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Premier Energies to enter aluminum frame manufacturing

Premier Energies, a solar cell and module manufacturer in India, will set up an aluminum frame factory with an annual capacity of 36,000 metric tons for captive consumption.
Uma Gupta
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From pv magazine India

Indian solar manufacturer Premier Energies has announced plans to enter the aluminum frame manufacturing business with the establishment of a facility capable of annually producing 36,000 metric tons for internal use.

Premier Energies, India’s second-largest integrated solar PV manufacturer, has 2 GW of annual cell manufacturing capacity and 4.13 GW for modules.

Managing Director Chiranjeev Saluja said the company is expanding its tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell line by 1 GW, to be completed by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

Premier Energies also plans to open a 2 GW wafer manufacturing facility by fiscal 2026 with a Taiwanese partner. In addition, the company will pursue backward integration into ingot production after stabilizing the wafer line.

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