UP CM Lays Foundation for SAEL's ₹8,200 Crore Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Unit in Jewar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation stone for renewable energy company SAEL's ₹8,200 crore solar cell and module manufacturing project in Jewar.
The facility will be spread over 200 acres in Sector 8 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Gautam Buddha Nagar. It is being developed as an integrated 5 gigawatt (GW) solar cell and 5 GW solar module manufacturing unit, forming a 10 GW integrated solar manufacturing ecosystem.
Once operational, the facility will manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and TOPCon modules using advanced technologies. The project is expected to create around 20,000 direct and indirect jobs.
SAEL Co-founder and Director Sukhbir Singh said the company plans to increase its overall investment in Uttar Pradesh to ₹20,000 crore by 2029-30.
The project is intended to strengthen the resilience of India's domestic solar supply chain and position the Jewar region as a solar manufacturing hub, alongside other upcoming projects in the area including an electronics manufacturing unit being developed jointly by Amber Group and Korea Circuits.