Reliance Industries Ltd has commissioned its first gigawatt-scale solar module production line, the company announced following its FY25 earnings.
The fully automated line, located in Jamnagar, India, produces HJT panels with up to 720 W output and is certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
“We have commissioned the first gigawatt-scale solar module manufacturing panels that can generate 720 W at peak”, said V Srikanth Venkatachari, Chief Financial Officer of Reliance. “It is possibly the largest panel that we have.”
The facility is initially designed for 10 GW annual capacity, with a modular setup enabling expansion to 20 GW.
“Overall, in each [stage] on the entire solar chain, the engineering is complete, the long lead items and procurements are complete, and construction is going on in full swing,” Reliance said at a recent analyst meeting.
The company aims to create a fully vertically integrated production line covering the manufacturing of polysilicon, ingot, wafer, cell, panel, glass, and polyolefin elastomer (POE).
Reliance is also pursuing 30 GWh of battery manufacturing capacity and has started solar farm development in Gujarat’s Kutch region.
It is building a 2,000-acre green hydrogen ecosystem in Kandla, with electrolyser production through partnerships, including one with Norway’s Nel ASA.
All initiatives support Reliance’s $10bn plan, announced in 2021, to drive renewable energy, storage, and hydrogen growth as it targets net zero emissions by 2035.
According to the firm, domestic solar manufacturing will help India meet its target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
