First annual Solar PV Conclave releases the much awaited report.

SolarIndiaOnline.com the online partner for the conclave.

The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian Semiconductor driven industry launched the report on “Solar PV Industry : Global and Indian Scenario” along with the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) at the inaugural session of the first annual Solar PV Conclave 2008 held in New Delhi. The conclave was supported by MNRE, TiE and Sandisk. SolarIndiaOnline.com was the online partner of the conclave.

Padma Vibhushan Dr. V Krishnamurthy – Chairman of NMCC was the chief guest of the show and released the report with Shri. V Govindarajan, Member Secretary, NMCC. Dr. Krishnamurthy said that NMCC has provided a National Solar Mission to Prime Minister and asked to give Solar a special status like Atomic and Space research.

Mr. Shubhranshu Patnaik, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, presented the report findings in the first session of the conclave. The study provides the current status and future trends in solar PV manufacturing, technology, R&D, market dynamics, financial aspects and industry challenges. It also benchmarks the government policy initiatives and market drivers in leading countries in this sector. The support and guidance of NMCC and other stakeholders has provided ISA with an opportunity to present a comprehensive report and credible data on the solar PV industry.

The executive summary of the report will be available on SolarIndiaOnline.com in the coming weeks.

The conclave was concluded with CEO Panel discussion on Driving towards Grid Parity: Innovations and Roadmap. Key industry players like Moserbaer, Reliance, Applied Materials, Titan Energy were the part of the conclave. The Conclave organized by ISA brought together domestic and global leaders in the solar PV space to discuss the international and national policies and focus on developing India's strengths.