Andhra Pradesh Secures India’s First 6 GW Integrated Solar Ingot-to-Wafer Plant
₹3,990-cr mega project to end import dependency forever.
Andhra Pradesh has clinched India’s first fully integrated 6 GW solar ingot-to-wafer manufacturing facility, a ₹3,990-crore greenfield project awarded to ReNew Photovoltaics Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ReNew Energy Global PLC. The State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB), chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, granted formal approval on Thursday, converting a Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier this year into a sanctioned mega project that will now proceed to the state Cabinet for final ratification next week.
The Rambilli facility in Anakapalli district will become the country’s pioneering commercial-scale plant capable of producing monocrystalline ingots and wafers domestically — the foundational upstream components that India currently imports almost exclusively from China. By establishing indigenous capacity at this scale, the unit directly addresses a critical strategic vulnerability in the solar supply chain while bolstering the national mission of achieving 300 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030 and reducing carbon emissions in line with India’s international climate commitments.
Spanning approximately 130–140 acres of land already identified and earmarked by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), the plant will feature cutting-edge technology for polysilicon-to-wafer lines. Construction is slated to begin immediately after land handover, with mechanical completion targeted for March 2026 and commercial production scheduled to commence from January 2028. The project will generate around 1,200 direct jobs — predominantly high-skilled positions in crystal growth, wafer slicing, and quality assurance — alongside thousands of indirect employment opportunities.
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The investment is significantly strengthened by eligibility under the Union Government’s ₹24,000-crore Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for high-efficiency solar PV modules, ensuring long-term viability and competitiveness against Chinese manufacturers. The facility will require a dedicated 95 MW power supply and 10 million litres of water per day, infrastructure commitments that the state government has pledged to deliver seamlessly.
With this approval, Andhra Pradesh has decisively positioned itself as the nucleus of India’s upstream solar revolution, shifting the nation from downstream assembly to core technology mastery and sending a clear message that the era of over-dependence on imported critical components is drawing to a close.
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