Featured in India's solar horizon – 08-2011

International strategies

Interview: Module manufacturer Emmvee Photovoltaics GmbH was established in Bangalore, India. But, having recognized Europe’s potential, founder and MD, D.V. Manjunatha, relocated its headquarters to Berlin. Here, along with MD Steffen Graf and Head of Marketing and Communications, Frank Hilgenfeld, he talks to pv magazine.

Emmvee was set up in Bangalore in 1992. Why was its headquarters transferred to Europe in 2004? Steffen Graf: 2004 was a time when the worldwide PV market had just started. It was clear that PV was a real technology of the future, not only for Europe, but especially for India. The energy market was …

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