Waaree Clean Energy Solutions (WCES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mumbai-based Waaree Energies, announced its entry into the specialty gases market by proposing to set up a plant at GIDC Saykha in Dahej, Gujarat, to supply ultra-high-purity (UHP) gases and chemicals to semiconductor and solar cell manufacturers.
The new pan-India business will target semiconductor fabs, OSAT and ATMP facilities, advanced electronics manufacturers and solar cell production lines, as India seeks to build domestic capacity across the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ecosystem, the company stated in an official release on Thursday. WCES plans to develop the specialty gases business in phases. The initial plans include multi-purpose warehousing and storage infrastructure, a dedicated unit for purification of UHP ammonia and a phosphine-hydrogen (PH₃/H₂) mixing plant. The company also plans to add UHP oxygen, while UHP hydrogen is already commercially available.
The company plans to offer a broader portfolio of high-purity gases and chemicals, including silane, ammonia, nitrous oxide, phosphine mixtures, boron trichloride (BCl₃), trimethyl aluminium, diborane, germane/hydrogen mixtures, HBr, SF₆, nitric oxide, fluorinated gases and calibration gases. WCES will also provide customised gas and chemical supply systems and nitrogen plants. Its proposed Total Gas & Chemical Management System will cover storage, delivery, safety monitoring and inventory management.
“Semiconductor and solar cell manufacturing cannot scale in India without a reliable, high-purity gas and chemical supply chain alongside it,” Anuj Sharma, CEO of WCES, stated. “This is a natural extension of our deep-tech manufacturing and clean energy expertise,” he added.
The company said high-purity process gases and chemicals are still largely imported and that building domestic supply would help address a critical requirement for India’s semiconductor and solar manufacturing ambitions. The move follows Waaree’s broader push into the semiconductor ecosystem. businessline had, in April, reported on Waaree’s plans for a semiconductor foray, as the company looked to participate in India’s expanding semiconductor and electronics manufacturing value chain.
The specialty gases business will give Waaree a presence in an important upstream segment of the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain, rather than semiconductor chip fabrication itself.
Waaree Energies, established in 1990 and headquartered in Mumbai, said it has approximately 29 GW of solar PV module manufacturing capacity and up to 15.4 GW of solar cell capacity, with a presence across India and more than 25 countries.
Published on September 24, 2026
