Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday laid the foundation stone for renewable energy company SAEL Industries' ₹8,200 crore solar cell and module manufacturing project in Jewar. According to reports from ETGovernment, the facility will be developed as an integrated 10 GW solar manufacturing ecosystem spread over 200 acres in Sector 8 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Gautam Buddha Nagar. The project represents a significant investment in India's renewable energy manufacturing capabilities, with SAEL planning to establish an annual manufacturing capacity of six gigawatts of solar cells and five gigawatts of solar modules. As per ETGovernment, the project will strengthen India's solar manufacturing ecosystem, reduce dependence on imports, particularly from China, create thousands of direct and indirect jobs, and provide new opportunities for MSMEs, logistics, engineering and technical professionals.
As reported by ETGovernment, the facility will be developed as an integrated 5 GW solar cell and 5 GW solar module manufacturing unit. SAEL stated that the project is expected to create around 20,000 direct and indirect jobs. Once operational, the facility will manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and TOPCon modules using advanced technologies, strengthening India's domestic solar supply chain amid growing demand for domestically manufactured solar products. The project is also expected to provide new opportunities for MSMEs, logistics, engineering and technical professionals in the region.
According to ETGovernment, Chief Minister Adityanath announced that Uttar Pradesh has set a target of generating 20,000 MW of renewable energy over the next two to three years, with the Jewar region emerging as India's solar manufacturing hub. He emphasized that solar technology, for which India has so far depended on China and other countries, will now be developed in Jewar. The state is currently generating around 6,000 MW of electricity from renewable sources and is moving rapidly towards the 20,000 MW target. Adityanath said the company was setting up the plant with an investment of ₹8,200 crore and planned to establish an annual manufacturing capacity of six gigawatts of solar cells and five gigawatts of solar modules. He added that the project would strengthen India's solar manufacturing ecosystem, reduce dependence on imports, particularly from China, and provide new opportunities for MSMEs, logistics, engineering and technical professionals.
As reported by ETGovernment, Adityanath highlighted that more than six lakh families in the state have become energy self-reliant by installing rooftop solar panels under the Prime Minister Surya Ghar Yojana. These families receive adequate electricity during the day, while their nighttime consumption has also reduced considerably. Their electricity bills have come down by 50 to 60 per cent, reflecting the growing strength of solar energy in Uttar Pradesh. Citizens with rooftop solar installations are collectively generating more than 2,000 MW of electricity in the state, reducing dependence on thermal power generation. Adityanath said the state's sugar industry had become self-reliant and was now producing nearly 55 per cent of India's ethanol. He also highlighted the state's progress in biofuels, saying Uttar Pradesh had emerged as the country's largest ethanol-producing state after the implementation of the ethanol blending policy.
As reported by ETGovernment, Adityanath highlighted that under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, electricity bills of 600,000 families in the state have declined by up to 60 per cent, reflecting the growing strength of solar energy in Uttar Pradesh. The region is set to emerge as India's largest logistics hub with plans for a Film City, Apparel City, world-class universities, and a Toy Park. SAEL Co-founder and Director Sukhbir Singh announced that the company plans to increase its investment in the state to ₹20,000 crore by 2029-30. Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh would continue to provide investors with security, infrastructure and all necessary support for industrial growth, welcoming SAEL's investment as part of the state's broader renewable energy strategy. He also announced that the government planned to establish 100 compressed biogas plants within the next year, with crop residue being supplied to these plants to produce CNG, compressed biogas and ethanol while providing farmers with an additional source of income.
