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Waaree Energies expands its ALMM-approved footprint, reinforcing domestic manufacturing capacity as India accelerates its solar deployment plans.
Waaree Energies Limited has strengthened its position in India’s solar manufacturing ecosystem following the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s latest update to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM). The revised listing reflects a sharp expansion in the company’s approved domestic manufacturing capacity, underlining the growing role of local suppliers in India’s renewable energy build-out.
According to the notification, Waaree’s manufacturing facility at Chikhli in Gujarat is now listed with an ALMM-approved capacity of 16.444 GW. This takes the company’s total solar module manufacturing capacity in India, including Indosolar, to 20.17 GW, positioning Waaree as the country’s largest ALMM-approved solar module manufacturer.
The updated ALMM approval also includes a wider range of high-efficiency solar module models manufactured at the Chikhli facility. These include G12R TOPCon, G12 TOPCon and G12 heterojunction (HJT) modules. The additions broaden Waaree’s technology portfolio and support demand across utility-scale projects, commercial and industrial installations, and rooftop solar segments.
Advanced cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT are increasingly gaining traction due to their higher efficiency and performance characteristics. Their inclusion under the ALMM framework strengthens supply certainty for developers executing government-backed and domestic-content-linked solar projects.
India is rapidly expanding solar capacity as it works towards its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. In this context, domestic manufacturing has become central to policy priorities around energy security, supply chain resilience and cost stability.
Waaree stated that crossing the 20 GW domestic manufacturing threshold reflects a long-term focus on scaling capacity alongside technology upgrades. Continued investments in automation, advanced cell platforms and backward integration are aimed at improving efficiency benchmarks while maintaining ALMM compliance.
The expanded ALMM listing is expected to provide greater confidence to project developers navigating tighter domestic sourcing requirements. For policymakers, increased availability of high-efficiency, locally manufactured modules supports broader clean energy objectives while reducing dependence on imports.
As India’s solar market matures, manufacturers with scale, compliance readiness and technology depth are likely to play a defining role in shaping the next phase of renewable capacity addition.
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