A new KPMG report says that India's national and state
governments have to play a greater and more reliable role in promoting solar
power. It concludes that the cumulative solar PV power market potential is
likely to be around 12.5 GW by 2016-17.
While India’s solar capacity has grown from less than 20 MW
to more than a gigawatt in the last two years, helped by the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Solar Mission, the country is facing a power deficit of 9 percent and
in many states, industries are facing up to 50 percent power cuts.