India’s way to a bright SOLAR future

Domestic content rules:

Protecting a small industry vs. securing India’s future energy supply at lowest costs?

Date/Time: 19 November/10.30 – 12.30

Event: at Intersolar Mumbai 2014

Venue: Hall 5, Presentation Stage, Booth 5.C60, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

Background:

Under the National Solar Mission launched in 2010 India has set itself ambitious targets to become one the world’s leading solar nations. At the moment the total installed solar power in India is about 2 GW which should become at least 20 GW until 2022. Grid and Off-Grid-PV-power solutions should not only become an integral part of India’s future RE-mix but also form up a competitive solar industry. Can this be reached by domestic content rules? The Indo German Energy Forum (http://www.energyforum.in/), established in 2006, is a neutral platform of political dialogue inviting all stakeholders engaged in the discussion about the requirements that India’s Solar Mission is becoming success story.

Urgent questions been raised by the panel:

  • Can domestic content regulations really sustainably protect the Indian cell- and module manufacturers?
  • How to get competitive in a global 40 GW+ market with high economies of scale and quality standards?
  • What is the priority: protecting a rather small industry vs. securing India’s future energy supply at lowest possible costs?
  • What can be learned from European examples and Chinese solar industry?

Input presentations:

  • Understanding the global solar market in relation to India, Martin Ammon, Senior Analyst, EuPD Research http://www.eupd-research.com
  • The German experience and the effects to the labour market, Reinhard Ling, Managing Director IBC-Solar , http://www.ibc-solar.de/
  • The inside view from India, Shaibal Gosh
    President – International Buisness
    Waaree Energies Ltd., http://www.waaree.com/

On the Panel:

  • Ivan Saha, President & Chief Technical Officer, vikram solar, www.vikramsolar.com
  • Vinett Mittal, Managing Director Welspun Energy Ltd. http://www.welspunenergy.com/welspunenergy/about_leadershipTeam.html
  • Reinhard Ling, Managing Director, IBC-Solar Germany, http://www.ibc-solar.de/
  • Martin Ammon, Senior Analyst, EuPD Research http://www.eupd-research.com
  • Shaibal Ghosh, President – International Business
    Waaree Energies Ltd., http://www.waaree.com/

Moderation:

Alok K. Brara, CEO and Publisher of PowerLine, INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE and RenewableWatch

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