Intersolar Expands Into India

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- In 2009, Intersolar India Will Take Place in Hyderabad for the First Time

Intersolar, the world’s largest trade show for solar technology, is expanding into India. Intersolar India will take place for the first time in 2009 in association with SOLARCON(R) India, being held in Hyderabad from November 9-11. Alongside the Intersolar events in Munich and San Francisco, the trade show will now have a third international location.

Together with SOLARCON(R) India, Intersolar India is the leading conference for the photovoltaics industry in India. The three-day program will be complemented by an inaugural accompanying exhibition which is due to be greatly expanded for 2010 and onward. The collaboration in India sees Intersolar further increase its well-established partnership with SEMI PV Group, the leading global industry association for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industry and organizer of SOLARCON(R). This year’s conference will focus on the development of the Indian PV market. The event will be inaugurated on November 9 by key officials from the Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh and industry leaders. Prof. Dr Eicke Weber, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) of Freiburg is slated to deliver the keynote.

The upcoming Indian solar market

India has long been considered a potentially attractive market for solar technology by the industry. With the new “National Action Plan on Climate Change” that was adopted by the Indian government in 2008, that hope is now being realized. According to plans drawn up by the “National Solar Mission” at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, solar installations with a total capacity of 20 gigawatts (GW) are to be installed in India by 2020. To achieve this objective, photovoltaic installations, including rooftop, ground-based arrays and off-grid applications, as well as solar thermal power plants, will be key.

It is an ambitious goal. As only a few projects have been implemented to date, most of the planned 20GW will have to be realized within the next eleven years. This amounts to annual installation of approximately 1.8GW. If achieved, India would join the current leading nations in rate of annual installed solar technology. Therefore, the opportunities in the Indian market are particularly robust at the present time, and ever-more international solar companies are reacting to this new development.

SOLARCON(R) India and Intersolar India 2009

Intersolar India, just like Intersolar North America, is being jointly organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH and Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI). SOLARCON(R) India is being organized by PV Group, which is an initiative of SEMI, the global association for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industry. SOLARCON(R) India and Intersolar India are supported by the leading Indian solar companies.

Further information regarding Intersolar India is available at www.intersolar.in

About Intersolar

Intersolar in Munich is the world’s largest trade show for solar technology and has been organized by Solar Promotion GmbH, based in Pforzheim, Germany, in cooperation with Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG since 2000. Intersolar focuses on photovoltaics and solar thermal technology, and since its launch has established itself as the industry’s leading international trade show for manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and service providers.

Intersolar North America was launched in San Francisco in 2008 with the aim of further strengthening the integration of global markets. In 2009, Intersolar India will take place for the first time in Hyderabad. Both trade shows are organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH, based in Pforzheim, and Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI).

Contact: Solar Promotion International GmbH Kiehnlestr. 16 75172 Pforzheim, Germany Markus Elsaesser Tel.: +49-(0)7231-58598-0 Fax: +49-(0)7231-58598-28 info@intersolar.in

Source: Intersolar India

Contact: Solar Promotion International GmbH, Kiehnlestr. 16, 75172 Pforzheim, Germany, Markus Elsaesser, Tel.: +49-(0)7231-58598-0, Fax: +49-(0)7231-58598-28, info at intersolar.in