Foundation Stone laid for SAEL’s Rs. 82 billion Solar Manufacturing Unit

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation stone for renewable energy company SAEL's Rs. 82 billion solar cell and module manufacturing project in Jewar.

The facility, spread over 200 acres in Sector 8 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Gautam Buddha Nagar, is being developed as an integrated 5 gigawatt (GW) solar cell and 5 GW solar module manufacturing unit.

SAEL said in a statement that the 10 GW integrated solar manufacturing ecosystem will strengthen the resilience of India's solar supply chain amid growing demand for domestically manufactured solar products. The project is expected to create around 20,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Speaking at the event, Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh has set a target of generating 20 GW of renewable energy over the next two to three years and that the Jewar region will emerge as India's solar manufacturing hub.

"Under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, electricity bills of 600,000 families in the state have declined by up to 60 per cent. This reflects the growing strength of solar energy in Uttar Pradesh," he said.

Once operational, the facility will manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and TOPCon modules using advanced technologies. Adityanath said solar technology, for which India has so far depended on China and other countries, will now be developed in Jewar.

He added that the state government has also laid the foundation stone for a new electronics manufacturing unit being developed jointly by India's Amber Group and Korea Circuits.