Vikram Solar
Vikram Solar Limited is an Indian solar module manufacturing company based in Kolkata.[4] The company's primary business focus is manufacturing solar Photovoltaic (PV) modules, and also carrying out engineering, procurement, and construction services and operations and maintenance of solar power plants.[5][6][7][8] Vikram Solar has an installed capacity of 4.5 GW, as on March 2024,[9] with manufacturing facilities at Falta SEZ in Kolkata, West Bengal and Oragadam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. HistoryVikram Solar was founded in 2005 by Gyanesh Chaudhary[10] as a manufacturer of solar modules.[11][12] Vikram Solar commenced manufacturing operations in 2009[13] with an installed solar PV module manufacturing capacity of 12 MW. In 2009, Vikram Solar supplied, installed and commissioned 1st phase of 500 KW solar power plant at Solar Park Kottenheim, Germany.[13] In 2011, 3 MW solar plants were installed under the National Solar Mission of India.[13] In March 2013, Vikram Solar contributed to the solarisation of World’s 1st solar airport in Kochi, Kerala[14] In early 2014, the company designed, installed and commissioned India’s first floating solar plant in Kolkata.[15] 2015-2019 In 2015, Vikram Solar reached a production capacity of 500 MW[13] and signed an agreement with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to supply solar modules with a total output of 30 MW.[16] The company’s modules were awarded the “Excellent Performance” certificate in April.[17] The firm also played a key role in the commissioning of India’s largest rooftop solar installation at Kolkata airport the same year in December.[18] In February 2016, Vikram Solar expanded its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa through a partnership with Powertech Africa, entering 14 new markets, including Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania in February. This added to its existing offices in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa.[19] In the month of October, Vikram Solar formed a strategic cooperation to enter the Finnish market [11] and later that year, in November, signed a MoU with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.[12] In 2017, the company reached a manufacturing capacity of 1 GW.,[20] Gyanesh Chaudhary was appointed Chairman of the Renewable Energy & Energy Storage Division of IEEMA in January 2018.[21] The company opened a sales office in Massachusetts, USA in February.[22] and an office in Gurgaon in May.[23] and launched the Tigo-integrated Smart module called SOLIVO at Intersolar Munich in the following months.[24] The half-cut cell module was unveiled as well by the firm at REI 2018 and they also commissioned a 200 MW plant in Andhra Pradesh for a solar power generation company.[13][25] In 2019, Vikram Solar secured a contract to install a 140 MW solar project for NTPC and commissioned East India’s largest single shed rooftop project of 2.15 MW.[13][26] 2020-present In 2020, the company secured a 300 MW project from National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).[27] By December, Vikram Solar had commissioned a 919.73 kWp rooftop plant in Falta, West Bengal, to power part of its solar manufacturing operations.[28] The company launched the M6 cell series modules in 2021.[29] It also commissioned a 225 MW plant for NTPC in Uttar Pradesh, the largest in the state.[30] By June, the company surpassed 3 GW in terms of modules shipped globally[31] and Vikram Solar became India’s largest module manufacturer with up to 2.5 GW capacity and inaugurated a 1.3 GW module manufacturing facility in Chennai.[32] In 2022, Vikram Solar reached 2.5 GW in module production capacity.[13] In 2023, the company increased its module production capacity to 3.5 GW.[13][13] In 2024, it launched n-type monocrystalline cell modules and heterojunction (HJT) PV modules.[13] ProjectsBelow are some of Vikram Solar's project references: India
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