Lok Sabha Question No. 532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Domestic Manufacturing of Solar Modules and Wind Turbines
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 532

ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR MODULES AND WIND TURBINES

## 532. SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR

Will the MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has undertaken an assessment of storage of readiness, grid balancing infrastructure  and  power  evacuation  capacity  across  key  renewable  zones  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the measures being taken to incentivize domestic manufacturing and R&D in solar modules, wind turbines and battery technologies under Aatmanirbhar Bharat; and;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has identified specific States or clusters for accelerated renewable energy industrialisation linking energy availability with job creation and green manufacturing hubs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a)  Yes,  the  Government  has  undertaken  multiple  assessments  and  planning  initiatives  related  to storage  readiness,  grid-balancing  infrastructure  and  power-evacuation  capacity  in  key  renewable energy zones. These include transmission planning up to 2030, development of new transmission lines and substations under the Green Energy Corridor for renewable-power evacuation, establishment of Renewable Energy Management  Centres (REMCs)  for improved forecasting and real-time monitoring.  Further,  grid-stability  measures  including  installation  of  STATCOMs  and  mandatory compliance  with  CEA's  technical  standards  for  grid  connectivity  also  support  integration  and balancing of renewable power.

Energy storage systems (ESS) are required to manage the intermittency and its requirements as per the National Electricity Plan of Central Electricity Authority are give below:

336.4 GWh

|            | BESS    | BESS       |
|------------|---------|------------|
| Year       | BESS    | PSP        |
| By 2029-30 | 41.65GW | 208.25 GWh |
| By 2031-32 | 18.98GW | 128.15 GWh |
| Total ESS  | 60.63GW | 336.4GWh   |

(b)  The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, has been consistently bringing out policies to  promote domestic manufacturing of solar energy equipment such as solar panels. Various initiatives taken for domestic manufacturing of solar & wind equipment, inter-alia, include those mentioned at Annexure-I .

The Ministry is also implementing a 'Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme  (RERTD)'  through  various  research  institutions  and  industry  to  develop  indigenous technologies and manufacturing for widespread applications of new and renewable energy including solar  modules,  wind  turbines  battery  technologies  and  smart  grids  in  efficient  and  cost-effective manner in the country.

(c) The Government of India proposed a scheme for 'Setting up of Manufacturing Zones for Power and  Renewable  Energy  Equipment'.  As  a  pilot,  Ministry  of  Power  has  sanctioned  to  set -up  a Brownfield manufacturing zone with an outlay of Rs. 400 Crore over the years 2022-23 to 2026-27. Madhya  Pradesh  Industrial  Development  Corporation  (MPIDC)  was  selected  as  the  successful proposer for developing the Manufacturing Zone for Power and Renewable Energy Equipment (Pilot Project)  at  Mohasa  Babai,  Narmadapuram  District,  Madhya  Pradesh.  The  zone  facilitates  greenmanufacturing  activities  and  generates  direct  and  indirect  employment  through  the  creation  of  an integrated renewable-energy industrial ecosystem.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply of parts (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 532 to be answered on 03.12.2025

## A. Initiatives taken to encourage domestic solar manufacturing, inter-alia, include:

(i) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme: The Government of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, for achieving domestic manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV modules, with an outlay of Rs. 24,000 crore. Under the Scheme, Letters of Award have been issued for setting up of 48,337 MW of fully/ partially integrated solar PV module manufacturing units.

(ii) Domestic Content Requirement (DCR): Under some of the current schemes of the MNRE, namely CPSU Scheme Phase-II, PM-KUSUM Components B & C, and PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, wherein government subsidy is given, it has been mandated to source solar PV cells and modules from domestic sources.

(iii) Imposition of Basic Customs Duty on import of solar PV cells, modules, Solar Inverters and Solar Glass: The Government has imposed Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on import of solar PV cells, solar PV modules, solar inverters, and solar glass.

(iv) Exemption of Custom Duty on capital goods for manufacture of Solar Cells and Modules: The Government has exempted customs duty on import of the goods specified in List 41 of the notification No. 30/2024-Customs dated 23.07.2024, for the manufacturer of solar PV cells and modules.

## B. Initiatives taken to encourage domestic wind manufacturing, inter-alia, include:

Ministry has put in place a procedure to enlist type and quality certified wind turbines under 'Approved List of Models & Manufacturers (Wind) (i.e. ALMM (Wind)). It mandates Hub and Nacelle assembly / manufacturing facility shall be in India. Further, an amendment to ALMM (Wind) issued mandating sourcing of Major Wind Turbine Components like blade, tower, Gearbox, Generator and Special Bearings (Yaw, Pitch and Main Bearing) only from manufacturing facilities enlisted in Approved List of Models & Manufacturers (Wind Turbine Components) after inspection.  Presently, 14 Manufacturers with 33 models with capacity ranging from 225 kW -5.2 MW are in the latest ALMM (Wind) list of the Ministry. The current annual production capacity of wind turbines in the country is around 20000 MW.