Bengaluru,Industry leaders and experts from the solar PV industry today announced that the industry has seen more than 300% growth of MW capacity solar/PV installations in the last two years. A number of proposals for setting up large and small solar/PV power plants have been submitted by public and private sector companies to achieve the 1100MW target of Phase I of the National Solar Mission (NSM), estimated at about Rs18,000 crore of investment. Participating at an interactive panel discussion and curtain raiser for SOLARCON India 2010, Indias largest solar energy focused business & technology event, prominent industry leaders such as N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Chairman, Solar Energy Manufacturers Association of India and Chairman of Solar Energy Society of India (AP chapter), Ramesh Subramaniam, Chief Operating Officer, Titan Energy Systems Ltd, Gautham Nalamada, CEO, Photon Energy Systems Ltd, Hari Surapaneni, President and CEO, Solar Semiconductor Ltd and Steve Belkin, COO, Sunflower Solutions said that grid connected solar/PV plants provide a clean platform to increase power production in the country.
Sathya Prasad, President - SEMI India and Convener, SOLARCON® India 2010, announced that SOLARCON India 2010 will focus on the theme - Achieving 1000 MW of solar generation capacity by 2012 followed by 20,000 MW by 2022. Setting the context for the panel discussion on the occasion he said, Recent policy and planning announcements and the launch of the NSM by the Government of India suggest a clear recognition that PV will play an increasingly prominent role in Indias energy strategy. Large solar/PV power plants are just taking off with about 10MW of current installed capacity. The industry and all the stakeholders now need to focus on successful implementation of projects under NSM. This years edition of SOLARCON India will bring together the best professionals from industry, government, academia, as well as financiers to discuss key implementation aspects and challenges ahead. Todays panel will kick start this discussion by highlighting the key opportunities and challenges in setting up solar/PV projects and sharing key learnings from real implementation
About SOLARCON India 2010: SOLARCON India 2010, is the premier solar energy focused exhibition and conference in India. It combines a best-in-class international Exhibition & a three-day Conference at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad between July 28 -30, 2010. The conference attracts high profile participation of solar energy leaders from all segments of the industry supply chain, academia and the government from India and around the world. The event attracts highly focused business visitors including industry executives & professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, financiers, academics, architects/builders and other end-users.,
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About SEMI/PV Group
SEMI India, the Indian arm of the global industry organization SEMI was established in 2008 in Bangalore. SEMI serves the needs of the industry and the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, photovoltaic and display industries. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI is engaged in nearly all of the major technology regions of the world including India. Primary activities include conferences and trade shows, international standards development, public policy, market research, environmental, health and safety (EHS)
