Tata Power in Talks with Odisha for 10 GW Ingot-Wafer Plant

• Tata Power plans a 10 GW ingots-and-wafers facility in Odisha to integrate solar cell and module production
• Current capacity, 4.55 GW of cells/modules; targets 33 GW renewable by FY30
• High import dependence for solar materials; government incentives aim to boost local manufacturing

Tata Power has been in talks with the government of Odisha to develop a new construction facility for manufacturing ingots and wafers that will produce 10GW of capacity in the state; a project that is projected to cost around Rs 10,000 crores to develop, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ingots and wafers are important components used as feedstock for solar cell manufacturing, module manufacturing, and semiconductor chip manufacturing. The initiative intends to vertically integrate Tata Power’s ability to manufacture solar cells and solar panels, thereby supporting both domestic and international markets.

Tata Power Odisha plans a 10 GW ingot wafer plant, boosting renewable manufacturing in India with solar ingots wafers India, marking a significant Odisha industrial investment and Tata Power expansion in clean energy manufacturing India.

As of today, Tata Power has a combined manufacturing capacity of 4.55GW for solar cells and solar panels, with 4.3GW being manufactured in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu and 250MW manufactured at Tata Power Bengaluru.

Tata Power has a current operational utility-scale renewable energy production capacity of 5.7GW of total capacity (4.7GW of solar energy and 1GW of wind energy) as of October 2025, and aims to achieve a target of developing 33GW of utility scale bypassing power (solar, wind, and coal) by FY30.

Additionally, the company is evaluating several locations for nuclear electricity generation, and has an operational coal-fired power capacity of 8.86GW.

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The Gopalpur area where Tata Steel Special Economic Zone is building the Gopalpur Industrial Park is a possible site for Tata Power's future 10 GW facility.

Although Tata Power has not publicly addressed the establishment of its facility, Tata Power's CEO, Praveer Sinha announced in November that they are currently selecting a location for their new facility.

The Indian solar industry has always depended on imports of polysilicon, ingots and wafers to facilitate its production, leading to increased costs due to limited volumes of polysilicon, ingots and wafers produced domestically.

According to the government of India, the rate of dependence on imported modules decreased from 88% in 2015 to between 65% and 70% today; therefore, a majority of solar developers continue to source their modules from China, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

In order to improve the capability of manufacturing solar modules within India, the government of India has introduced initiatives such as the Production-linked Incentive Scheme, Basic Customs Duties and the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers, resulting in India's capacity to manufacture over 100 GW of solar PV modules under the ALMM list as of August 2025.