SAEL Industries to set up Rs 8,000 cr solar facility in Uttar Pradesh

In a significant boost to India’s renewable energy ambitions, SAEL Industries Limited, through its subsidiary SAEL Solar P6 Private Limited, has announced an investment of approximately ₹8,200 crore to establish an integrated solar manufacturing facility under the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

The facility will house a 5 GW solar cell manufacturing unit alongside a 5 GW solar module production line. It will also produce high-efficiency Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) solar cells, strengthening India’s position in the global solar technology sector.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath handed over the Letter of Comfort to Sukhbir Singh Awla, Co-Founder and Director of SAEL Industries Limited, marking a key milestone for the project. Construction is expected to commence within the year under YEIDA’s supervision.

“Uttar Pradesh is charting a bold and aggressive path towards renewable energy, setting an ambitious target of generating green energy. Projects like the one undertaken by SAEL's ₹8,000 crore are vital to achieving this. This is the future, and Uttar Pradesh is ready to lead,” said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Commenting on the development, Sukhbir Awla said, “This facility will be a major leap for scaling our manufacturing capabilities and reinforcing our contribution to the future of solar manufacturing in India.” He further added, “Setting up this integrated facility in Uttar Pradesh allows us to bring technology and manufacturing close to home while contributing actively to India's clean energy transition. It aligns with the state's solar policy and national missions like Viksit Bharat @2047 and Atmanirbhar Bharat and enables us to contribute towards strengthening the domestic supply chain, reducing reliance on solar equipment imports."

Once operational, the new plant will boost SAEL's total solar manufacturing capacity to 8.5 GW. The project also supports the company’s backward integration approach, bolstering its rapidly growing Solar Independent Power Producer (IPP) portfolio, which currently exceeds 6.7 GW across India.