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Government Denies Lending Freeze on Renewables, Shares Data to Guide Solar Financing

The energy ministry says it provided manufacturing-capacity figures to lenders to encourage investment across the solar supply chain.

Overview

  • MNRE clarified it issued no advisory asking banks or financial institutions to stop lending to renewable power projects or green equipment manufacturers.
  • The ministry said it circulated current domestic solar PV manufacturing capacity data to the Department of Financial Services and lenders including PFC, REC and IREDA.
  • The information spans modules, cells, ingots and wafers, polysilicon and key ancillaries such as solar glass and aluminium frames to support better-informed financing decisions.
  • Officials said the goal is a calibrated approach that expands lending beyond module plants into upstream and ancillary segments, aligning with the PLI scheme for high-efficiency modules.
  • MNRE highlighted sector momentum with solar module capacity rising from 2.3 GW in 2014 to about 122 GW on the ALMM, non-fossil capacity reaching roughly 259 GW as of October 31, 2025, and a 500 GW by 2030 target.