New Delhi, March 22 The government's decision to extend the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) to include ingots and wafers will allow domestic players to control the solar manufacturing chain and reduce import dependence, industry players said.
On March 18, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced including ingots and wafers in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) – which was previously limited to modules and cells – to strengthen the local solar manufacturing ecosystem and its usage in the domestic market.
A solar panel requires modules that contain cells, and cell manufacturing needs ingots, for which wafers are necessary.
The government has been continuously encouraging the local industry to manufacture all components in India for its local application.
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