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PV manufacturing: The rise of India

With 11 GW of solar module production capacity, investments in technology, and a focus on skills development, India is quickly emerging as the world’s next solar PV manufacturing hub. And the country’s “100 GW by 2022” target is encouraging local manufacturers to scale up further. RenewSys – India’s first integrated manufacturer of solar PV modules, as well as key components such as encapsulants, backsheets and cells – has already made its mark throughout the world as an innovator by actively investing in European machinery for its manufacturing facilities, while remaining committed to material innovation and rigorous testing to ensure quality.
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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a New Delhi-based think tank, estimates that the Indian solar sector will require 12 million tons of materials by 2030 to supply the 170 GW of solar PV capacity that’s set to be installed. Given this scale, it is imperative for India to develop its own supply chain for …

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