Clean Energy Newsletter

Set out below are some of the major recent developments in the clean energy sector in India:

1. Solar and Wind Power

ALMM – Solar Wafers

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India ("MNRE") on September 12, 2025 issued a draft amendment to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers ("ALMM") Order, 2019, proposing the introduction of ALMM List-III for solar wafers, for stakeholder comments.

Some of the key features of the draft amendment are:

• ALMM List-III would be applicable from June 1, 2028
• ALMM List-III would not be issued unless it contains at least 3 wafer manufacturing units which must operate independently and would not be under common ownership or control, whether directly or indirectly, and the aggregate wafer manufacturing of such units is at least 15 GW per annum;