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Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) had earlier notified Approved List of Models & Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar PV modules with effect from 10.04.2021 and ALMM for solar PV cells with effect from 01.06.2026. 

The ALMM is a mechanism to ensure reliability of producer, for protecting the consumer interests, while ensuring larger energy security of the country. The mechanism has also ensured quick promotion of domestic solar manufacturing industry in the country, which currently stands at 91 GW of solar PV modules and 27 GW of solar PV cells.

An amendment to the order dated 09.12.2024 on ALMM for solar PV cells is issued on 28.07.2025, to further clarify and ease out the procedures for projects bid out by Govt. agencies including under Section 63 of the Electricity Act 2003. As a part of the amended procedure, the ALMM for solar PV cells will be mandatory only one month after the publication of ALMM list for solar PV cells, which is currently under process. However, the effective date for mandatory use of solar PV cells under ALMM list, for projects commissioned from 1^st June 2026 onwards, will remain as notified earlier.

Above measure is expected to give ample clarity to bidders in submitting their bids in tenders which are required to have provisions for bidders, to submit their bids, keeping in view the mandate for using both solar modules and cells from ALMM lists.

This step will boost the domestic solar manufacturing projects in the country while adequately addressing the issues faced by the renewable power developers in complying with the ALMM for solar PV cells. This will expedite solar cell manufacturing and will help it to keep pace with the growing module manufacturing capacity in the country.

The aforesaid amendment dated 28.07.2025 can be accessed at https://mnre.gov.in or here

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Navin Sreejith

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