Jakson Engineers has kicked off its INR 80 bn (USD 910 mn) project to build a 6 GW integrated solar manufacturing complex in central India’s Madhya Pradesh, Press Trust of India reports. With a budget of USD 227 mn, the first phase of the project involves building a 3 GW cell manufacturing plant and a 4 GW module production facility.

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The facility will boost domestic PV panel production in line with the government's policy to achieve self-reliance. In phase two, the firm will build a 6 GW solar wafer plant and an additional 3 GW each of cell and module manufacturing facilities. The project will be completed in three years, creating 4k jobs, according to a Jakson press release. The plant is projected to begin rolling out its first modules in May 2026, with cell production starting in September 2026.

IN CONTEXT- Madhya Pradesh’s largest solar investment: The state’s Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is pitching Madhya Pradesh as a manufacturing and logistics hub for India’s clean-energy transition.

What’s Jakson? Founded in 1947, Noida-based Jakson Group is a diversified energy and engineering company spanning engineering, procurement, construction, distributed solar, modules, and gensets. The company has supplied solar solutions across MENA markets including the UAE and Qatar, as well as Uzbekistan. It has offices in Dubai and Riyadh.

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