HJT solar cells are now included in India’s ALMM List-II, with Reliance Industries entering the list with 1.238 GW capacity
The 6th revision adds over 3 GW of solar cell capacity, taking total enlisted capacity to 29.9 GW
Other manufacturers, including Jupiter Solartech and Websol Energy, have expanded their mono-PERC bifacial cell capacities as enlisted entities
Heterojunction (HJT) solar cells have been officially included in the Indian government’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II, with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) making its debut through its HJNxx solar cell model.
In the 6th revision of ALMM List-II for domestically manufactured solar cells, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has enlisted over 3 GW of new solar cell capacity, including RIL’s 1.238 GW.
Produced at RIL’s New Energy Complex at Navagam/Kana Chhikari in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, the HJT cell offers an average solar cell efficiency of 25.40% and an average wattage of 5.60 W.
The PID-free, zero-busbar (0BB) cell has dimensions of 210 × 105 mm. Its ALMM validity is from April 13, 2026, to April 12, 2030.
RIL is set to become a multi-GW-scale HJT solar PV manufacturer, as the company aims to install 20 GW of cell and module capacity at its Jamnagar site. A year ago, in April 2025, it commissioned the 1st GW-scale solar module manufacturing line, as shared during its Q4 2024 financial results (see Reliance Commissions 1st Line Of 10 GW Solar Manufacturing).
The Mukesh Ambani-led company also has plans to build GW-factories for energy storage, batteries, electrolyzers, fuel cells, and power electronics (see Reliance Announces Power Electronics Giga Fab). On the deployment side, RIL targets 100 GW of solar energy in India by 2030.
Among the new additions in the 6th revision is Jupiter Solartech Private Limited’s 991 MW mono-PERC bifacial cell capacity with 23.70% average efficiency and 7.94 W average wattage. Jupiter Solartech is part of Jupiter International, which is already included in ALMM List-II with 339 MW and 440 MW mono-PERC bifacial cell capacity located at the company’s Solan location. Jupiter’s total ALMM List-II enlisted capacity has now increased to 1.77 GW.
Websol Energy is also already enlisted with a capacity of 602 MW of monocrystalline bifacial PERC cells. It has now expanded its total capacity to 1.202 GW at its West Bengal location.
With these additions, ALMM List-II now has 29.9 GW of enlisted solar cell capacity. The list is set to come into force from June 1, 2026 (see India To Impose ALMM For Solar Cells From June 1, 2026).
