Oerlikon aims for 20 percent share of Indian solar market

01. November 2010 | Industry & Suppliers, Markets & Trends | By:  Becky Stuart

Swiss-based Oerlikon Solar is looking to garner a significant share in the nascent Indian solar market, according to the country’s Economic Times.


Oerlikon HQ building



The company is looking for at least a 20 per cent market share in India. Image: Oerlikon.



"We are the global market leader within the thin film silicon in the total solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and are looking at least 20 per cent market share in India in the next few years," Oerlikon Solar corporate business development manager Sumeet Gupta told Indian news agency, PTI. 



Last month, the company globally launched its new production line - Thinfab - which it claims has the lowest module manufacturing cost per watt in the thin film market.


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