Engineers India Ltd (EIL) announced this week it has been appointed as owner’s engineer for Adani Group’s 30,000 MTPA polysilicon and 500 MTPA monosilane project. It landed the contract from Mundra Solar Technology, a group company of Adani Enterprises.
Polysilicon is the primary component for manufacturing photovoltaic panels. Globally, polysilicon production is concentrated in China and the US. Monosilane (SiH4) is a gaseous compound used for production of polysilicon.
India’s ambitious solar power generation target implies that the country would need significant PV component manufacturing capacities to meet the resulting demand. However, the nation lacks polysilicon manufacturing capacity and is dependent on imports.
As part of its strategic plan, Adani Group targets 10 GW of polysilicon-to-solar module manufacturing capacity up and running by 2025. The group, which already manufactures cells and modules, recently unveiled its silicon ingot made in India.
“[Polysilicon production] would be a step towards realizing the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. This would also contribute towards nation’s target of Net Zero by 2070,” stated EIL.
This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.
2 comments
By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.
Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.
You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.
Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.