SunEdison is planning to establish a solar park of 18 MW capacity in Tiruneveli, Tamilnadu. It is also looking at more such parks in the State as more numbers of commercial establishments and industries are expected to go in for solar power systems.
With the option of open access, there is opportunity for more number of commercial and industrial electricity consumers to go in for solar power.
The company has installed over 12 MW solar energy systems in the State and solar pumpsets are a focus area. Farmers will be able to use the land during dry months too with solar power systems.
Regarding market for solar energy across the country, company said that Gujarat and Rajasthan lend more to solar energy because of the geographical advantages. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have favourable solar policies.
The company sees opportunities in rural electrification scheme. Off grid installations reduce grid power consumption in rural areas and these are small panels with battery. It has done these projects in about 100 sites in different States.
No comments:
Post a Comment