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Founder and MD Future Solar RAVI RAO Q Future Solar has made remarkable strides in solar manufacturing. How has the company evolved in terms of technology, capacity, and market presence over the years? Ravi Rao: Future Solar’s vision and mis- sion from day one has been to be a leading technology-driven module manufacturing company. So, the company has focused from day one on the latest technology, whichhas beenTOPConglass-to-glassmod- ules – higher efficiency, higher throughput, and higher reliability. It has been two years since the company entered the manufacturing business, and from day one, it has focused on TOPCon modules. It is one of the few companies to introduce TOPCon high-efficiency modules in this country. Q How is Future Solar integrating technology to enhance precision, efficiency, and long-term reliability? Ravi Rao: The company has built a world- class, state-of-the-art plant at Karjan, Va- dodara. The plant has a manufacturing ca- pability of 5 GWper year. All the machines and utilities have been designed and estab- lished in a way that has turned it into one of the finest facilities in this country. All the raw materials used to manufacture the modules are sourced from tier-one sup- pliers. The team monitoring the manufac- turing process consists of highly experienced professionals who have spent 20 to 25 years in this industry. The machines used for module manufacturing are state-of-the-art. With highly skilled technical professionals and tier-one raw materials, the ultimate finished product is always tier-one modules. Q Could you share the strategic intent behind the company’s expansion of capacity and its significance for India’s renewable energy landscape? Ravi Rao: The government’s directives and intentions are very clear: to develop the en- tire ecosystem from polysilicon to modules. As part of that vision, we started withmod- ules and reached a scale of 5 GW, which is a very decent scale. Now, the next plans involve further back- ward integration frommodules to cells, then to wafers, then to ingots, and hopefully, in the coming years, to polysilicon. The com- pany plans to have 5 GWof manufacturing capability across the entire value chain. Our 2 GW cell plant construction has al- ready started and is expected to be com- missioned in 2026. Another 3 GW cell plant construction will start soon. So, 5 GW of TOPCon G12R cell manufacturing will be operational by early 2027. Once that is com- pleted, we will start work on wafers and in- gots. The whole idea is to reduce dependen- cy on other countries and build a self-reliant ecosystem. Q How does Future Solar ensure con - sistency, compliance, and customer confidence as it continues to grow? F uture Solar started with modules and reached a scale of 5 GW. The next plans involve further backward integra- tion from modules to cells, then to wafers, then to ingots, and hopefully, in the coming years, to polysilicon. We plan to have 5 GW of manufacturing capability across the entire value chain, said Ravi Rao, Founder and MD, Future Solar, in an interview with Energetica India. 42 energetica INDIA- February_2026 INTERVIEW