“Our vision is to make India’s economic development energy-efficient. Over a period of time, we must pioneer a graduated shift from economic activity based on fossil fuels to one based on non-fossil fuels and from reliance on non-renewable and depleting sources of energy to renewable sources of energy. In this strategy, the sun occupies centre-stage, as it should, being literally the original source of all energy.

We will pool our scientific, technical and managerial talents, with sufficient financial resources, to develop solar energy as a source of abundant energy to power our economy and to transform the lives of our people. Our success in this endeavour will change the face of India. It would also enable India to help change the destinies of people around the world.” - Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh

New and Resources

• India Appoints Ex-Nuclear Chief as Head of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI); Agency to Oversee National Solar Mission (January 2012)

• NTPC's Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. - Phase I, Batch II Guidelines and Elaborations

• MNRE issues Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Guidelines for Selection of New Grid Connected Solar Power Projects, Batch II, Phase-I (August 2011)

• Cabinet approves Payment Security Mechanism for Grid Connected Solar Power Projects under Phase 1 of JNNSM (June 2011)

• Govt earmarks Rs 1.5K crore for off-grid solar projects over next 2 yrs (March 2011)

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy website

• Approval for 77.8 MW solar PV projects under phase 1(Dec 2010)

• SEMI India white paper: “The Solar PV Landscape in India – An Industry Perspective

• India to Spend $900 Million on Solar(Nov 2010)

• Ambitious Solar Plans Unveiled by India (Nov 2010)

• India's Massive Solar Program Underway (Dec 2010)