India key to expansion, focus on localisation here: US-based First Solar

PLI scheme winner working with home-grown players to develop component supply chain in India

One of the three winners of the Centre’s first round of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for high-efficiency solar modules, US-headquartered First Solar will finally set up its first 3.5 gigawatt (Gw) solar module manufacturing unit in the country. It has identified a location in Tamil Nadu. India clearly is central to its expansion plan — the focus being on building localisation.

One of the top 10 solar manufacturers in the world, First Solar has been in India for nearly a decade, having also witnessed the early stirrings of utility-scale solar power in the country.

Speaking with Business Standard, Sujoy