MNRE · List update · 6 November 2026 · Approved List of Models and Manufacturers; ALMM List-II (Solar PV Cells), 14th Revision, MNRE O.M. F. No. 283/51/2025-GRID SOLAR dated 6 Nov 2026

ALMM List-II for solar cells reaches about 47 GW after 14th revision; net-metering and open-access exemption runs to 31 December 2026

Open-access exemption ends: 31 December 2026

MNRE keeps adding solar cell capacity to ALMM List-II: the 13th revision dated 28 October 2026 took enlisted capacity to about 44.9 GW, and the 14th revision dated 6 November 2026 added about 2.13 GW, taking it to about 47 GW (Mercom's count). Net-metering and open-access projects stay exempt from List-II until 31 December 2026.

Why it matters. Domestic cell supply is growing, but C&I and rooftop projects should plan procurement around the end-December exemption cut-off.

What changes

14th revision of List-II, issued by MNRE on 6 Nov 2026, covers a single entry: a capacity addition for Reliance Industries' HJT cell unit at Jamnagar, now enlisted at 3,369 MW a year.
Mercom counts the addition at about 2.13 GW, taking total enlisted cell capacity to about 46.99 GW.
13th revision of List-II dated 28 Oct 2026 had added about 7,063 MW, taking the total to about 44.9 GW.
Capacity was about 37.8 GW after the 12th revision on 8 Oct 2026.
Net-metering and open-access projects are exempt from the List-II requirement until 31 December 2026.
List-III for ingots and wafers becomes mandatory from 1 June 2028.

Who is affected

Cell manufacturers · Module manufacturers · RE developers · Rooftop and C&I solar

Capacity totals are trade-press counts (Mercom for about 47 GW); MNRE publishes the list, not the total. The 3,369 MW figure is the unit's total enlisted capacity as shown in the 14th revision, not the increment.

Sources

Last checked 9 November 2026. Summary for information; rely on the official gazette text.

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