Kirloskar Solar Partners with GSL Energy Solutions to Build 200 MW Solar in Kerala

The solar industry in India has been growing 20 to 30 percent and is set for consolidation in the coming years says the head of Kirloskar Solar Pvt. Ltd.

Pune-based Solar company, Kirloskar Solar Pvt. Ltd. (KSTPL), part of Kirloskar group has partnered with GSL Energy Solutions to achieve 200 MW of solar power in Kerala by 2020. The company is planning to utilize the potential in Kerala as part of strengthening its presence in the country.

Deepak Palvankar, head of solar business of KSTPL, said, “Our main areas of focus will be healthcare, commercial and industrial uses.” The company aims to cover a broad spectrum of market covering domestic, educational, hospitality, healthcare, commercial and industrial uses.

According to Palvankar, the solar industry in India has been growing 20 to 30 percent and is set for consolidation in the coming years. “We would soon launch new products like ready to install on-grid solar kits, solar off grid inverters and power packs and an innovative solar product that will produce hot water as well as electricity,’’ Palvankar added.

Jackson Mathew, MD of GSL Energy Solutions said in comparison to other states Kerala is yet to realize the potential of solar power. “The state now has only a capacity of 88.5 MW compared with 1900 mw in Tamil Nadu and 2300 MW in Karnataka,’’ Mathew said. The company has introduced a scheme to boost domestic users to convert their invertors to solar ones.

Source: ET