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India Aims to Build its Own Solar Industry in competition with China
India has big plans for solar energy – not only to set up solar panels, but to manufacture them as well.
China already produces some solar PV, but it’s mostly an assembly line where imported components are put together into modules.
Even higher up in the supply chain, the components are made from a high-grade silicon called polysilicon, a process currently dominated by China.
Hopeful to address energy security concerns and US-China trade tensions, India is backing several solar manufacturers to produce polysilicon components domestically.
One such company is Adani Solar, a green initiative from the Indian conglomerate known for its coal operations.
In the next installation of our Clean Energy Frontier series, Monika Mondal shares the story from Mundra, Gujarat, where Adani plans to create a polysilicon-to-module manufacturing center.
Read the complete story here
According to think-tank Ieefa, India could be the world’s second-largest solar PV manufacturer by 2026, generating enough panels for self-sufficiency and even exportation.
However, India’s dependence on China for solar components and technology is deep-rooted. To compete with China’s massive solar production capacity, India will need substantial government backing.
You can find the full story on a dedicated mini-site here. Learn more about our Clean Energy Frontier, our series exploring the supply chains of clean energy technologies, here.
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