Saatvik Green Energy Limited (SGEL), one of India’s fastest-growing and fully integrated renewable energy manufacturing companies, has successfully commissioned and operationalised a 2 GW in-house EPE (Protective Encapsulant) film manufacturing facility at its Ambala campus in Haryana. The new facility is co-located within the company’s existing solar module manufacturing complex and marks a key milestone in Saatvik’s strategy to deepen vertical integration and build long-term supply-chain self-reliance.
With this commissioning, Saatvik joins a select group of Indian solar manufacturers that possess captive encapsulant production capabilities. Encapsulant films are a critical component in solar PV modules, playing a central role in protecting solar cells, ensuring strong interlayer adhesion, maintaining electrical insulation, and delivering long-term durability under diverse operating conditions. By bringing EPE film production in-house, the company gains tighter control over quality, consistency, and performance across its module portfolio.
The in-house EPE line enables Saatvik to exercise direct oversight over material formulation, optical properties, and lamination behaviour. This ensures uniform quality across high-wattage M10 and G12 module formats and supports enhanced reliability over the operating life of solar installations. The move is expected to further strengthen customer confidence, particularly in large utility-scale and commercial projects where long-term performance is critical.
Beyond quality control, the facility delivers meaningful cost optimisation benefits. Eliminating dependence on external suppliers helps reduce transportation, freight, insurance, and heavy-duty packaging costs associated with long-distance procurement. These efficiencies lower overall material handling expenses and reduce waste generation, directly contributing to more competitive module manufacturing costs while reinforcing Saatvik’s sustainability objectives.
From a risk-management standpoint, captive EPE production significantly improves supply-chain resilience. Reduced reliance on imported materials and third-party vendors helps insulate operations from global supply disruptions, shortages, and raw-material price volatility. This ensures steady material availability and uninterrupted production, an increasingly important advantage as India’s solar manufacturing ecosystem scales rapidly.
The new facility also enhances Saatvik’s innovation and customisation capabilities. In-house research and development allows faster optimisation of encapsulant chemistry and supports advanced solutions tailored for high-efficiency, bifacial, and large-format solar modules. This flexibility enables the company to address the evolving requirements of utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and export markets more effectively.
