Solex Energy Launches 800 MW TOPCon Module Line In Gujarat

Indian solar PV manufacturer Solex Energy Limited has brought online an 800 MW solar module manufacturing line at a new facility in Gujarat. It says this line contains India’s ‘biggest’ chamber laminators calling it a game-changer in solar module production. 

These chamber laminators enable higher module laminations in a single cycle while ensuring quality and efficiency, it explains. 

At this new facility, Solex will produce its n-type, rectangular cell Tapi-R series TOPCon solar modules with power output ranging from 585 W to 625 W. These have 182.2 mm x 210 mm cell size and use 132 half-cut cells. The company promises 23.14% module efficiency for the Tapi-R series modules that work well in challenging environments such as deserts and barren lands, it adds. 

Named after India’s Tapi River, these modules come with a bifacial rate of around 80% and a power temperature coefficient of -0.28%/°C, according to the company. 

It offers a 12-year product warranty along with a 30-year linear performance guarantee with the ‘lowest annual degradation.’ 

“This high-speed production line operates 30% faster than other production lines in India, ensuring greater output efficiency and reduced lead times,” said Solex.  

With this 800 MW line, its solar module production capacity now expands to 1.5 GW, which it aims to further scale up to 15 GW under the company’s Vision 2030 strategy. An additional 2.5 GW is expected to be added by June 2025, expanding its total module capacity to 4 GW. 

In October 2024, it announced plans to venture into solar cell manufacturing with an initial 2 GW capacity to be scaled up to 5 GW (see India’s Solex Energy To Invest In 5 GW Solar Cell Capacity).