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Premier Energies to Relocate 4 GW Solar PV TOPCon Cell Line from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh

Premier Energies is relocating its proposed 4 GW Solar PV TOPCon Cell manufacturing line from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh’s Naidupeta Industrial Park as part of a backward integration strategy, co-locating it with a 5 GW silicon ingot and wafer facility.

March 10, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey

Hyderabad-based solar PV cells and modules manufacturer Premier Energies has decided to shift the company’s proposed 4 GW Solar PV TOPCon Cell manufacturing line from Seetharampur Industrial Park in Telangana to Naidupeta Industrial Park in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh.

The company has attributed this relocation to its backward integration strategy. “After conducting a comprehensive market analysis, the management of the company has decided to implement a backward integration strategy by co-locating the silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility with the solar PV cell manufacturing operations,” the company said in a regulatory filing.

It further added that the 4 GW Solar PV TOPCon Module line will continue to be implemented in Telangana.

For setting up the integrated facility, the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation has granted the company 269.71 acres of land, with 169.71 acres already allotted and an additional 100 acres having been granted in-principle allotment.

This site will accommodate 4 GW Solar Cell TOPCon along with the 5 GW silicon Ingot and wafer manufacturing facility, supporting the backward integration strategy and ensuring a seamless supply chain for both the ingot and wafer production as well as the PV cell manufacturing, stated the company.

It further added that the total land acquisition cost of INR 1,621 million will be financed through the unutilised offer proceeds previously earmarked for general corporate purposes, in line with the company’s funding strategy. “The amount being deployed in the new project will remain the same as mentioned in the prospectus without any deviation except the amount being incurred for acquisition of land,” it said.

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