The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has said the government's recent policy initiatives to promote the manufacturing of solar power equipment in the country will put the industry on a strong footing and help achieve ambitious targets. The government has set an ambitious target of 500 gigawatts of renewable capacity by 2030, which is about 5 times the current cumulative installations. The majority of this target is expected from solar installations, targeted to touch 280 GW by 2030, which would require India to install 29 GW each year for the next 8 years.
ISMA said though India has about 4 GW of cell and 13 GW of module manufacturing, Indian solar sector has been majorly dependent on imports from China. Modules import accounted for more than 65 per cent of total module demand in 2021. Of the total modules manufactured in India, only one-third of them used Indian cells. These imports have historically led to low-capacity utilisation of cell and module manufacturing in India.
It further said the recent steps by the Indian government have created a more positive environment for cell and module manufacturers in India and the solar manufacturing industry is ready to support the Government in achieving its vision. The government's DCR (domestic content requirement) schemes -- CPSU, KUSUM and Rooftop -- have ensured that Indian cells find favour in the solar industry, leading to high-capacity utilisation rates for Indian solar cell manufacturers. These schemes have also helped hasten the movement to distributed solar power across the country.
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