HYDERABAD: “If the government allots one lakh acres of land to at least 10 districts, 20,000 MW of power through solar energy can be generated in the next decade. India has a huge potential for solar enery-generated power”, said EVR Sastry , former adviser, ministry of new and renewable energy and member of energy committee, FAPCCI.The Federation of AP Chambers of Commerce (FAPCCI) in co-ordination with the New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) and Solaria India Pvt Ltd organised a workshop on Thursday on solar power generation in AP. Speaking at the conference, EVR Sastry mentioned that 100 MW of solar photo voltaic energy projects through Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd is set for completion by this year end. Out of the total, 11 MW have been commissioned so far. Apart from this, the NTPC Vidyuth Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has invited bids for 350 MW of solar power projects, with each plant size up to 20 MW, planned to be completed by 2013.Suvi Sharma, president, Solaria Corporation, Fremont, USA opined that China is India’s toughest competitor in the solar energy sector. "The country has been doing inspirational production with regard to solar energy and India will have to set its pace faster to meet the level of expertise with which their policies are being executed," Sharma expressed. He maintained that solar power would do better for the country than nuclear power. “We suggest that India shouldn’t waste time on nuclear energy and instead pick up lessons from the disasters in countries investing heavily in nuclear energy.”Germany, which has only a fraction of the energy available compared to India, leads the solar power business across the globe. Following closely is Italy, which also has a much lesser energy output at its disposal.
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