Solarcon India 2012 Kicks Off Brightly In Bangalore Today
SOLARCON India 2012 kicks off brightly in Bangalore today
Bangalore, 3 September, 2012: SOLARCON India 2012, the fourth edition of Indias premiere solar energy focused event with the theme "The Promise of Affordable Solar Power in India: Unraveling the Bottlenecks and Identifying Solutions", organized by SEMI India in association with the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka; Karnataka Udyog Mitra (KUM); Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) and supported by the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) was inaugurated today by Shri Jagadish Shivappa Shettar, Honble Chief Minister of Karnataka and Shri Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani, Honble Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka.
Speaking at the inauguration, Shri Jagadish Shivappa Shettar, Honble Chief Minister of Karnataka said, Our government has given a new thrust to the solar power sector by implementing a new renewable energy policy. We have added 441 MW of renewable energy includes wind and solar during 2011-12. In our budget 2012-13 we have proposed to setup a Green energy fund by levying surcharge of 5 paise per unit on industrial and commercial consumers. The surcharge will be complimented by a support of Rs. 25 crores from the government. The resources available in the fund will be utilised to encourage rooftop grid connected solar project.
Our state aims to achieve the solar energy target of 200 MW by 2016. Our government has made it mandatory for all new houses to install solar water heaters. Apart from that the government and local authorities have taken the initiative to install large number of solar street lights and signals within Bangalore and few other cities, we plan to extend the solar street lights across the state.
Shri Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani, Honble Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka said, The Karnataka state initiated by releasing Solar Policy 2011-16, proposes to install 200 MWs Solar power by 2015-16 for procurement by ESCOMs to meet the Renewable Purchase obligation RPO. Solar Power projects of 80MW capacities for 2011-12 & 2012-13 are awarded to successful bidders through competitive bidding. State owned Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd., KPCL has commissioned 4 nos. Of Solar Power projects with aggregate capacity of 19MWs, and yet to install 5 MW Solar power plant at Kaginele, Haveri district.
The State government is planning to establish Solar parks in Bijapur, Gulbarga and Yadgir districts, in order to ensure to provide PLUG & PLAY facility for speedy implementation of Solar projects.
The cities of Mysore and Hubli-Dharwar are covered under model solar-city programmes; and roof-top harvesting programmes are likely to be taken in these cities under Net- metering concept.
Karnataka nodal agency KREDL has identified 1000 major buildings across the state for implementation of Solar PV projects of capacity more than 100kW. About 100 major commercial institutions have been identified for steam-cooking systems. Karnataka leads in the installation of solar water-heating systems in the country.
KREDL proposed set up of a Solar Park in 5000 acres land in Bijapur district; and the State and Commerce & Industries Department is currently co-ordinating to get land and other pre-requisites on a top priority as facilitator.
SOLARCON India 2012 kicks off in the presence of Mr. James CP Chen, vice president, Solar Business Group, AUO Group, Taiwan; Dr. Martha Symko Davies, Solar business manager, NREL, USA; Ms. Bettina Weiss, Vice President, SEMI PV Group; Mr. William Polese, Managing Director, Lux Research Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Singapore and Mr. Debasish Paul Choudhury, President - SEMI India. At SOLARCON India 2012 more than 100 companies will present their products on an exhibition space spread over 60,000 square feet. More than 5000 visitors are expected to attend India's dazzling event on solar energy.
SEMI India facilitates the Government of Karnatakas Solar initiative to make Karnataka the next Solar Hub of India. Mr. Debasish Paul Choudhury, President, SEMI India, added, SOLARCON INDIA 2012 is a platform to give voice to the solar manufacturing industry and eco-system in India, and to further serve the constituents through a wide range of initiatives, such as workforce development, industry standards, public policy, market research and environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs. Also, we are pleased with the proactive efforts by the Government of Karnataka to support, collaborate and aid the companies in the Solar eco-system.
"An economy based on Hydro Carbon is unsustainable. We will be failing in our duty to the next generation unless we optimize the use of resources. The untapped potential in alternative sources of energy holds the key to a sustainable future. I complement SOLARCON India 2012 in helping re-focus on the issues that we now dwindle upon. I am sure the Conference will throw up many more new ideas and suggestions, which will lead us the way forward," said Mr. M.N. Vidyashankar, IAS, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department, Governemnt of Karnataka.
About SOLARCON India 2012
SOLARCON India 2012 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 Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC), Bangalore between September 3-5, 2012. The theme for this year will be: "The Promise of Affordable Solar Power in India: Unraveling the Bottlenecks and Identifying Solutions. 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 and professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, financiers, academics, architects/builders and other end-users. For more information, please visit, www.solarconindia.org.
About SEMI and PV Group
SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronics manufacturing supply chains. The SEMI PV Group represents SEMI member companies involved in the solar energy supply chain. Our 2,000 member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. SEMI maintains offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
SEMI India, the India office of the global industry organization SEMI, was established in 2008 in Bangalore. For more information, visit www.semi.organd www.pvgroup.org. Follow SEMI India at: http://in.linkedin.com/in/semiindia and http://twitter.com/SEMIIndia.
The SEMI India PV Advisory Committee represents companies that include manufacturers, equipment and materials suppliers, solar power project developers and academia, and connects the complete PV supply chain in India. The 15 members represent: Tata BP Solar, Applied Materials India, Lanco Solar, Solar Semiconductor, Moser Baer India, Titan Energy Systems, Oerlikon Solar, Websol Energy Solutions Ltd., SunEdison Energy India Pvt. Ltd., AES Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., Department of Energy Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and Siemens Ltd.
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