Avaada to start India’s largest solar cell manufacturing plant in Nagpur next month

Avaada Group says solar cell manufacturing at its Nagpur plant will begin next month, marking a major expansion of its Butibori complex from module production into domestic cell manufacturing.

The company says the new line will have 6,000 MW of annual solar cell capacity. If launched as planned, Avaada says the plant would be the largest solar cell manufacturing facility in India.

Chairman Vineet Mittal said no existing Indian solar cell maker currently exceeds 4,000 MW of capacity. He said the new line is part of a broader effort to build a vertically integrated solar manufacturing base in Maharashtra.

The Nagpur site already has 7,000 MW of solar module manufacturing capacity. Avaada said the overall project investment is about ₹13,000 crore, and that it has already raised around ₹10,500 crore through private equity and global debt.

From modules to cells

The Butibori plant has been moving in stages. A June 2025 report said the site had started module production and was targeting a shift to cell manufacturing by October 2025. A later report in January 2026 said Avaada Electro had already launched 720 Wp modules at the plant and was scaling output.

The latest company statement takes the project a step further by setting a near-term start for solar cell production. That progression matters because solar cells are a deeper manufacturing step than modules, and local cell production can reduce dependence on imported inputs.

Mittal has said the company wants to integrate the full manufacturing chain from polysilicon to ingots, wafers, cells and modules over the next year. The Nagpur complex is central to that plan.

Why it matters

Avaada says the cell line is intended to reduce reliance on imported solar cells, especially from China. That makes the project relevant beyond the company itself, because India has been trying to localize more of its solar supply chain.

The scale also places the plant in a competitive position within India’s clean-energy manufacturing sector. Avaada says the site employs about 3,200 people, underscoring the size of the existing operation before cell manufacturing begins.

Avaada Electro, the group entity operating the Nagpur unit, is also preparing an IPO. The company has not yet disclosed the issue size or timing.

What comes next

The launch date is still company-stated, and a formal commissioning notice has not yet been announced. The exact day production begins will need to be confirmed.

Other open questions include how much of the 6,000 MW capacity will be operational on day one and whether the company will publish updated capacity and employment figures after launch.

The group is also broadening beyond solar modules and cells, with related reporting indicating plans for battery manufacturing in Nagpur as part of its wider clean-energy push. For now, the clearest signal is the move to turn Butibori into a larger domestic solar manufacturing base.