IB Solar Partners German Firms to Set Up Centre of Excellence at YEIDA

IB Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three German companies and three research institutions to establish a Centre of Excellence in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region of Uttar Pradesh.

The proposed centre will focus on solar technology, research and development (R&D), and skill development. The German companies involved in the agreement are centrotherm international AG, RENA Technologies GmbH and ISC Konstanz. The research partners include ISFH – Institut für Solarenergieforschung Hameln, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.

Under the agreement, IB Solar has also committed to procuring advanced manufacturing machinery from Germany for its proposed 2 GW solar cell manufacturing expansion. The collaboration will bring together German equipment manufacturers and research institutions to support technology development, manufacturing processes and workforce training.

The partnership comes as IB Solar plans to expand its solar cell manufacturing capacity, with the proposed Centre of Excellence providing a platform for cooperation in research, technology and skill development.