Himachal Pradesh set to get first solar grade silicon plant

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Himachal Pradesh, is all set to house country's first solar grade silicon manufacturing plant. A proposal has been submitted to the state government by Indo-Norwegian Solar Pvt Ltd, a joint venture company, which intends to invest between Rs 1,200 -1,500 crore for setting up a Solar Grade Silicon manufacturing facility.

Sources in the industry department informed, that the company will submit the final proposal soon and is scouting for land.

“We have suggested the company, to establish the project in Una, as the land requirement is upto 80 acres. The total manufacturing capacity of the plant is likely to be around 5,400 tonnes of silicon per annum. Power requirement is expected to go upto 30 MW,”said an official.

Based on a unique Norwegian patented technology, Solar Grade Silicon, the core material for making solar cells, would be manufactured at the plant. This technology would reduce cost of production, consume less power during the production process, and cost of the plant is much lower than the conventional Siemens technology based process, said company officials.

The company will set up the plant in the first phase, to produce 600 tonnes of silicon per annum. On completion the plant would produce 5,400 tonnes per annum, major portion of which would be for the export market. A facility for cutting the Silicon ingots into wafers, suitable for making solar cells would also be set up.