TERI for prioritising solar PV manufacturing value chain
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said there is a need to prioritise solar PV manufacturing value chain in India as a strategic industry. This will ensure energy security, forex savings and employment.
This would also help India achieve its solar targets and the government vision of ‘Make in India’.
In its policy paper ‘Solar PV Manufacturing in India: Silicon Ingot & Wafer – PV Cell – PV Module’, TERI has recommended the development of 15 GW full value chain solar manufacturing capacity in India by 2024.
It has said that this should be done in a phased manner — Phased Manufacturing Programme — under the ‘Make in India’ plan. In the first phase, about 15 GW capacity could be targeted over a period of two to three years for manufacturing of cells and modules with full value addition and with an overlapping backward integration plan.
