The new Telangana facility doubles Premier Energies' module manufacturing capacity to 11.1 GW
The manufacturer says the plant is India's 1st 0BB solar module manufacturing facility and can produce one module every four seconds
Premier is expanding the Telangana complex with 6 GWh BESS and 18,000 MT aluminum frame production as it ventures beyond solar cell and module manufacturing
Premier Energies Limited, the Indian solar PV manufacturer, has officially inaugurated its 5.6 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Telangana. This expands the company’s total module manufacturing capacity to 11.1 GW.
The new factory, inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, is located in Seetharampur, Rangareddy, where trial production began in March 2026 (see Premier Energies Commissions 5.6 G TOPCon Factory). It is equipped with advanced G12R TOPCon solar module manufacturing lines, AGV-enabled material movement, and AI-powered quality inspection systems. The automated production lines can manufacture one solar module every 4 seconds, it claims.
Premier says the new facility is India’s 1st zero-busbar (0BB) manufacturing unit.
With this expansion of its module manufacturing capacity, Premier says it strengthens the company’s ability to serve domestic and international markets. This contributes to India’s total solar PV module production capacity that reached 172 GW at the end of March 2026, with the addition of around 98 GW in FY 2025-26, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Additionally, Premier has announced ground-breaking for the 6 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and 18,000 MT per annum aluminum frame production lines at the Seetharampur manufacturing campus.
Once fully operational, the 75-acre Seetharampur facility will create more than 3,000 jobs for local communities.
“Along with the upcoming BESS and aluminium frames facilities, this campus strengthens our ability to serve evolving customer requirements, enhance supply-chain resilience and support India’s transition towards a self-reliant clean-energy future,” said Premier Energies Director Sudhir Reddy. Earlier this year, Reddy participated in an executive panel discussion at the TaiyangNews Solar Technology Conference India 2026 where he discussed the state of solar PV manufacturing in India (see Integration & Scale Key To Competing In Solar Manufacturing).
Premier says this expansion marks its expansion into allied clean-energy and manufacturing segments. It follows the company’s acquisition of a 51% stake in transformer and inverter manufacturer Transcon earlier this year. It also planned to acquire solar inverter maker K-Solare Energy, but dropped the plans later.
Premier’s broader manufacturing strategy includes adding a 10 GW ingot-wafer plant, 12 GWh BESS container plant, and a 3 GW inverter production facility. By FY2027, it expects to invest around INR 51,000 million across ingot-wafer, cell, battery, and inverter manufacturing. By September 2026, it projects to reach 10.6 GW of cell manufacturing capacity.
Recently, the company board approved the incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary to expand into BESS, battery cells, battery materials, and related electronics, hardware and software businesses.
The manufacturer claims strong order inflow as the demand for domestically produced Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) listed solar cells and modules increases.
In April to June 2026, it received orders totaling INR 3,011 crore for 1.846 GW of cells and modules. The manufacturer says these orders come from a mix of leading power producers, module manufacturers, EPC companies, and other customers. Delivery is scheduled across FY 2027 and FY 2028. In the previous quarter (ended March 2026), the company reported cell and module orders totaling 1.6 GW, also to be executed within the next 2 financial years (see Premier Energies Secures 1.6 GW Solar Orders In Q4 FY26).
