Conversation Highlights:
-Contendre is providing its customers with PV modules ranging from 40Wp to 415Wp with the Full Cell technology.
-Contendre’s state-of-the-art fully automated production ensures production accuracy and efficiency leading to consistently high-quality output.
-Our cutting-edge, hyper-hygienic manufacturing facility and best-in-class production equipment make us one of the most technologically advanced PV module-producing facilities in India.
How have the business and sales been for Contendre so far in 2022?
For Contendre, It has been a very adventurous journey so far. Starting back from our initiation year of 2019, the industry has seen a lot of ups and downs be it the Covid pandemic, supply chain disruption, GST slab change, policy changes, etc. Talking about the current financial year we saw a humongous policy change, the implication of a 25% basic customs duty on solar cells and a 40% duty on module imports which has had a huge impact on the entire industry making the overall market rotation a bit slower. But despite this situation, Contendre Solar on the contrary saw massive growth in Business. Contendre Solar has been fortunate enough to supply its products and services across the globe on all different scales and sectors. Be it power plants, government projects, private industries, or domestic residences, Contendre has served and has been accepted by all. With the Company’s Year on Year growth rate of more than 1000%, our customer base multiplying immensely, and our presence is felt across the country and even internationally has today made Contendre one of the fastest growing Solar PV brands in the country.
Please brief our readers about your products and services.
Contendre Solar is one of India’s most Premium Solar PV Manufacturing and Solutions companies. We are an ISO-certified organization headquartered in Mumbai with a State-of-the-Art, Automated Solar PV Module Manufacturing Facility located at Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India. Contendre strives to produce and provide Indian, high-quality solar products and turnkey solar solutions ensuring the highest in-class power output and best-in-class reliability to our customers. Contendre’s product line is tailored for residential, commercial and utility applications. Every Contendre solar modules and solutions are certified and surpass industry standards, proving excellent performance over the long term.
With our equipment already advanced & upgraded to keep up with the fast-evolving technology, we are able to provide our customers with a wide range of products along with a special option for customization. Currently, Contendre is providing its customers with PV modules ranging from 40Wp to 415Wp with the Full Cell technology. We have already initiated the process of expansion which will allow us to expand our horizons further and add new products to our portfolio including the Multi-busbar and HJT Technology.
Could you highlight some specialties of your products?
Our products are subject to very stringent quality and reliability testing programs staffed by our qualified and highly trained production engineers, thus helping us achieve a high degree of process reliability. excellent production results, and top-quality products. The high quality of Contendre panels is further supported by the very low claims rate. Contendre’s state-of-the-art fully automated production ensures production accuracy and efficiency leading to consistently high-quality output. Our modules receive multiple quality checks throughout the process and are subject to stringent quality and reliability testing. Each product exceeds industry requirements and is backed by an independent 25-year performance warranty and a 12-year product warranty. Our products are manufactured from the highest quality, and raw materials and exceed International Electrotechnical Commission quality standards and are certified for the same by Third Party Laboratories. We are already up with the advancements in Module technology being proven by our varied range of products like Highly efficient modules, High System Voltage modules (1500V), Module Level Power Electronics, etc.
Tell us about your manufacturing facilities and the current capacity.
We function with a determination and drive to deliver superior quality, affordable solar products to our customers. Owing to that is our investment in our state-of-the-art production facility which includes our best-in-class production equipment and machinery all the way from Europe. Set at a strategic location right in the center of the country, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra provides maximum accessibility for the movement of both man and material across the globe. Our superlative, fully automatic production line offers an annual production capacity of up to 75MW with minimum breakage rates and a high level of production accuracy. Our cutting-edge, hyper-hygienic manufacturing facility and best-in-class production equipment make us one of the most technologically advanced PV module-producing facilities in India.
How do you plan to accelerate your growth in India against the competition?
Catering to the demand for Contendre Solar products and services in the market and to the government’s initiative towards making in India we are executing an expansion of our company in all aspects, be it our production capacity, our team size, our product range, or anything and everything of our company. Contendre Solar will grow 3 folds by the end of the next financial year. We have always believed in having a technical advantage rather than competing in volume which can be seen, with us being the only company in India to have been able to produce 415Wp Modules in 72 full cells and we will follow the same trend in our further journey. Us being known for our quality and technically advanced products will indeed allow us to have a stable share in this highly competitive market.
