Featured in The next phase – 10-2012

The poly struggle

Polysilicon in India: Continuous cost reduction enables affordable solar at grid parity. Secure and ready supply of high purity polysilicon products at the lowest possible cost has become the priority of the Indian solar industry. pvĀ magazine travels to India to examine the state of production and consumption of solar grade polysilicon and asks major players their plans.

The Indian solar industry was abuzz with talks of at least four new solar grade polysilicon projects in 2008. However, the global financial crisis of that year and a welter of polysilicon plants globally have kept these projects in the pipeline for a very long period. Since the announcement of its National Solar Mission, the …

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