Gujarat-based Solex Energy has signed a deal to order 1.2 GW of solar module production equipment from Jinchen Machinery, China. …
The production line is being installed near Surat. Once fully automated, it will be capable of manufacturing panels based on wafers up to 210 mm and featuring multi-busbar cells and micro-gap technology. The manufacturer has stipulated that 600 MW first phase of the order will be commissioned by October 2021. According to a MoU with Jinchen, the installation of phase two will begin as soon as the initial production capacity goes into operation. Solex has planned to take a ‘backward integration’ approach to expanding its production capacity as it will develop a 1 GW solar cell production facility after the module line is completed.