India has set extremely ambitious goals in the field of renewable energy and plans to reach an installed capacity of 500 GW by 2030, of which 280 GW will be solar energy. In 2025, India was the world’s third-largest solar market in terms of annual new installations, underscoring its growing global significance.
To achieve these expansion goals—similar to current strategic discussions in Europe—India is intensifying its efforts to strengthen domestic production capacities and increase the resilience of supply chains. A key instrument in this effort is the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) program, which supports the development of up to 100 GW of domestic module production capacity by 2026.
Despite a highly price-driven market environment, the Indian solar sector offers significant cooperation potential for German and European companies—particularly in the areas of technology, production equipment, quality standards, innovation, grid integration, and system solutions.
India’s designation as the focus country for Intersolar Europe 2026 thus offers an excellent platform to highlight market opportunities, strengthen bilateral exchange, and initiate concrete cooperation opportunities across the entire value chain.