Leading solar sector industry representatives in Tamil Nadu have welcomed the focus of the State government's solar power policy on de-centralised production and small units.    

Solar power equipment manufacturers, solar power generators, consumers and industry associations have welcomed the Tamil Nadu State Solar Energy Policy 2012.    

implementation. While the road map upto 2015 has been clearly spelt out, it is critical to enforce the provisions such as solar power purchase obligation, which mandates assured minimum usage of the renewable energy by consumers.    

The policy announced recently targets establishment of 3,000 mw of solar power generation by 2015, provides generation-based incentives for roof-top systems, mandates 6 per cent minimum purchase obligation from 2014, beginning with 3 per cent next year, and provides a package of incentives for solar equipment manufacturers.    

Pashupathy Gopalan, Chief Executive Officer – India, Sun Edison, a leading owner-developer of solar power generation facilities, welcoming the provisions, said the State policy is unique in that it embraces distributed generation and supports small systems. This is a proven approach in many countries globally.