Vikram Solar's 9 GW TOPCon cell plant at Gangaikondan on schedule for first cells in December 2026
Vikram Solar's 9-GW N-type TOPCon solar cell plant at Gangaikondan, Tamil Nadu, is on schedule to make its first cells in December 2026, with the full 9 GW to be commissioned in phases.
By ScoutQuest · · 1 min read
- First Cell Production
- first cells in December 2026
- Cell Capacity Expansion
- expand cell capacity at Gangaikondan to 12 GW within the cell phase
- Ingot/Wafer Facility Target
- A 9 GW ingot and wafer facility, the third phase at Gangaikondan, is board-approved and targeted for FY29
- Release
- Launch / capacity
🏭 The cell plant sits at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Gangaikondan, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, and is being developed through wholly owned subsidiary VSL Green Power Private Limited.
🏭 Vikram Solar says that at full capacity the plant will supply high-efficiency TOPCon cells for the majority of the company's module production.
🌍 The company says the cells will serve utility-scale, rooftop, PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM programmes where domestic content requirements apply, as well as global customers.
🏭 A 9 GW ingot and wafer facility, the third phase at Gangaikondan, is board-approved and targeted for FY29, the company says.
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More numbers
- Cell plant capacity, Gangaikondan9 GW
- Planned cell capacity expansion, Gangaikondan12 GW
- Employment on campus, Gangaikondan2000
- Ingot and wafer facility capacity, targeted FY299 GW
- Integrated campus area, Gangaikondannearly 200-acre
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