October 21, 2012 10:59 AM

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TN's New solar policy eyes 3000 MW power in 3 years

Tamil nadu Government has unveiled a new solar energy policy to produce 3000 MW power in 3 years. The state has 300 clear sunny days available in a year.Christened as 'Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012, the new initiative of the state government provides for a slew of features to tap solar energy. The rapidly declining solar power costs will also help to harness at least 1000 MW through solar power, a year. The policy said it intends to make solar energy a people's movement just as it did earlier in the case of rain water harvesting.Targeting to clock a production of 3000 MW of power by 2015, the new policy says the falling prices of solar panels are on the verge of coincidence with the growing cost of grid power in India.

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