Indosolar, Reliance, First Solar among 11 companies to manufacture solar PV modules

The allotments are part of tranche two of a production-linked incentive scheme by the govt with a total outlay of 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion).

Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of residential houses in Modhera, India's first round-the-clock solar-powered village, in the western state of Gujarat | Reuters file photo

New Delhi: India has selected 11 companies to manufacture 39,600 megawatts (MW) of domestic solar PV modules, including Indosolar, Reliance and First Solar, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.

The allotments are part of tranche two of a production-linked incentive scheme with a total outlay of 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion), the statement said.

($1 = 82.2150 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi; editing by Jason Neely)

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