Adani Solar begins manufacturing large sized monocrystalline silicon ingots

Adani Solar, the photovoltaic manufacturing and research arm of the Adani Group, has begun manufacturing of large sized monocrystalline silicon ingots in India, the company said in an exchange filing on Wednesday.

Inaugurated by Gautam Adani at its Mundra facility recently, the monocrystalline ingots will drive indigenisation to produce renewable electricity from silicon-based PV (photovoltaic) modules with efficiencies ranging from 21% to 245, the company said in a press statement.

"We are delighted to become India's first manufacturer of large sized monocrystalline silicon ingots capable of producing M10 & G12 wafers. While the company's initial production has already begun, it intends to add 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023," said Puneet Gupta, CTO, Adani Solar.


While the company's initial production has already begun, it intends to add 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023. By 2025, it will scale up to 10 GW.