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Agastya Energy plans Rs 7,800 crore solar ingot-wafer plant
A company called Agastya Green Energy makes parts for solar panels.
They already make solar cells and solar modules.
Now they want to make even more parts called ingots and wafers.
Ingots and wafers are the basic building blocks used to make solar cells.
They plan to build a new factory in a place called Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The factory will be in an area called the Orvakal Industrial Area.
Building this factory will cost about Rs 7,800 crore, which is a very large amount of money.
The new factory will be able to make 12 GW of ingots and 12 GW of wafers.
This will help India make more solar parts at home instead of buying them from other countries.
Agastya Green Energy Ltd announced expansion into integrated 12 GW ingot and wafer manufacturing.
The project will be located at the Orvakal Industrial Area in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
The project cost is approximately Rs 7,800 crore.
The expansion will complement the company's existing solar cell and module manufacturing capabilities.
The project will establish 12 GW each of integrated ingot and wafer manufacturing capacity.
- Who
- Agastya Green Energy Ltd, part of the Anubhav Agarwal Group
- What
- Announced expansion into integrated 12 GW ingot and wafer manufacturing
- Where
- Orvakal Industrial Area in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- When
- Not specified in the article
- Why
- To strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities and enable greater domestic value addition in India's solar manufacturing sector
Key facts
- Company
- Agastya Green Energy Ltd
- Parent Group
- Anubhav Agarwal Group
- Project
- Integrated 12 GW ingot and wafer manufacturing
- Location
- Orvakal Industrial Area, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- Project Cost
- Approximately Rs 7,800 crore
- Capacity
- 12 GW each of ingot and wafer manufacturing









