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Manmohan Singh calls for creation of Solar Valleys on lines of Silicon Valley | Inaugurating the 'Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission' on Monday, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh called upon creation of Solar Valleys on the lines of Silicon Valley,
and asked the industrial groups to sight the mission as a huge business prospect.
Dr Singh said, " This Solar Mission has the pride of place in India's National
Action Plan on climate change. Its success has the potential of transforming India's
energy prospects, and contributing also to national as well as global efforts
to combat climate change." "This mission is one of the major priorities of the
second term of our government and I congratulate Dr. Abdullah and my other colleagues
particularly Shyam Saran, for the work they have done in bringing this to fruition,"
he added. Dr Singh further said, "Increased use of solar energy is a central component
of our strategy to bring about a strategic shift from our current reliance on
fossil fuels to a pattern of sustainable growth based on renewable and clean sources
of energy." "The importance of this mission is not just limited to providing large-scale
grid connected power. It has the potential to provide significant multipliers
in our efforts for transformation of India's rural economy." he added. Dr Singh
said, "The rapid spread of solar lighting systems, solar water pumps and other
solar power-based rural applications can change the face of India's rural economy.
We intend to significantly expand such applications through this Mission." "The
target of 20,000 MW of solar generating capacity by the end of the 13th Five Year
Plan is no doubt an ambitious target. But I do sincerely believe that the target
is doable and that we should work single-mindedly to achieve it as a priority
national endeavour," he added. Dr Singh said, "The carefully crafted regulatory
and incentive framework that has been unveiled today has several innovative features.
This will encourage technological innovation and generate economies of scale,
thereby leading to a steady lowering of costs." "We will need to find ways of
reducing the space intensity of current solar applications, including through
the use of nano-technology. Cost-effective and convenient storage of solar energy
beyond daylight hours will be critical to its emergence as a mainstream source
of power," he added. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah
presided over the function. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is India's
initiative on climate change, which comes under the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy. With the Launch of the 'Solar Mission Programme', the Centre is eyeing
upon reducing the target from the original 20,000 MW to a more reasonable limit. |
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