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SolarIndiaOnline.com the online partner for the conclave.The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian Semiconductor driven industry launched the report on “Solar PV Industry : Global and Indian Scenario” along with the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at the inaugural session of the first annual Solar PV Conclave 2008 held in New Delhi. The conclave was supported by MNRE, TiE and Sandisk. SolarIndiaOnline.com was the online partner of the conclave.Padma Vibhushan Dr. … Continue Reading

Possibilty of setting up Concentrating Solar Plant by R- Power Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-promoted Reliance Power (R-Power) is planning to invest over Rs 600 billion (Rs60,000 crore) in renewable and alternative energy resources such as hydroelectric, wind, solar and fuel cell-based power. At the AGM of the company, Mr. Anil Ambani, the Chairman said, “Recent initiatives announced by the Government of India for Grid Interactive Multi-Megawatt Solar Thermal Power had given a boost to the solar power market in the country”. Adding, he said that R-Power is considering the possibility of setting up a one-of-its-kind, 100 … Continue Reading

Moser Baer India’s wholly owned photovoltaic (PV) subsidiary has received in full the agreed capital injection of Rs 415 crore from a consortium of global investors to fund the capacity expansion of its high efficiency crystalline silicon and thin film solar verticals.The company currently has an annual capacity of 120 Mw, including 40 Mw of amorphous silicon Gen 8.5 thin film modules. The investment is intended to fund the expansion of the crystalline silicon cell manufacturing to 180 Mw and amorphous silicon thin film to 120 Mw. Earlier this month, the company had announced signing of definitive contracts … Continue Reading

Solar India Online – the online partner.The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor driven industry will launch the “ISA- NMCC report on the Solar PV industry: Global and India scenario, 2008″. The study has been supported by National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and Government of India. ISA has carried out this study in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report will be released at the first annual ‘Solar PV conclave 2008′ to be held on September 29, 2008 at New Delhi. The conclave will include sessions on topics like policy framework, financing, … Continue Reading

Government’s new policy for semiconductor fabs and eco-system units has led to a flow of investments in this sector, which has attracted three new solar photovoltaic (PV) proposals worth nearly Rs.55, 000 crore in the last two months. With that the overall proposals under the scheme reached to 14 with a total investment of about Rs.1, 36, 000 crore.New investments plans came from Vavasi Telegence which would invest about Rs.39,000 crore for solar photovoltaic and polysilicon unit, EPV Solar, which has plans to invest about Rs. 4,000 crore for solar photovoltaic unit and Lanco Solar, with an investment of … Continue Reading