Plan afoot to put out approved list of cos & models for solar cells: Pralhad Joshi

The government is considering an approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM) for solar cells, Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday. "That is in the pipeline and thinking is on and very shortly we will take a considered decision on it," he said on the sidelines of the PowerGen and Indian Utility Week conference.

ALMM is a list of the models and manufacturers, currently for solar modules, that project developers can buy equipment from. Cell manufacturing capacities in India are set to rise to more than 30 GW by the end of the financial year, from around 7 GW now. India's solar equipment demand is rising considerably, and most cells are being imported, with China being the major supplier.