Vikram Solar Targets First Cells Production in December 2026 at 9 GW Plant in Tamil Nadu
Vikram Solar has announced that its 9 GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu is on track to produce its first cells in December 2026, with full capacity to be commissioned in phases. The company also plans to establish a 9 GW ingot-wafer manufacturing facility by FY29.
October 23, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
At full capacity, the plant will supply high-efficiency TOPCon cells for the majority of Vikram Solar's module production. It will enable modules made in India from cell to frame for the country's utility-scale, rooftop, PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM programs where domestic content requirements apply, as well as for global customers diversifying their supply chains. The company intends to seek ALMM List-II enlistment for cells produced at Gangaikondan in due course.
The cell plant is the second of three phases in Vikram Solar's integration roadmap at Gangaikondan. The first, the 6 GW module plant, was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in August 2026; and the third is a 9 GW ingot and wafer facility, which is board-approved and targeted for FY29. Within the cell phase, capacity is planned to expand to 12 GW.
On completion, Gangaikondan will be one of the few sites in India where ingots, wafers, cells and modules are made together. The campus will provide more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs. The facility is being developed through the company's wholly owned subsidiary, VSL Green Power, on its nearly 200-acre integrated campus, where co-location shortens supply cycles, tightens quality control and lowers logistics costs.
Commenting on the development, Gyanesh Chaudhary, Chairman and Managing Director, Vikram Solar, said, “Indian module makers, including us, have built their businesses around imported cells. Gangaikondan ends that for Vikram Solar. Cells are where the value, the technology and the risk in a module sit, and in December we start making them here. It is the most important step in our integration journey, and not the last: our roadmap runs from wafer to module, on Indian soil.”
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