The new line expands Tata BP’s production capacity by 61% to 84 megawatts (MW), to more closely match its annual module output of 125MW.
The firm, founded in 1989, is owned 51% by BP Solar and 49% by Tata, India’s largest business group, with commercial interests running the gamut from steel and automobile production to information technology.
“Global demand for solar is expected to grow over 80% in 2010, and in India it is likely to grow fivefold to 150MW,” says BP Solar chief executive Reyad Fezzani.
