GameChange Solar and First Solar partner to support India’s domestic solar manufacturing push

The deal supports locally manufactured thin-film solar module deployment.

GameChange Solar and First Solar, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to advance the deployment of domestically manufactured thin-film solar modules in India.

The companies said the agreement builds on two utility-scale solar projects in India that have already been completed using First Solar modules on GameChange Solar’s Genius Tracker™ systems.

These projects have been operating for more than a year and have achieved approximately 99.8% uptime, demonstrating strong compatibility between the technologies.

The partnership comes as India tightens local manufacturing requirements under policies such as the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers and the Approved List of Cell Manufacturers.

With a limited number of compliant suppliers, First Solar’s manufacturing base in India is expected to help developers reduce regulatory risk and improve supply chain stability.

GameChange Solar said it has spent the past year conducting engineering and R&D work to ensure its tracker systems are fully compatible with First Solar’s India-produced modules, including its Series 7 platform.

The work includes design adjustments tailored specifically to its tracker architecture.

Both companies are also working to improve system performance, focusing on optimizing energy generation profiles through the combined use of First Solar modules and GameChange Solar tracking systems.