It is true that with every passing year, the highest temperatures are becoming the new normal, right? And with that, there is a high need to keep the homes and buildings cool, so that we can go about our day without worrying too much about the temperature outside. That’s precisely where solar glass comes into play because it is a special coated glass that reduces the amount of heat entering a building. Do you know that there are actually some best companies that make this solar glass in India? Yes, that’s why we are here to take a good look at the top 10 leading solar glass manufacturers in India as of 2024. Alright, here we go now.
1. Borosil Renewables
Top of the list is Borosil Renewables, the first solar glass manufacturer in India. Established in 2015, this company is continuously setting milestones. Currently, Borosil has a production capacity of 450 TPD (tonnes per day) for 2.8 GW of solar modules. With an expansion of 550 TPD planned, the company will be far ahead of its competitors. And yes, their products like Selene, and Shakti’s anti-glare and anti-soiling properties, and high chemical durability make them winning choices in this niche. It is not just their PV solar panels, but they are pretty big on the actual solar glass products which increase the insulation of your home and keep it cool in the summer.
2. Vishakha Renewables
Coming in at number two is Vishakha Renewables, one of the emerging players in the solar market in India. Vishakha supplies high-performance solar glass, encapsulants, and aluminum frames for power-generating solar panels. The company is known to supply products that are chemically enhanced to improve the strength, light transmission, and anti-reflective coatings thus, leading to an increase in the panel efficiency and its durability. The equipment, called coating line DRYLR, is the optical-coating process that provides the desired level of antireflection for the solar-glass, glass-for-PV as well as plastic-for-PV. The company recently committed to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat campaign and emphasized its efforts to reduce the reliance on foreign supply chains.
3. Triveni Renewables Pvt Ltd
Then there is Triveni Renewables Pvt Ltd which stands strong in the market with its global presence and environmental power and sustainability. It is the first company in the southern part of India to develop a plant for manufacturing solar glass. Its glass finds application in all areas to convert solar energy into electricity. Triveni is the manufacturer of high-efficiency glass, it manufactures glass of high quality to withstand stringent environmental conditions. Triveni Renewables supplies glass for application in solar, wind, and thermal power plants.
4. Gold Plus Glass
And did you know that Gold Plus Glass is the second-largest float glass manufacturer in India? With a 22 percent market share, it also holds the fourth position in the list with three production lines for solar glass (with a 2,050 TPD/3,150 TPD capacity), and a new line, which is the first-ever solar glass production line in the country, ready to put the company on the map in a big way. It has tie-ups with the Indian embassy in the UAE and the Saudi Arabian embassy in Delhi. The firm caters to diverse sectors, like construction, automobiles, and industrials, and its move towards solar glass production showcases a newfound interest in renewable energy solutions.
5. Asahi India Glass Limited
The fifth company in the list is Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS) and they are the leaders in providing integrated glass solutions from the automotive to the architectural sectors. They have multiple manufacturing plants across the country and the industries are catered to innovative products that offer beauty and functionality. These industries have three strategic business units like automotive glass, building and construction, and consumer glass. The products provided by them are benchmarked for quality and performance.
6. ClearVuePV
In sixth place is ClearVue, which is building on the concept of solar glass integration to create a range of smart infrastructure products. On top of that, ClearVue’s range includes dynamically tinting glass, smart blinds, and LED lighting, all integrated through IoT for energy efficiency, each of which is perfect for green buildings. Keeping in mind its track record of integrating solar technology with smart building management systems, ClearVue is a major contender for leadership in this whole go-green scene which is pretty strong in India right now.
7. Waaree Energies
Waaree Energies, another top solar company in India was founded in 1989. Waaree is currently ranked seventh in manufacturing PV modules in India with a production capacity of 12 GW under its roof. Their advanced manufacturing plants in Gujarat are producing high-efficiency mono/multi and TopCon PV modules. They manufacture robust inverters and solar gadgets with top-of-the-line quality. Simply put, their anti-reflective coatings and high-performance lamination techniques ensure longer durable PV modules exclusively making them leaders in the solar industry.
8. Vikram Solar
You see, with a production capacity of 3.5 GW, Vikram Solar is known as one of the largest partners for solar electrical solutions in India. The company has an effective portfolio of products such as high-efficiency PV modules, mono-facial, poly-facial, bifacial, solar glass, and others. This company is also in the news for making a significant investment in setting up a module facility in Colorado worth $1.5 billion.
9. RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd
Coming in at ninth position is RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd., which is the first vertically integrated solar PV modules and critical component manufacturer in India, with a combined capacity of 2.75 GW of modules and a specialization in Very High Efficiency (VHE) premium back sheets and advanced encapsulants. All in all, it all comes down to the fact that the environment is unforgiving and your technology needs to match it, and that’s what RenewSys India is good at.
10. Goldi Solar
Rounding out our list at number ten is Goldi Solar in Gujarat, providing modules and services (including EPC) with top-quality photovoltaic and promises of supply and support in more than 20 other countries. Goldi Solar’s HELOC Pro Series is one of their flagship products, alongside their 710 Wp bifacial HJT module with up to 22.85 percent efficiency.
Conclusion
That’s all for now. If you want to give solar glass a shot, then you must check out these solar glass companies because they are undoubtedly the best in the market. Alright, we’ll see you in the next one.
