INDIANEWS
Large rooftop solar ISA looks to
project for India
the future at
recent summit
MOSER BAER PHOTOVOLTAIC (MBPV),
a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited, THE INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR
has announced that it has won a contract ASSOCIATION (ISA), made a good
from Roads and Buildings Department of start on the second and concluding
Gujarat to set up one of India’s largest day of the recent ISA Summit. The
roof-top solar photovoltaic (SPV) sessions focused on areas and topics
installations in Surat. The SPV system, of relevant to the success of India’s
approximately 135 Kilowatt-Peak (kWp) semiconductor industry including,
installed capacity, will run a 40kW load for patterns in industry funding, the
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10 hours every day and will charge a potential to harness alternate sources
battery bank of 6,000 ampere hours. of energy such as solar energy and
methods to succeed in a business
Work on the project has already started environment with the current
and the complete system will be economy. Constructive and affirmative
commissioned by April 2009. MBPV will ideas were also shared towards
also manage the operations and seeding local technologies for
-pv-management.com maintenance of this site for seven years. domestic requirements.
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Commenting on the on going The key takeaways of the summit
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development, Rajiv Arya, the Chief rooftops, telecom towers, banks and include the emerging domestic market
Executive Officer of MBPV, said: “This ATMs, rural electrification, water pumping, giving rise to India specific products
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contract underlines our unmatched etc. The systems are specially designed and opportunities. Healthcare and
capability to design and build reliable and for reducing the load on diesel generators solar photovoltaic were emerging
customised solar systems in a cost- or even totally eliminating them, thereby segments. The downturn also gave an
effective manner. This project is in line helping customers achieve breakeven on opportunity for local companies to
with the Gujarat government’s focus on their investments within a reasonable time become global.
clean and renewable energy in the state.” frame. After achieving breakeven users
get almost free power for the rest of the In conclusion, no crisis should be
MBPV has within two years of its life of the system, which typically is allowed to go waste. The summit
existence established itself as India’s between 10 to 15 years. In addition, concluded that India has the
largest integrated solar photovoltaic MBPV views large solar farms as one opportunity to lead the world.
player. It offers customised grid-hybrid, of its key growth drivers and has a Innovation and entrepreneurship are
off-grid and power back-up solutions for a special wing to provide turnkey services the future for growth. ISA is the trade
number of applications like building for such farms. body representing the semiconductor
driven industry in India and has
around 120 members from India and
India growth to dramatically slow
outside. This includes design
companies, the solar fabs as well as
the related ecosystem. ISA has the
ACCORDING to a report from the India market (Total Market - TM) is poised aim of supporting the business
Semiconductor Association (ISA) and to grow from $5.9 billion in 2008 to interests of its members.
Frost and Sullivan (F&S) the Indian $7.59 billion in 2010 at a CAGR of 13.4
semiconductor industry will only grow per cent. The total market for ISA is engaged in providing current
half of previous predictions. semiconductors is based on the overall and credible data on the sector
consumption of semiconductors in through research publications;
An industry report put out by the ISA and India, in any form (can be purchased working with state and central
F&S states that the decline in CAGR, locally, imported as part of Completely governments to improve the
from 26.7 per cent, in the earlier report of Knocked Down or Semi Knocked Down, attractiveness of the sector; and
2007, to 13.4 per cent, in the current imported as a complete product), by any providing events to create visibility
report, is on account of revised source (Sources are directly from and networking opportunities for the
investment and manufacturing scenario semiconductor company offices in industry growth. ISA is working on an
seen in the second half of 2008. India, distributor sales, direct imports etc) India Semicon Vision to ensure the
According to the report, the total and in either currency (US$ or Indian pipeline of talent for the sector.
revenues of the Indian semiconductor rupee).
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