India's solar story: Cell shortage may be short-lived as capacity set to tripple

India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said. At present, the country has around 32 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity and is expected to rise to around 100 GW by December 2027.India already has more than 200 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity. Solar panels, or modules, are made using solar cells. The current shortage has come into focus after the government introduced the approved list of models and manufacturers for solar cells, or ALMM List-II.The rules are particularly relevant for rooftop and other projects that require locally made cells.Cell production to rise sharplyVineet Mittal, chairman of Avaada Group, said that the gap between supply and demand would not last for long as more cell-making capacity comes online.“India has approximately 32 GW of enlisted domestic solar-cell capacity, with further capacity expected to be commissioned…