The guidelines for second batch under Phase I of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) were announced recently by Ministry of New and Renewable Eneergy (MNRE) . The excerpts of the guidelines are captured in our previous blog.
To give strong impetus in promoting domestic manufacturing, the developers are expected to procure their project components from domestic manufacturers. For Solar Photo-voltaic (PV) projects using Crystalline technology, to be selected in second batch during FY 2011-12, it is mandatory for all the projects to use cells and modules manufactured in India. However, Thin film and Concentrated PV (CPV) has no such domestic limitations.
In view of the above, the list of major Indian players in Solar Cell and Module manufacturing along with Technologies are mentioned below:-
| Sr. No. | Company Name | Solar Cells | Solar Modules | Crystalline Silicon | Thin Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moser Baer PV Pvt. Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Polysilicon | Amorphous-Silicon |
| 2 | Titan Energy Systems Ltd. | – | Yes | Monosilicon & Polysilicon | Amorphous-Silicon & Copper Indium Gallium Selenide |
| 3 | Maharishi Solar Technology Pvt. Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Polysilicon | – |
| 4 | Tata BP Solar | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon & Polysilicon | – |
| 5 | Solar Semiconductors | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon & Polysilicon | – |
| 6 | Central Electronics Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon | – |
| 7 | BHEL | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon | – |
| 8 | Lanco Solar Pvt. Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon & Polysilicon | – |
| 9 | Signet Solar | – | Yes | – | Amorphous-Silicon |
| 10 | Webel Solar | Yes | Yes | Monosilicon | – |
| 11 | Indosolar | Yes | – | Monosilicon & Polysilicon | – |
| 12 | PLG Power Ltd. | Yes | Yes | Polysilicon | – |
The above list may not be a complete and comprehensive list, but it gives an overall and fair representation of players involved in manufacturing of solar cells and modules.
- What is to be seen if the domestic content constraint on Crystalline technology and its relative higher costs compared to Thin film will force new projects to go with Thin film technology
- Also there will be competition amongst Crystalline panel manufacturing players to get share of batch-2 projects and this could drive new market dynamics
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