H&H Aluminium unveils India’s largest solar frame manufacturing facility in Gujarat to use imported machinery from China

To indigenously manufacture aluminium frames for solar modules in India, Gujarat-based H&H Aluminium Pvt Ltd has set up “India’s largest aluminium solar frame manufacturing plant” at Rajkot with an investment of ₹150 crore. Interestingly, the company will operate the plant with a production-line imported from China.

The plant with 24,000 tonnes per annum capacity was inaugurated by Gujarat BJP President and Union Jal Shakti Minister, CR Patil at an event in Ahmedabad on Friday. “The trial production of the plant spread over 28,000 square meter at Chibhda village, commenced in June 2025 and is expected to start commercial production within the next one month. At full capacity, the plant will be able to support sales of ₹700-750 crore per annum,” said Uttam Patel, director of H&H Aluminium Pvt Ltd. 

“Our initial target is to meet the quality provided by China. Pricing and quality were the two major reasons why indigenous production of aluminium frames for solar modules did not pick up in India. The quality (of domestic production) is not at par with that of China,” Patel said. When asked if the company was relying on indigenous technology for manufacturing the aluminium frames, he said, “The large machineries needed for this plant is being imported from China. These machineries are not manufactured in India. The entire production line has been imported which includes aluminium extrusion presses and anodising lines.”

“Compared to India’s requirement, this facility is small. But will expand it slowly,” the company official added that India has been importing 90-95 per cent of aluminium solar panel frames, and in September 2024, the Government of India imposed an anti-dumping duty for a period of five years on imports of anodised aluminium frames for solar modules originating in or exported from China. The anti-dumping duty ranges from $403 to $577 per tonne and is imposed on imports from specified Chinese producers or exporters and any other non-specified entities.

“This anti-dumping duty came after we had bought land and machinery for the project. We knew the government would help,” Patel remarked. The company will source the aluminium needed for the plant from National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) and Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO)/ “As we have just commenced our trial production, we have given only a trial order. But monthly we will require about 2,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots for our monthly operations,” Patel said. The plant will generate employment for 300 people.

Published on July 4, 2025