EMBASSY OF INDIA SURINAME

Special Seminar on Solar Energy during Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2012

The tenth edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held in Jaipur from 7-9th January, 2012. The Prime Minister will inaugurate this flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs on January 8 and the President will deliver the valedictory address on 9 January.

There will be discussions related to development issues such as sustainable development, alternative energy and inclusive growth etc. and on 7th January 2012 there will be special seminars on solar energy focusing on investment in solar energy sector and R&D and manufacturing. The government of India is promoting the use of solar energy through various strategies, some large projects have been proposed.

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched by the Prime Minister in January, 2010.  The objective of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions for its diffusion across the country quickly and achieve a scale to drive down costs to levels required to achieve grid parity as soon as possible. The Mission targets include (i) deployment of 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022, (ii) 2,000 MW of off-grid solar applications including 20 million solar energy lights by 2022, (iii) 20 million sq. m. solar thermal collector area, (iv) to create favourable conditions for developing solar manufacturing capability in the country, and (v) support R & D and capacity building activities to achieve grid parity by 2022. The Mission will be implemented in three phases.

The first phase of the Mission targets to set-up 1,100 MW grid connected solar plants, including 100 MW capacity plants as rooftop and other small solar power plants for the first phase of the Mission till March, 2013. In addition, 200 MW capacity equivalent off-grid solar applications and 7 million square meter solar thermal collector area is also targeted.

Grid connected solar projects totaling 800 MW have been sanctioned and guidelines for the balance capacity is being announced. Approximately 60 MW capacity equivalent off-grid solar applications and 5 million square meter solar thermal collected area has also been allocated.

Persons of Indian Origin and Indian community in Suriname is welcome to participate in these Seminars.

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Press Release

The tenth edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held in Jaipur from 7-9th January, 2012. The Prime Minister will inaugurate this flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs on January 8 and the President will deliver the valedictory address on 9 January.
In the forthcoming PBD, there will as usual be discussions related to development issues such as health, education, youth and inclusive growth etc. It is expected that PBD will have enthusiastic participation from the diverse overseas Indian community spread across the globe.

The effort is to have a meaningful and interactive event that would address issues and concerns of the overseas Indian community. Overseas Indians have emerged as important constituents of their adopted countries. They have contributed to transforming the economies, participating in political process and added value to thought and innovation of their destination countries. They also serve to build bridges between their present homeland and the land of their ancestors.