Scaling Sustainable Integrated PV Manufacturing Globally

As solar deployment world-wide prepares to accelerate after the pandemic, many regions and countries will attempt to build up a sustainable solar manufacturing ecosystem. The reasons for this may be manifold – energy security, job creation, investment in new green technologies, and potential reduction in costs. Questions which arise are whether the full value chain of manufacturing should be taken up, and what are the types of technology to be used. This paper addresses these points, and proposes possible policy and technology paths to be followed for India. It also suggests how lessons being learned in India in solar manufacturing could be applied globally.