Reliance Industries Ltd has launched its first solar panel production line at the Jamnagar giga factory in Gujarat. This is a major milestone in the company’s aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2035 and $10 billion clean energy strategy.
The Jamnagar giga factory has an annual design capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW), and can scale up to 20 GW. The newly operational production line manufactures high-efficiency panels capable of generating up to 720 watts of power at peak, according to Reliance CFO V Srikanth Venkatachari.
During an investor presentation, Reliance, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, outlined its extensive plans to reduce reliance on Chinese imports and foster domestic manufacturing capabilities. This includes a USD 10-billion strategy unveiled in 2021, focusing on renewables, storage, and hydrogen production.
The development comes ahead of the Indian government’s June 2026 mandate requiring clean energy projects to use solar modules made with domestically produced cells, reducing reliance on Chinese imports and boosting local manufacturing.
RIL is also pushing ahead with plans to establish large-scale battery manufacturing capacity. Its upcoming facility will initially produce 20 GWh of battery cells, scalable to 30 GWh through modular design. The company is simultaneously securing land and transmission assets to support the generation of 150 billion units of renewable electricity annually.
Further strengthening its green energy portfolio, Reliance is constructing a fully integrated green hydrogen and green chemicals complex in Kandla, Gujarat. Spread across 2,000 acres, the complex will include multi-gigawatt electrolyser production units. The company has also formed joint ventures to accelerate electrolyser manufacturing for green hydrogen production.
In parallel, Reliance is developing 55 integrated compressed biogas (CBG) plants by 2025. Ten of these plants are already operational, forming part of the company’s broader shift towards circular and sustainable energy solutions.
The renewable energy push is spearheaded by Reliance New Energy, a subsidiary focused on building a USD 7.2 billion green energy manufacturing ecosystem at the Jamnagar complex. The site will ultimately include production lines for solar modules, battery storage systems, electrolyser units, semiconductor materials, power electronics, and a dedicated R&D centre.
