green Power and TP Solar. 1,620 jobs were created in Andhra Pradesh and 200 in Odisha through AMPIN Solar. Apart from this, projects running in many states by companies like ReNew Photovoltaics, Grew Energy and Avaada Electro have also contributed to employment.
Solar module manufacturing capacity increased
This PLI scheme of the government is being run with a budget of Rs 24,000 crore. Under this, so far fully or partially integrated solar module manufacturing units with 48.3 GW capacity have been approved. According to the ALMM (Approved List of Models and Manufacturers) recently released by the government, India’s installed solar module manufacturing capacity has reached 121.68 GW.
Although domestic production is increasing, India still imported 180.58 lakh solar modules, worth about $386 million, in the first half of 202526. China still dominates the global market, producing more than 90% of polysilicon and 80% of modules.
But ICRA estimates that India’s capacity could reach above 165 GW by March 2027, given policy support such as ALMM, custom duties on imports and PLI. The government aims to make India a global hub of solar manufacturing in the coming years.