Indian PV manufacturer Jaskon plans to operationalise an initial 3 GW of integrated ingot, wafer and solar cell manufacturing capacity in India by the end of 2028, Ivan Saha, Managing Director of Jaskson Engineers Limited, told pv magazine. Saha said the company may subsequently expand its ingot and wafer manufacturing capacity to up to 10 GW and its solar cell capacity to up to 5 GW, depending on market conditions.

The company intends to develop its ingot-wafer and cell manufacturing projects simultaneously, although the cell facility could become operational ahead of the ingot-wafer plant.

Saha said the company’s strategy centres on vertical integration, with the company seeking to control manufacturing quality across the ingot, wafer and cell stages rather than relying entirely on external wafer suppliers.

“By controlling wafer quality and cell quality, we can have greater confidence in the final product,” Saha said.

He explained that silicon wafer characteristics, including oxygen content, dislocation levels and resistivity, can influence downstream cell performance. Producing wafers in-house would allow Jakson to control these parameters and optimise the manufacturing process.

Jakson currently has approximately 1.2 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity. Saha said the company’s current investment focus is on backward integration rather than substantial additional investments in standalone module manufacturing, which he described as a relatively lower-value segment with higher operating costs.

Instead, JAKSON plans to focus on backward integration through ingot, wafer and cell manufacturing. The company may sell cell production to the market or explore arrangements to convert cells into modules, depending on market requirements.

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