Jakson Engineers Limited, an India-based engineering and renewable energy company, has signed a contract with European technology provider Ecoprogetti SRL to establish a photovoltaic (PV) module recycling plant in India. The project marks Jakson’s entry into PV module recycling as part of its clean-energy manufacturing and lifecycle strategy.
The planned facility will have the capacity to recycle around 300 MW of solar panels annually, equivalent to more than 500,000 PV modules per year. The plant has been designed to process 60 panels per hour, handling approximately 1.62 tonnes of material per hour and over 13,500 tonnes of PV waste each year. The system is intended to enable the safe and environmentally sound treatment of end-of-life solar panels.
The agreement was formalised between Gagan Deep Chanana, Joint Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jakson Engineers, and the Managing Director of Ecoprogetti SRL, in the presence of Bharat Gupta, Board of Director of Jakson Engineers.
The recycling facility is expected to recover materials including aluminium, glass, silicon, copper and silver from discarded PV modules. The company said this would help reduce reliance on virgin raw materials and support the development of a circular supply chain for the solar industry, as India’s installed solar capacity continues to expand and older modules approach the end of their operational life.
“This investment marks an important step in India’s clean-energy transition. By recovering valuable materials such as aluminium, glass, silicon, copper and silver, we will be reducing the industry’s dependence on virgin raw materials and ensuring that solar power becomes truly circular and resource-efficient,” said Gagan Deep Chanana, Joint Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jakson Engineers.
Jakson said the recycling project complements its ongoing manufacturing expansion in the solar sector. The company recently laid the foundation stone for Phase I of a 6 GW integrated solar ingot, wafer, cell and module manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh. The project is backed by an investment of more than INR 80 billion and is aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing across the solar value chain.
The company indicated that combining upstream manufacturing with downstream recycling capabilities is intended to support long-term sustainability and resource efficiency within its renewable energy operations. The PV recycling plant is expected to address the growing challenge of managing solar waste as large-scale solar installations commissioned over the past decade begin to reach the end of their service life.
“As India expands its solar footprint, the responsible management of end-of-life modules will be essential for the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sector,” said Bharat Gupta, Board of Director of Jakson Engineers. “This facility will divert thousands of tonnes of waste from landfills each year while returning critical materials back into the manufacturing ecosystem.”
Jakson Engineers Limited operates across engineering, procurement and construction, renewable energy, and infrastructure-related businesses, with a focus on power generation and energy solutions.
