India's Solar Module Capacity Grows Amid Upstream Manufacturing Shortages: NITI Aayog
India's photovoltaic module and cell manufacturing capacity has grown significantly, reaching 100 GW by August 2025 from 2.3 GW in 2014, according to NITI Aayog. Despite this, the industry lacks upstream manufacturing capacity, such as polysilicon and wafer production, leading to dependence on imports, especially from China, which supplied nearly 59% of India's solar imports in 2024. India aims to expand its solar capacity to 280 GW by 2030, necessitating increased domestic manufacturing across the value chain to reduce import reliance.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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thetribune broke this story on 17 Aug, 09:10 am. Other outlets followed.