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ALMM Update: Solar Module Capacity Surpasses 173 GW in March 2026

MNRE has updated the ALMM List-I, adding 11,035 MW of solar module capacity in March 2026, taking the total enlisted capacity to 173,144 MW. Startup Energy (Micromax), Best Apartment, Army Solar Energy, Rajdeep Solar Energy and Sahjanand Solar are the new entrants. Vikram Solar, INA Solar, Solex Energy, Websol, and Swelect have increased capacities.

March 03, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has updated the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 11,035 MW of solar module capacity in List-I in March 2026. With this, the cumulative module manufacturing capacity, enlisted in ALMM, reaches 173,144 MW.

Five new manufacturers have entered the ALMM List-I by adding a total capacity of 3,148 MW. Startup Energy (Micromax Informatics) has added 1,034 MW from a new plant in Rajasthan. Jaipur-based Best Apartment has added 1,105 MW. While Army Solar Energy has added 622 MW, Rajdeep Solar Energy has added 194 MW. Sahjanand Green Energy (Sahjanand Solar) has added 193 MW.

Vikram Solar has added 3,358 MW from a new facility in Tamil Nadu.

Among the existing players, Insolation Green Energy (INA Solar) has increased its capacity by 1,491 MW. Solex Energy has added 2,434 MW. Websol Energy System (337 MW), Nithin Sai Renewables (218 MW), Swelect HHV Solar Photovoltaics (46 MW) and Macwin Solar Energy (3 MW) have increased their capacities.

The list was last updated on February 7, 2026, when MNRE added 17,268 MW of solar module capacity, taking the total capacity listed under ALMM List-I to 162,109 MW.

Introduced in 2021, the ALMM serves as a critical quality control measure, ensuring that only approved solar module manufacturers are eligible for government projects, subsidies, and tenders. The list is regularly updated to reflect the status of compliant manufacturers.

Solar Cells will also come under the ambit of ALMM from June 1, 2026, onwards. On July 31, 2025, MNRE released the first edition of its ALMM List-II for solar PV cells. Subsequently, the list was revised five times.

In February 2026, MNRE revised the ALMM List-II for solar PV cells twice by adding a total capacity of 3,495 MW, taking the total enlisted capacity to 27,227 MW.

In September 2025, MNRE issued a draft amendment in the ALMM framework to include solar wafers. As per the draft, ALMM List-III for wafers will come into effect from June 1, 2028, subject to the condition that at least three independent wafer manufacturing units are operational, with a combined annual capacity of 15 GW. Importantly, enlisted wafer manufacturers must also have equivalent ingot manufacturing capacity, ensuring integrated upstream production.