TaiyangNews at Renewable Energy India Expo 2025 - Live Blog

And it’s a wrap! After 3 rigorous days of meetings and interviews, and with a lot of learnings to sink in and material to write about, here’s Team TaiyangNews signing off from the floors of REI 2025.

TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela caught up with Goldi Solar CTO Mehul Doshi and Head of Marketing Communications Kumar Arpit at REI 2025. They shared that the company is now a 14.7 GW strong module manufacturer as they prepare for cell manufacturing based on LPCVD technology to be ready for next-gen technologies.

TaiyangNews caught up with AMS Group Chairman Jayesh Mistry and Managing Director Jayesh Panchal at REI 2025. The group provides ultra-high purity specialty gases, chemicals, and delivery systems for solar cell manufacturing facilities. It also provides O&M services to build the skill set of site operators. The duo shared that the company is now coming up with a dedicated manufacturing facility in Surat, in Gujarat’s booming solar PV industrial ecosystem, to provide Made in India products. It is expected to be online by December 2026.

Avaada Group President Prashant Choubey introduced the company’s latest advanced solar and battery energy storage system (BESS), Avaada Halo, which offers a continuous power supply up to 10 kW and up to 19 kW with solar support. This plug-and-play system caters to both residential and commercial applications. The product, accompanied by an 8-year warranty, promises up to 95% efficiency.

Kayan Kalthia, Executive Director of Business Development at Kosol Energie, spoke to TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela about the company’s growth strategy. Even with a 3.3 GW solar module manufacturing capacity, which is set to be expanded to 6 GW by the end of next year, Kosol is focusing on horizontal development, such as BESS manufacturing, to capture growing demand and differentiate itself. 

Xavier Scaria, CTO of Fimer India Private Limited, emphasized the importance of continued innovation in the inverter market. He says Fimer is the only inverter company to have an R&D center in the country. This keeps us growing technologically and keeps us ahead of the competition, he added.

Krishna Arjun, Vice President of Technology at Swelect Energy, says that the company’s strategy in the solar PV supply chain is one of horizontal growth, hence the focus on BOS. While module manufacturing remains an integral part of its portfolio, Swelect is building on its experience in power electronics to expand its BESS portfolio. At REI 2025, Arjun discussed the company’s new G12R solar module and spoke at length about its new hybrid inverters under the Numergy series.

On the last day of REI 2025, Team TaiyangNews is going full throttle – catching up with industry leaders, uncovering insights, and bringing you every highlight from the trade show floors.

At REI 2025, TaiyangNews MD Michael Schmela and Head of Technology Shravan Chunduri were happy to catch up with Subrahmanyam Pulipaka, the CEO of India’s solar sector association, NSEFI, which is leading the industry from the front to push India’s solar growth forward.

Working on its vertical and horizontal integration, Pahal Solar has broken ground on a 2 GW TOPCon solar cell and 2 GW aluminum frame factory in Gujarat. Pahal Solar’s Vice President - Sales: International and Domestic, Nitin Barvaliya, said the company is gearing up for the growing domestic demand. It also landed a 112 MW non-DCR module order at REI 2025 for its 600 W panels.

Dr. Khushbu Patel, AGM Business Development at Indian encapsulants and backsheets manufacturer Alishan Green Energy, said the company’s total encapsulant production capacity is at 6.6 GW, and will be fully ramped up by mid-November 2025. She added that the company is expanding in response to growing domestic demand and targets to scale up to 10 GW for encapsulants by August 2026. Alishaan launched 3 new products at REI 2025: Low Acid EVA, Down Conversion EPE, and TOPCon EPE.

Varun Singh, Head, Sales & Sourcing - India, at PV Hardware, stressed the importance of India as a market for the tracker manufacturer’s growing portfolio. He sees trackers gaining traction in this market. Since establishing an office in India in November 2024, PV Hardware's target has been to achieve 100% localized component manufacturing within 16 months. Having already achieved nearly 92% of this target, Singh said the company is on track to reach 100% by February 2026. He claims this will be the fastest 100% localization by any global tracker manufacturer in India. This is aligned with the company’s strategy to 'Make for India and the world'.

Chowdary Charan, Technical Office Director at PV Hardware, emphasizes the importance of the company’s communication architecture for solar trackers, with a range of almost 10 miles (16.1 km). This ensures trackers communicate well and signals are always reliable, he shares

In a rapidly changing solar PV technology space, Alpex Solar Limited has switched from a previously planned mono PERC solar cell line to TOPCon technology. Instead of the 1.6 GW planned earlier, the TOPCon cell line will now sport 2.2 GW capacity. In conversation with TaiyangNews, Alpex Solar CEO Aditya Sehgal attributed the change to changing market demand. It will also provide the company control over its supply chain ahead of the Indian government’s upcoming ALMM List-II for solar cells, also referred to as ALCM, which is to be implemented from June 2026. It has also entered a technology partnership with US-based Sigma Materials for manufacturing in India.

Nalin Kumar Sharma, heading the renewable energy business as President of My Home Power, the renewable energy arm of My Home Group, a diversified conglomerate with several multi-billion-dollar businesses. He shared that the company has ambitious plans for India’s renewable energy sector, aiming to build a 5 GW IPP portfolio while also entering solar PV and battery storage manufacturing with multi-GW plans to be realized over the next few years: He emphasized that talent development is a critical area for India to stay competitive globally, highlighting the need to invest in nurturing and training PhDs and industry specialists in renewable energy.

Inox Solar, part of INOXGFL Group, operates a 3 GW solar module plant in Bavla, Ahmedabad. The company aims to bring its 5 GW cell line in Dhenkanal, Odisha, online by May 2026, ahead of the ALCM in June 2026. From a technology point of view, the company has opted for TOPCon for now and is already evaluating other next-generation technologies to keep up with the changing times. Inox recently struck a deal with Chinese PV giant LONGi for a collaboration for G12R modules for the Indian market. Their future collaboration will also explore back contact technology, according to the company management

Chetan Shah, Chairman and MD of Solex Energy Limited, believes that choosing the right technology is crucial at this critical juncture in the PV industry, but talent is equally important for success. There is a need to increase collaboration with R&D centers and institutes to ensure the right skill set is nurtured for the industry's sustainable growth. Solex itself has roped in ISC Konstanz for its upcoming rear-contact module, said Shah.

A dedicated, domestic full-scale solar PV supply chain is key to India's energy security, something Avaada aims to contribute to. Speaking with TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela, Avaada Group Chairman Vineet Mittal said the company aims to be a 'sand molecule to intelligence' company, catering to the growing AI and Data Center demand in the near future.

UHP Technology Private Limited is one of the major providers of utility solutions to solar manufacturers in India. UHP MD Manjunath Jyothinagara has seen the journey of the Indian solar PV industry from an average 30 MW cell line to a multi-GW scale today. This growth, he says, offers opportunity for consumables and other industries. The industry needs a dedicated and local support, which is what UHP provides. Among its latest offerings, UHP claims to be the only company in India to provide a 'Made in India' gas abatement solution to get rid of toxic gases in a solar manufacturing plant.

Manjunath Reddy, the Founder and MD of DhaSh Group of Companies, says the company is already at 41 GW annual capacity and is well on its way to achieving 63 GW by December 2025, which will make it India’s largest solar component manufacturer. At REI 2025, DhaSh has launched new PV ribbons, produced at its fully automated manufacturing facility, for high-efficiency TOPCon and HJT modules.

Abhilash Pamulaparthy, Senior Director Products and Engineering at Nextracker, sees ample opportunities for India’s rapidly growing solar market, as the US company brings customized products to the Indian utility-scale market.

To succeed in today’s solar PV market, a company must have scale, technology, and innovation, says Vinay Rustagi, Chief Business Officer at Premier Energies. He adds that Premier is firmly on the right path, advancing with this three-pronged strategy.

Brijesh Khanna, President Operations at Solex Energy Limited, unveiled the company's 'rear contact' module at REI 2025. Still in the prototype stage, and with support from ISC Konstanz as the technology partner, it is expected to be commercially available in 2026.

Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of ReNewSys, was in conversation with TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela at REI 2025 in Greater Noida. Feeling upbeat about the growing market demand, he believes companies with cell production capacities will have an edge in the Indian market in the near future. 

Grew Energy COO Hardip Singh unveiled the company’s newly launched G12R High-Power Series (635 W) module at REI 2025. Soon to be commercially available, this module follows the company’s ALL BLACK module launched at RE+ 2025, which is dedicated to the US Market. Reflecting on the overall industry dynamics, Singh said the regulatory framework has been helpful for the Indian PV industry. Now these huge investments need policy stability going forward.

Amit Barve, CEO of Rayzon Solar, said the company is getting into vertical and parallel integration.

He feels India is on the right path to creating an apt ecosystem for the PV industry, but at the same time, the industry needs to watch out for mindless expansion.

Prashant Mathur, CEO of Saatvik Solar, introduced the TaiyangNews team to the company's new product, the G12R N TOPCon Bifacial G2G module, with up to 635 W of power.

He also introduced the company’s recently launched UDAY Series inverters, compatible with high-power PERC/TOPCon bifacial panels.

Speaking to TaiyangNews at #REI2025, Sunayan Borah, General Manager at Citizen Solar, described the company's new G12R Series 640+ Wp n-Type TOPCon module.

With up to 23.69% efficiency, these modules will be commercially available from January 2026.

Gujarat-based Citizen Solar currently operates 1.2 GW of module production capacity, and is expected to expand to up to 2.6 GW by January 2026.

Suhas Donthi, from one of the earliest solar PV manufacturers, Emmvee Group, says adopting TOPCon has been a smarter choice for the company, as it opens up a larger market base beyond India.

The company is also keeping an eye on other technologies if demand goes up.

During the 3-day event, the TaiyangNews team will be on the floor of REI Expo 2025, meeting companies, stakeholders, and decision-makers to bring our readers the latest and the breakthrough technologies introduced this year. Watch this space!