RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd has planned to increase manufacturing capacity of its Encapsulant (EVA & POE) lines to 3 GW, from the current 1.65 GW. Similarly, the Backsheet capacity is being expanded to 4 GW from the present 3 GW.
These investments have been encouraged by the growing domestic solar PV industry and are based on government’s policies to promote local manufacturing through various initiatives under the Aatmanirbhar Bharath Abhiyaan, a release from RenewSys India said.
The Encapsulant and Backsheet components of a module have a significant role in the performance and life of solar modules
According to Avinash Hiranandani, Global CEO & Managing Director, RenewSys India said, “The Indian solar industry is growing at a steady pace. To be competitive however, we need indigenous manufacturing to keep up with global advances in technology in both the PV module and PV component manufacturing areas.
The Encapsulant and Backsheet components of a module have a significant role in the performance and life of solar modules. Our investments in technology, R&D and capacity expansion will help India maintain the foothold we have established as a key player in the global market.”
RenewSys is currently India’s largest producer of indigenously formulated Encapsulants and Backsheets
Currently RenewSys is India’s largest producer of indigenously formulated Encapsulants and Backsheets and is among the top five manufacturers worldwide. Established in 2012, the RenewSys Bengaluru facility has supplied nearly 9 GW of Encapsulants and Backsheets the world over. It has to its credit, India’s first commercially launched, UL certified POE and India’s first Backsheet patent.
The company’s Bengaluru plant houses an exclusive Encapsulant and Backsheet testing lab that is NABL accredited, world-class European machinery, and has produced and supplied nearly 9GW of Encapsulant and Backsheet worldwide.
(Key to abbreviations: EVA = Ethylene vinyl acetate; POE = Polyolefine elastomer)
Featured photograph shows inside view of a manufacturing facility of RenewSys India.