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Sound foundations for PV in Andhra Pradesh

India: The Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2015 provides a number of incentives to support solar, while the first National Solar Mission bid under the Modi goverment was oversubscribed by more than 10 times. Both SMEs and multinationals have shown that they can submit commercially viable bids. Rödl & Partner’s Dharm Veer Singh Krishnawat sets out why he believes confidence is growing in Modi’s solar policies and why the goals of the new Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy are ambitious but achievable.

India is a country with around 300 sunny days per year, blessed with some 4 – 7 kWh per square meter per day of solar radiation. With dry belts promising high radiation levels, the country is increasingly showing an interest in tapping solar power on a large scale by developing policy measures and initiatives designed …

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