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Ravi Rao: The organisation is very clear about delivering world-class products that are locallymanufactured. For that, we have built a state-of-the-art, fully automated, AI-enabled 5 GW manu- facturing facility at Karjan, Vadodara. To ensure the finest product quality, we source rawmaterials from tier-one vendors. To ensure the manufacturing process is carried out efficiently, we have highly skilled technical professionals at the plant who make sure that each and every mod- ule manufactured at Future Solar delivers the best quality, high efficiency, and high throughput. Q What key initiatives or practices has Future Solar implemented to minimise its environmental footprint? Ravi Rao: Future Solar was created to re- duce the carbon footprint and contribute toward a sustainable tomorrow. The idea is to achieve this at a gigawatt scale within a short span by enabling backward integra- tion. We are putting in all efforts that con- tribute toward a sustainable tomorrow. Q The renewable energy market in India is evolving rapidly. What dif - ferentiates Future Solar in such a com - petitive space, both in technology and in the relationships built with clients? Ravi Rao: The company’s main focus has been on research and development to de- liver the latest technology and products to its customers. That is why we started with TOPCon and are focusing only on TOPCon glass-to-glass modules. Customers are the key to any business. We are glad to work with customers – solar installers, EPC play- ers, and IPP players, who are aware of sus- tainability and a greener tomorrow. We encourage as many people as possible to visit the plant, understand the facility, the raw materials used, the process, the quality parameters, and interact with our experi- enced technical professionals. That has been the core idea: to spread awareness and deliv- er the latest technologyproducts to asmany people as possible in the country. Q Looking ahead, what is the long- term vision for Future Solar? Ravi Rao: The company is already into module manufacturing, and cell manufac- turing is under construction. After that, we will move to wafers and ingots. Achieving 5 GW across the entire value chain – from modules to ingots – is our goal over the next 2–3 years. Simultaneously, we also plan to contrib- ute to the battery energy storage system (BESS) front. India has set an ambitious target of 1,800 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2047. Future Solar plans to contribute as much as possible over the next 20 years by building the entire value chain from ingots to mod- ules and expanding into battery energy storage systems and other renewable energy verticals. energetica INDIA- February_2026 43 INTERVIEW