Lok Sabha Question No. 1889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: PLI Scheme for Solar Modules
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Smt. D K Aruna, Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Gajendra  Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## PLI SCHEME FOR SOLAR MODULES

1889. SMT. D K ARUNA SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the total manufacturing capacity approved, installed and made operational under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules;
- (b) the details of employment generated and technological advancements made by the identified manufacturers since the inception of the scheme; and
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any review vis a vis the impact of this scheme on India's long-term renewable energy targets and global competitiveness in solar manufacturing and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) Under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, Letters of Award have been issued for setting up of around 48.3 GW of fully/ partially integrated solar PV module manufacturing units. Under the scheme, around 26.6 GW of solar PV modules, 10.5 GW of solar PV cells, and around 2 GW of ingot-wafer manufacturing capacity has been setup. The aforesaid manufacturing capacity of solar PV cells and modules includes around 3.4 GW fully integrated thin film solar PV module manufacturing capacity.
- (b) As per the information provided by the selected manufacturers under PLI Scheme for high efficiency solar PV modules, as on 31.12.2025, a direct employment of around 13,600 persons is generated.

This scheme supports induction of the latest, state-of-art solar PV manufacturing technologies into the country, as the solar PV manufacturers are motivated to invest more in Research & Development in order to produce more efficient and resilient solar PV modules.

Under the PLI Scheme, Ingot-Wafer manufacturing capacity has been installed for the first time in India. Further,  fully  integrated thin film solar PV module manufacturing capacity has also been installed,  which  is  not  dependent  on  imported  solar  cells,  wafers,  and  polysilicon,  as  the manufacturing process is fully integrated and all the major steps involved in the manufacturing process, take place in India.

The  selected  manufacturers  under  PLI  Scheme  for  High  Efficiency  Solar  PV  Modules  are  also engaged  in  the  production  of  solar  modules  with  advanced  solar  PV  technologies  such  as Heterojunction Technology (HJT) and Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon).

(c) On 28.04.2021, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued the Scheme Guidelines for the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules (Tranche-I). At that time, solar PV module manufacturing capacity in India enlisted under Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) was around 8.2 GW. As on 31.12.2025, this capacity has surged to around  144  GW  under  ALMM,  which  is  sufficient  to  cater  to  the  domestic  demand  for  solar modules. A key factor contributing to this rapid increase in solar PV module manufacturing capacity in India is the implementation of the PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. As per the website  pertaining  to  export-import  data  bank  of  Department  of  Commerce,  the  Solar  module exports  have  also  increased  from  around  USD  83  million  in  FY  2021-22  to  around  USD  1121 million in FY 202425, reflecting India's growing global competitiveness in solar manufacturing.

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