Solar Cell Capacity in ALMM Nears 37 GW in September 2026
MNRE has updated the ALMM List-II, adding 1,397 MW of TOPCon solar cell capacity in September 2026, taking the total enlisted capacity to 36,864 MW. While Jupiter International's subsidiary, Jupiter Solartech, has enlisted 1,297 MW of TOPCon capacity from a new unit in Baddi, Renewsys India has added 100 MW of capacity from its unit in Telangana.
September 29, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
Jupiter Solartech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jupiter International, has enlisted 1,297 MW of Bifacial N-Type Topcon Solar Cell from its new Unit IV in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Jupiter Solartech also has 991 MW of Mono PERC Bifacial Solar Cell Capacity listed from Unit III in the plant. 779 MW of Mono PERC Bifacial Solar Cell capacity is also listed across Unit I and II, in the name of the parent company Jupiter International. With this, Jupiter’s total enlisted cell capacity has increased to 3,067 MW.
Renewsys India has added 100 MW of Bifacial N-Type Topcon Solar Cell capacity from its plant in Telangana, taking the total enlisted capacity to 552 MW.
This is the 10th revision of the list since it was first published on July 31, 2025.
The list was last updated on August 21, 2026, when three existing manufacturers increased their enlisted capacities. Avaada Electro added 3,011 MW of TOPCon G12R cell capacity from its Nagpur plant, increasing its total enlisted capacity to 3,621 MW. Emmvee Energy increased its capacity by 600 MW to 2153 MW. Waaree Energies added TOPCon cell models, increasing its capacity by 98 MW, taking its total TOPCon capacity to 4,021 MW.
The cut-off date for the implementation of ALMM List-II for utility-scale projects tendered by state and central utilities and REIAs where ALMM-II applicability is decided based on the date of bid submission, was August 31, 2025.
MNRE, however, has extended the exemption from ALMM-II requirements of using domestically manufactured solar cells for net metering and open access solar projects till December 31, 2026.
In March 2026, MNRE expanded its ALMM framework to include ingots and wafers under a new List-III, mandating their use from June 1, 2028. The first list will be published when at least three independent wafer manufacturers with a combined 15 GW capacity are enlisted, and the cut-off date will be 7 days post the initial list issuance.
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