India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released the initial Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar cells, totaling over 13 GW of domestic production capacity. The list will take effect on June 1, 2026.
This list was originally planned to be imposed on April 1, 2026, but the ministry extended the timeline by 2 months following public consultation of its draft amendment (see India To Impose ALMM For Solar Cells From June 1, 2026).
The 1st version of the ALMM List-II for solar PV cells enlists solar cells from Emmvee Energy (1,553 MW), Premier Energies Photovoltaic and Premier Energies International (1,925 MW), Mundra Solar Energy and Mundra Solar PV (3,832 MW), ReNew Photovoltaics (1,766 MW), Jupiter International Units 1 and 2 (779 MW), and FS India (3,212 MW), a subsidiary of US-based First Solar. The American manufacturer operates a 3.3 GW cadmium telluride (CdTe) manufacturing facility in India’s Tamil Nadu. Altogether, these companies represent 13.047 GW of domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity.
It contains solar cells with a minimum average efficiency of 23.10%, and going up to 25.27% – offered by Adani-backed Mundra Solar PV Limited. The validity period extends from July 31, 2025, to July 30, 2029, barring FS India, whose validity ends on April 28, 2028.
Under ALMM, the ministry lists models and manufacturers of solar PV cells and modules to be used for all government, government-aided projects and those facilities developed under government schemes, open access, and net metering schemes.
India introduced the ALMM mechanism to boost demand for domestically produced solar PV manufacturing capacity, something it has been successful at. Since March 10, 2021, when the 1st ALMM List-I for solar modules was issued, the list expanded to about 22 GW as of January 1, 2024, further scaling up to about 91 GW as of June 30, 2025, according to the Minister of State for MNRE, Shripad Yesso Naik.
The ministry is now also mulling a similar list for distributed generation projects for solar modules (see India Proposes Separate ALMM List For Distributed Renewable Energy).
